Chair of Transparency International to open Cayman Ethics Conference
From South Florida Caribbean News CAYMAN ISLAND – A dynamic team of international government ministers, members of parliament from the Region; directors of anti-corruption agencies and corporate leaders will tackle the issue of corruption and discuss anti-corruption strategies at a…
Overstock’s Bitcoin purchases account for less than 1% of revenue, but it’s growing
By Alex Wilhelm From TechCrunch Since Overstock.com started to accept Bitcoin as a purchase currency, the company has received a good press for its efforts to support the nascent cryptocurrency. Working with Coinbase to process Bitcoin, Overstock.com announced that it…
Caribbean nationals to benefit from New York Fire Department lawsuit settlement
From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Wednesday March 19, 2014, CMC – The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) says it has reached an agreement in principle with the City of New York and intervening plaintiffs to settle an employment…
Top Women Lawyers in the Fortune 500
By Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel Browse our interactive chart of women who lead the legal departments at Fortune 500 companies. Aerospace products, automation and high technology, transportation systems—can a woman be a successful general counsel at such a “hard-hat” company?…
St Lucia government expresses ‘surprise’ at banana company merger
From Caribbean360 The new company, to be named ChiquitaFyffes, will have about US$4.6 billion in annual revenue, shipping about 160 million boxes of bananas a year. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says his administration was…
Bank manager brings the Caribbean to Cardiff
From WalesOnLine David Kelly leaves finance industry behind to make West Indian party dream a reality After 14 years in the finance industry David Kelly has taken the plunge and embarked on a new career as founder of a firm…
Expat Scots demand a vote in independence referendum
By Belinda Goldsmith From Reuters A million Scots living outside of Scotland should be allowed to vote in a referendum this year on whether their country becomes an independent nation, one of them said on Monday as he sought backing…
Indoor mini-farms to beat climate change
By Jewel Fraser From IPS News PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Feb 27 2014 (IPS) – Industrial engineer Ancel Bhagwandeen thinks that growing your food indoors is a great way to protect crops from the stresses of climate change. So he…
Bo Miller says his infrastructure fund to be registered
Derrington “Bo” Miller said last Monday (17) he is planning to register the creation of the Cayman Investment and Infrastructure Fund within the next week in the local register of companies. He is looking at funding coming from several high-profile…
Reinsurance firm [in Cayman Islands] with Tampa ties prepares to go public
By Margie Manning from Tampa Bay Business Journal Oxbridge RE Holdings Limited plans to raise up to $25.5 million in an initial public offering. Oxbridge, based in the Cayman Islands, is a reinsurance firm with close ties to Tampa. For…
