China buys more GM cars than US; Best States for 2014 job growth
From newsmax Headlines (Scroll down for complete stories): 1. U.S. Fertility Rate Hits All-Time Low 2. North Dakota, Arizona Best for Job Growth in ’14 3. Christian Pastor Freed in Iran After Christmas Arrest 4. Israel Naming Anti-Missile Facility for…
Bermuda to use “Integrated Casino Resort” model for gaming
By the Caribbean Journal staff Casino gaming will be coming to Bermuda as announced late last year, the government said this week. The island’s government said it had decided to “proceed with the establishment of legalized casino gaming through the…
Caribbean RoundUp From Caribbean Life
By Azad Ali Caribbean The United Nations says growth in the economies of Latin America and the Caribbean will pick up pace in 2014 on an improved global outlook that will help increase demand for exports. The UN’s regional economic…
A new Fed study destroys one of the central tenets of monetary policy
By Matthew Boesler From Business Insider New research by Federal Reserve staff economists Steve Sharpe and Gustavo Suarez suggests that the outlook for business investment — a notably lacking aspect of this economic recovery — has little to do with…
iNews Briefs
Colombian visitor charged re forged bank notes On Tuesday, 31 December 2013, a 30 year old Colombian national (visitor) was arrested by detectives of the RCIPS Financial Crime Unit on Suspicion of Possession of Forged Bank Notes. He was later…
OPINION: Landfills, fires and media ethics – In response to the Compass editorial
From Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free Long before the recent flames at the George Town (GT) landfill, the Coalition to Keep BT Dump Free warned of the danger of fire inherent to a dump, and the potential toxic fallout. …
Offshore Case Digest: Cayman Islands January 2013-March 2013
From Conyers Dill & Pearman Cayman Islands Grand Court January 2013 CROSS-BORDER INSOLVENCY LAW – JURISDICTION TO DETERMINE CLAW-BACK CLAIMS – FOREIGN TRUSTEE GRANTED RECOGNITION IN THE CAYMAN ISLANDS – ABILITY OF THE CAYMAN ISLANDS COURTS TO ASSIST IN AID…
CIBC FirstCaribbean assists with clean up efforts in countries affected by Christmas Eve weather system
Bridgetown, Barbados, 9th January 2014 People in three Caribbean islands affected by the Christmas Eve weather system that caused significant flood and landslide damage will receive some additional welcome assistance from CIBC FirstCaribbean. The bank has donated $200,000 EC for…
Absolute [Cayman based] Capital founder Homm loses extradition appeal (1)
From Bloomberg Business Week Florian Homm, the founder of Cayman Islands-based Absolute Capital Management Holdings Ltd. who was arrested last year in Florence, Italy’s Uffizi Gallery, lost his appeal of an order to extradite him to the U.S. Italy’s highest…
Cable & Wireless swaps Rice for Bentley
From The Gleaner Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), the parent company for LIME, has hired Phil Bentley as its new chief executive officer, replacing Tony Rice. Bentley took office on January 1, 2014. Bentley, who will be based in Miami,…
