St Lucia to develop geothermal energy sector
From Caribbean360 The Kenny Anthony administration is “very aggressively” moving towards developing the geothermal resources at the Sulphur Springs in Soufriere. CASTRIES, St Lucia, Tuesday February 4, 2014, CMC – The St Lucia government says it will explore the development…
Finance minister stands by Goldman Sachs deal
by Andreas Jakobsen From the Copenhagen post Government confident in selling DONG shares to highest bidder Goldman Sachs despite tax haven concerns Finance Minister Bjarne Corydon (S) remains confident that Goldman Sachs will pay taxes according to international tax regulations…
Trinidad union warns of further RBC Royal Bank job losses
From Caribbean360 Last month, RBC announced that it had entered into a definitive agreement to sell RBC Royal Bank (Jamaica) Limited and RBTT Securities Jamaica Limited to Sagicor Group Jamaica Limited. PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, Tuesday February 4, 2014, CMC – The…
National Jump Series 2/2014
From CIEF ‘Excitement Builds in NJS’ The Cayman Islands Equestrian Federation (CIEF) kicked off 2014 this January with the second leg of its National Jump Series (NJS). Horse/rider combinations making their NJS debuts were Isabelle Smith and Phoebe Serpell on…
Taste of Cayman is ONE WEEK away!
EVENT DAY: SATURDAY, 8 FEBRUARY 2014 TIME: 5:00PM- 11:45PM FOOD SERVICE: 5:00PM – 10:00PM VENUE: FESTIVAL GREEN, CAMANA BAY MORE INFO: www.tasteofcayman.org Taste of Cayman is ONE WEEK away! We’re celebrating 26 years of culinary greatness! The Taste of Cayman…
iNews Briefs
Grand Cayman’s landfill will stay in GT Minister of Health, Osbourne Bodden, confirmed last Friday (Jan 31) in the Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly the George Town landfill problem will stay exactly where it is – in George Town! The minister…
Second Circuit: Insider trading duty is Federal Common Law
By Thomas Gorman | Dorsey & Whitney LLP The Second Circuit Court of Appeals concluded that an Exchange Act Section 10(b) claim for insider trading in a private damage action is based on federal law and applies to the purchase…
Caribbean Project: Labadee, Hispanolia
By Hunter Wallace “In the early twentieth century, the Cayman Islands and Dutch Antilles specialized in the export of live turtles” Haiti Reading over Steve Sailer’s column “Why Haiti Is So Hopeless,” I am struck by how little attention is…
Conyers advises CEPSA and SRD on acquisition of Coastal Energy Company
From Conyers Dill & Pearman Conyers Dill & Pearman has acted for Compañía Española de Petróleos (CEPSA) and Strategic Resources (Global) (SRG) in connection with their recent acquisition of Coastal Energy Company, an international oil and gas exploration and production…
Danish bull sperm making splash in Thailand
By CW From Copenhagen Post 2,500 doses of Danish bull semen headed for Thai cows Denmark is well known for it ability to produce quality dairy products, bacon, green energy and pharmaceutical products. Now, you can officially add bull sperm…
