Krauthammer: Obama climate change war ignores reality
By John Morgan, Moneynews President Obama’s declaration of war on climate change will be ignored by emerging nations and amounts to economic suicide, according to conservative commentator Charles Krauthammer. In an opinion piece for The Washington Post headlined “Obama’s Global…
Are Airline Pilots Forgetting How to Fly?
By Gabriel Sherman From Ney York Magazine We don’t know yet what caused Asiana Flight 214 carrying 307 people to belly-flop onto the seawall short of Runway 28L at San Francisco International Airport on Saturday, killing two and injuring scores…
Why do hotels give you free tiny soaps, but no tiny toothpastes?
By Laura Northrup From Consumerist Airline security regulations mean that traveling with a big tube of toothpaste in your carry-on is a distant memory. Yet, in their selection of mini toiletries, hotels give us bottles of lotion and bubble bath,…
China-based tire valve maker seeks TWSE listing
TAIPEI — Lu Hai Holding Corp., a China-based and Cayman-registered tire valve maker, has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) for a primary listing on the main board, the exchange said yesterday. The TWSE noted that Lu…
Lawyers get on their bikes for charity
Cyclists from a combined team of Intertrust and Walkers staff recently endured the challenge of riding a 100 miles through the an annual fundraising initiative coordinated by the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society to assist in efforts to defeat leukaemia and…
Personal Bankruptcy in Cayman and Chapter 15 in the US
From Maples Introduction A recent filing for personal bankruptcy by two Cayman Islands residents, the primary purpose of which was to enable the trustee in bankruptcy to apply for chapter 15 relief in the United States, has raised some interesting…
Future of Young Nation Builders Scholarship Programme Funding
Government has expressed its unequivocal intention to continue support for the Young Nation Builders Scholarship Programme (YNBSP)scholarships, following recent public concerns raised about the future of funding for the programme. On 27th June 2013, Minister of Finance, the Hon. Marco…
Shazam pulls in $40M from America Movil to take on Latin America
By Mike Butcher From Tech Crunch Shazam, best known for its music recognition app and platform which has become a global success, has raised $40 million in new funding from America Movil, the largest wireless carrier in the Americas. It…
Dart Realty Selects Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to Manage Its First Resort Development
Grand Cayman’s First Boutique-Style Hotel Will Also be the First Kimpton Property in the Caribbean Dart Realty (Cayman) Ltd. on Wednesday (10) announced that it has signed Kimpton Hotels & Restaurants to manage Dart’s first resort property, a 263-room hotel…
“Operation Lionfish” Highlights the Caribbean’s Comparative Advantage
By Kevin Edmonds, The Other Side of Paradise In economic textbooks the theory of comparative advantage is regarded as a fundamental cornerstone of how economies are organized. Plainly stated, comparative advantage occurs when one country (or in this case a…
