Consumer agency confronts mandatory arbitration agreements
By Jenna Greene, From The National Law Journal For years, businesses have argued that mandatory arbitration is good for consumers, that it’s faster and cheaper and the outcome is as good or better than going to court. A new study…
In home stretch, the president [US] shifts gears
By Les Slater From Caribbean Life The political calculus always made a GOP-dominated Congress an even possibility following the 2014 mid-term elections. Republicans saw where tapping into the historic pattern of malaise among the Democratic base in off-year elections could…
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Belize beat Caymans Islands but only on away goal Belize needed a goal from Elroy Kuylen on a free kick to defeat the Cayman Islands, which came into the series ranked 205th out of 209 teams in the world. First…
Bitt secures $1.5 million to service the Caribbean’s underbanked
Justin Harrington From Coin Buzz Thanks to a $1.5 million seed round, Barbados-based Bitt has launched its latest service, the Bitt Exchange. The Bitt Exchange is powered by AlphaPoint, a platform that serves as the backbone of exchanges including Bitfinex,…
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Cayman Islands Health City to boosts visibility through new partnership
By J Best From Caribbean Medical News Health City Cayman is teaming up with a private investor to publicize and strengthen its brand as the Caribbean region’s “premier destination for world-class healthcare and medical tourism”. This is according to Shomari…
Suspicious fund skips Mauritius for the Cayman Islands
By Tina Weavind From Business Day Live Belvedere is a confusing and murky tangle of offshore funds, but the most eyebrow raising is its Kijani fund, based in the Cayman Islands. The Kijani fund was started in 2011, and appears…
Not dead yet: banks still face aluminum price-fixing case
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily To mangle a line from Mark Twain, our report on the death of a multibillion-dollar price-fixing class action was somewhat exaggerated. Earlier this month, when U.S. District Judge Katherine B. Forrest dismissed several…
It’s official, Australians: The government gets to keep your data for longer
By Jenni Ryall From Mashable Australian telecommunication and Internet companies will be required to keep the data of Australians for two years by law. Late Thursday evening, the Australian Senate passed Telecommunications (Interception and Access) Amendment (Data Retention) Bill, despite…
Top US CEOs reaped billions from stock gains in recent years
From The Daily Herald BOSTON–CEOs at large U.S. companies collectively realized at least $6 billion more in compensation than initially estimated in annual disclosures in the five years after the financial crisis first hit, according to a Reuters analysis. The…
Destination of the week
New waves in the Caribbean: Chic resort part of trend toward more sophisticated island getaways By Robin Robinson, From Toronto Sun Punta Cana, Dominican Republic The mermaid is drawing an appreciative crowd as she dips and dives in her sparkling…
