The death of the Doha Round will be a mixed blessing for the Caribbean
By David Jessop From Stabroek news For many economists, journalists and commentators, the Doha development round at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) died a while back, but has yet to be laid to rest. Launched with much optimism in Qatar…
The Guy Who Wrote One Of The Most Famous Songs Of All Time Says US Copyright Law Cheated Him Of Millions
By Rob Wile From Business Insider The classic Motown song “Money (That’s What I Want)” has generated millions of dollars in royalties since it was first recorded in 1959. It’s appeared in countless movies, and been covered by John Lennon,…
Fiat body-paints a dozen naked women to sell cars
Mashable What’s the best way to sell a Fiat 500 Abarth Cabrio? Why, paint up a dozen naked women, of course. No strangers to controversy, ad executives at Richards Group dreamed up this unusual idea, hiring local circus performers, artists…
The jig is up for tax cheats
By Tim Wilson From Nearshore America Caribbean and Central America Close the Loop In Panama, owners of bearer shares no longer have their anonymity ensured. In the Cayman Islands, tax information will soon be shared under the US Foreign Account…
Medium.com: “Trading Domain Names Should Be Banned”
By Michael Berkens From The Domains In a blog post that appeared in Medium.com entitled “Trading domain names should be banned ; Why? Because it hurts businesses and does not generate any value for anybody” The post was written by…
Premier leads Cayman Delegation to Gibraltar
From The Office of the Premier GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin leaves the Cayman Islands this weekend to attend a pre-meeting of the Joint Ministerial Council in Gibraltar. Also attending will be Jennifer Ahearn, who has…
Ambarella poised to increase shareholder value
From Research Cows Disclosure: I have no positions in any stocks mentioned, and no plans to initiate any positions within the next 72 hours. Ambarella Inc (AMBA) is incorporated in the Cayman Islands and has its headquarters in Santa Clara….
S&P Calls Federal Lawsuit ‘Retaliation’ for US Downgrade
From Moneynews Standard & Poor’s said the U.S. government filed a $5 billion fraud lawsuit against it in “retaliation” for its 2011 decision to strip the country of its “AAA” credit rating. The McGraw Hill Financial Inc. unit was the…
Red Cross announces move
The Cayman Islands Red Cross has announced that it is moving its offices to the Cayman Corporate Centre on Hospital Road, George Town. A spokesperson for the Red Cross said, The director, the deputy director, the first aid training manager…
Verizon, Vodafone agree to $130 billion Wireless deal
By Kate Holton and Sinead Carew Reuters From The Baltimore Sun LONDON/SAN DIEGO (Reuters) – Verizon Communications agreed on Monday to pay $130 billion to buy Vodafone Group out of its U.S. wireless business, signing history’s third largest corporate deal…
