Waterton announces extension of offer to Chaparral shareholders
TORONTO, May 7, 2014 /PRNewswire/ – Waterton Precious Metals Fund II Cayman, LP (” Waterton “) announced today that the cash offer by Waterton Precious Metals Bid Corp. () Offer “) to acquire all of the outstanding common shares of…
What future for Colombia?
What future for Colombia? The Millennium Project to discuss potential futures just before the country’s upcoming presidential elections Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, (PRWEB) May 05, 2014 The recent “2013-14 State of the Future” report [go to: http://millennium-project.org/millennium/201314SOF.html] shows that the…
Delta made more than $800 million in baggage fees in 2013
From Mashable/ Bloomberg Business Week One of these days, despite the best efforts of frugal travelers to fly with less luggage, some crafty airline is going to make $1 billion a year in baggage fees. Delta is still leading the…
Cayman news: the case for offshore?
From Financial Secrecy Media Monitor A column published in April in the Cayman Financial Review makes the case for offshore (see: http://www.compasscayman.com/cfr/2014/04/07/The-case-for-offshore/) It starts by claiming that the arguments of offshore’s critics are based on a “profound misunderstanding of how…
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Cayman National Gallery joins in Child’s Month In recognition of Child’s Month the Cayman Islands National Gallery has joined Department of Children and Family Services to initiate a Family Fun Day on Saturday 10th May at The Gallery. The Family…
Vantage Drilling Company Reports First Quarter 2014 results
HOUSTON, TX — (Marketwired) — 05/06/14 — Vantage Drilling Company (“Vantage” or the “Company”) (NYSE MKT: VTG) reports net income for the three months ended March 31, 2014 of $24.8 million or $0.07 per diluted share as compared to a…
Caribbean Island dinner
Queen Mary’s upcoming Caribbean Island dinner features Mount Gay Rum By Edward Simon From Examiner If there’s one kind of drink associated with ships, it is rum, with Mount Gay Rum from Barbados being prominent in most major sailboat races…
Why Royal Caribbean’s newest ship represents a critical test for the cruise industry
By Brian From The Daily Brian Royal Caribbean was founded 45 years ago and its first ship, the Song of Norway, embarked on its maiden voyage in 1970. Today, the company operates 41 ships across six brands — Royal Caribbean…
Inflation in the Caribbean Netherlands
From Saba News Consumer price index (CPI) Caribbean Netherlands, first quarter (Q1) published by RCN 1. Caribbean Netherlands inflation rises Inflation was up on all three islands of the Caribbean Netherlands in the first quarter of 2014. On Bonaire it…
Multilateral donors put more confidence in Pakistan economy: Dar
From Pakistan Observer Islamabad—Minister for Finance, Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar has said that the economic direction of the country is positive; the multilateral donors have placed more confidence on Pakistan; IMF has revised its growth targets and we are going…
