Civil Aviation expands agreement with GACA
George Town, Grand Cayman, (March, 2014) – It’s been seven years since the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) first signed the historic agreement with the General Authority of Civil Aviation (GACA) of Saudi Arabia that allows aircraft…
GM GC begins investigation into fatal engine shutdowns
By Sue Reisinger, From Corporate Counsel General Motors Co. has named general counsel Michael Millikin and outside counsel Anton Valukas of Jenner & Block to cohead an internal investigation into the company’s handling of complaints related to sudden vehicle shutdowns…
Heavy rainfall washing out St Vincent honey production
By Desmond Brown From Caribbean360 DUMBARTON, St. Vincent, Wednesday March 12, 2014, IPS – Allan Williams, 32, is an agriculture extension officer in St. Vincent and the Grenadines. But as a trained apiculturist, he has also been involved in beekeeping…
Caribbean Fashion Week: Linking Jamaica’s threads
From Ebony Life Designers from the West Indies and Ethiopia show their creativity in the island sun Grace Jones calls it home, Tom Browne found himself “funkin’ ” for it. For many travelers, Jamaica is a destination for sun, beautiful…
Maine to join states out to recoup lost revenue from offshore tax havens
By Elaine S. Povich, Stateline.org From Bangor Daily News Some states are going after multinational corporations that avoid state taxes by stashing some of their earnings in offshore tax havens, an effort aimed at recouping some of the more than…
Cayman Water leak detection tracer method project
1. Summary- Cayman Water’s (CW) “tracer method” leak detection project is designed to detect and pinpoint water leaks in CW buried water mains. The method employed is to use inert helium gas as a tracer material. 2. Purpose- The project…
Two shipping companies to pay $3.4 million to settle claims of price fixing to Puerto Rico
From Caribbean news Now JACKSONVILLE, USA — Sea Star Line and Horizon Lines have agreed to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by fixing the price of government cargo transportation contracts between the continental United States and…
Who will be star witnesses if dewey case goes to trial?
By Julie Triedman, The Am Law Daily In pursuing their case against four men accused of engineering a massive accounting fraud that helped hasten Dewey & LeBoeuf’s collapse, prosecutors appear to have a powerful weapon at their disposal: email messages…
Medical marijuana debate no election gimmick – Gonsalves
By Kenton X. Chance From Caribbean360: St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Dr. Ralph Gonsalves said his push for the region to debate the decriminalization of the drug for medicinal purposes was not an election ploy. KINGSTOWN St. Vincent,…
Drink the Irish Derby this St. Patrick’s Day
By Elana Lepkowski From Serious Eats There seem to be two camps when it comes to Irish whiskey: those who absolutely love it, and those who don’t. But this drink might just please everyone, and it’s a great way to…
