First Trust intros First Alt ETF
By Casey Quinian, Mutual Fund Wire It’s a first for Vanguard [profile] First Trust Advisors. First Trust announced it plans to launch its first alternative strategy ETF, First Trust Morningstar Managed Futures Strategy Fund. The fund provides exposure to commodities…
Harris to upgrade Caribbean gateway
By Aimee Turner From Air Traffic Management Harris has been awarded a contract to modernise critical air traffic control (ATC) communications at two international airports in Jamaica. Harris will supply its Liberty-STAR Voice Communication and Control System (VCCS) to the…
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Baines sued by Catron Not surprising, since the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) are pursuing their case against local activist Sandra Catron of harassment, she has filed a lawsuit against Police Commissioner, David Baines. Catron’s suit is for assault…
HBO Latin America and TIVI form broadcast agreement
The cable operator transmits its signals throughout Haiti on a fiber optic backbone HBO Latin America and TiVi S.A.—the fast-growing television provider in Haiti—have formed a partnership to transmit a variety of HBO and MAX channels on its pay TV…
Cayman Enterprise City helps clients power up through business networking
Understanding that entrepreneurs need to network to grow their businesses, Cayman’s Special Economic Zone has launched Biznet, a series of business networking events, seen as a vital element in promoting its burgeoning entrepreneurial hub. There’s more to business networking than…
Former FIFA official Jack Warner makes political return in Caribbean
From The Australian A FORMER FIFA official accused of pocketing $462,000 of Australian football’s money has made a political comeback in the Caribbean. Jack Warner has won a seat in parliament in Trinidad & Tobago a few months after a…
Why no one can stop the Pink Panther jewel thieves
By Harry Mount From The Daily Mail, UK As brutal as they’re cunning, they’re the gang of 200 ex-soldiers who’ve struck across the world Lone raider stole £88m of jewels from Carlton Cannes Hotel on Sunday French hotel was setting…
Royal Caribbean Cruises given new $44.00 price target at Nomura (RCL)
Royal Caribbean Cruises (NYSE:RCL) had its price target increased by Nomura from $41.00 to $44.00 in a research report sent to investors on Friday (26) morning, AnalystRatingsNetwork reports. The firm currently has a buy rating on the stock. Nomura has…
Alba alliance ambitions lay bare Latin trade confusion
By Robert Plummer Business reporter, BBC News In the bewildering array of Latin American and Caribbean trade alliances, the left-of-centre Alba group is probably the one that attracts the least attention outside the region. A search for it on Google…
Why a Caribbean bank decided to invest in Ghana
By Jaco Maritz From How We Made It In Africa Republic Bank (RepBank) – an independent Caribbean lender headquartered in Trinidad and Tobago, an island country off the coast of Venezuela – recently bought a significant stake in Ghana-based HFC…
