Cable and Wireless/Columbus “monopoly” worries Caribbean telecoms ministers
From The Guardian T&T CASTRIES, St Lucia – Telecommunication ministers from the Eastern Caribbean will work with T&T industry authorities to protect the region’s consumers. Telecommunication ministers from the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) say the proposed acquisition by…
Attorney General to return to Caribbean
By Bert Wilkenson From Caribbean Life Eric Holder will soon be resigning from his office as the first African American attorney general of the United States, but he is working to ensure he has one last high-level meeting with Caribbean…
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Cayman Islands Suspended Prison Officer Resigns December 5, 2014 Suspended Prison Officer suspected of providing false information on the application to the Prison Service has today resigned with immediate effect. The investigation into the matter was completed today and the suspended…
Up in smoke? Florida’s failed medical marijuana measure
By Dori K. Stibolt, From Daily Business Review In this photo taken Tuesday, May 14, 2013, Medical marijuana prescriptions vials are filled at the Venice Beach Care Center medical marijuana dispensary in Venice, Calif. Los Angeles politicians have tried and…
Cayman Islands Property & Construction Conference
From RCIS This conference brings together all professionals across the Caribbean with an interest in Property and Construction in the Cayman Islands. “The theme “Building Sustainable Communities” ties in with the recent decision of the Cayman Islands Government to set…
From offshore to onshore, law firm merger boom continues
By Brian Baxter, From the Am Law Daily Bingham McCutchen and Edwards Wildman Palmer aren’t the only two big firms with strong New England roots making merger-type moves. Maine-based Verrill Dana, which made it onto sibling publication The National Law…
A popular Irish corporate tax loophole is now dead — here are three other loopholes
By Shane Ferro From Business Insider The Irish have officially killed the much-loved corporate tax loophole known as the “Double Irish.” Irish finance minister, Michael Noonan, announced today that the government is closing the loophole in the Irish budget starting…
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Drop in fuel prices benefits airlines, not passengers
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday December 4, 2014 – Oil prices have hit a five-year low of US$67.50 a barrel. This should have been a godsend for the global tourism industry because the cost of air…
Internet retailers press their claims in High Court
By Jamie Schuman, From Supreme Court Brief ’Tis the season for online gift-buying, and a fitting time for the U.S. Supreme Court to hear Direct Marketing Association v. Brohl, a case involving the rights of Internet retailers. At issue is…
Oil baron has to pay ex-wife nearly $1 billion — and he’s thrilled
By Linette Lopez From Business Insider An Oklahoma Judge has handed down the ruling in the most expensive divorce in US history — between billionaire energy magnate Harold Hamm and his ex-wife Sue Ann. CNBC reports that she’ll be given…
