Boies wins discovery fight in Bank of China terror funding case
By Julie Triedman, From The Litigation Daily Over the objections of defense lawyers at Dorsey & Whitney and Squire Patton Boggs, Bank of China Ltd. has been ordered to turn over internal records that could help plaintiffs tie the bank…
LIME to pay Digicel Jamaican$1.5 billion
From IRIE FM [Jamaica’s] Supreme Court has ordered telecoms provider LIME under its parent company Cable and Wireless to pay its competitor Digicel $1.5 billion. This follows a ruling by Justice Bryan Sykes last July in favour of Digicel. The…
[US] DOJ Inspector General says access to information is stymied
By Jenna Greene, From Legal Times, Faced with FBI stonewalling and lack of prompt access to documents, U.S. Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz told the House oversight committee on Tuesday that his ability to do his job is being…
The Cayman Islands wins unprecedented number of accolades in 2014
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, February 3, 2015 – The Cayman Islands collected an impressive array of destination awards in 2014, including several that praised the tropical islands’ dive industry, luxury accommodations and family attractions. These notable accolades were bestowed upon…
Hussman: The US economy is in the path of a global storm
By John Morgan From Newsmax Global market turmoil reveals that an abrupt slowdown in world economic activity is now underway, and Americans should prepare for the storm, according to stock market analyst John Hussman, owner of the Hussman Funds mutual…
Investopedia names top 5 Caribbean Islands for retirement – Cayman Islands is #2
Find the Top Caribbean Islands For Retirement By Jean Folger From investopedia Millions of tourists visit the Caribbean region each year in search of white-sand beaches, world-class diving, beautiful weather and adventure from kayaking and mountain biking to kiteboarding and…
LATEST on story below: Oil Prices Slump!
Oil extends gain as bears retreat on signs supply glut will ease [see also story below the following] From Newsmax Oil prices rose on Tuesday, headed for the biggest four-day advance since January 2009 as a tumbling dollar sent commodities…
The ECB is pulling out the big guns against deflation
By Simon Morgan, AFP Frankfurt (AFP) – After a breathless year of action and now a new political crisis in Greece, the European Central Bank may finally roll out its heavy artillery in 2015 in its battle against deflation, analysts…
Taiwan losing ground to Beijing in the Caribbean
From Latin American Herald Tribune SAN JUAN – Taiwan is losing ground in the Caribbean, one of its traditional strongholds, as global economic powerhouse China expands its presence in the region, experts told Efe on Wednesday. “Globalization has changed the…
Amazon’s Kindle scout give readers the choice in which authors gets published – kind of
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Amazon launched Kindle Scout, a program that allows readers to chose which up-and-coming authors get published. Despite its decidedly unfriendly-to-authors feud with a major publishing company, Amazon is touting a new program that provides an…
