Only two CARICOM states ranked for encouraging female entrepreneurs
WASHINGTON D.C. United States – Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago are the only Caribbean Community (CARICOM) states ranked among 20 Latin America and Caribbean countries that provide the best environments for female entrepreneurs. The Women’s Entrepreneurial VentureScope (WEVentureScope) index was…
Venezuela to hike Petrocaribe interest rates
From Caribbean360 Under the Petrocaribe agreement, the 17 member countries buy Venezuelan oil at favourable rates and through a long-term financing agreement. CARACAS, Venezuela, Monday August 5, 2013 – The Venezuelan government is set to increase the interest rate it…
Retirement investment programme attracting expats to Belize
by Ray Clancy From Expat Forum The Caribbean English speaking country of Belize is seeing an increasing expat population as retired people are moving there from Europe to benefit from an incentive programme, it is claimed. Only a few years…
McField appeals Rivers ruling
Attorney Steve McField, representing John Gordon Hewitt, has appealed Cayman Islands Chief Justice Anthony Smellie’s judgment in the matter of MLA Tara Rivers eligibility to stand for office in the district of West Bay when he found in her favour….
Royal Caribbean celebrates dual milestones for new cruise ships
BY MAREX From Maritime Keel Laying and Steel Cutting Ceremonies Held for new Quantum Class Royal Caribbean International took a major step this week in the development of the cruise line’s next generation of cruise ships when the first piece…
SFC faces mainland China legal obstacle course on CMR
By Enoch Yiu From South China Morning Post The challenges for the regulator are piled high in the CMR case. The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has had an initial win in its bid to wind up recycling firm…
Chief Justice emphasizes safeguarding trust interests
At the 28th Annual Transcontinental Trusts Conference in Geneva, Switzerland last June Cayman Islands Chief Justice Anthony Smellie gave another presentation of his “Balancing the Requirements of the Trust with Fairness and Probity – A Perspective from the Cayman Islands…
Bigger Slice – Tortuga rum cake wants bigger slice of tourism market
By Ingrid Brown Associate editor Jamaica Observer WHILE Tortuga Caribbean Rum Cake is a known brand in gift shops throughout the region and on cruise ships, the company is hoping to further capitalise on the Jamaican tourism market by introducing…
China’s Tingyi says H1 profit down 31 pct, lags forecast
From msn money HONG KONG, Aug 26 (Reuters) – China’s largest instant noodle maker Tingyi (Cayman Islands) Holding Corp said on Monday its first-half net profit fell 31.4 percent due to increasing spending on advertising and slowing demand for noodles…
The 7 deadliest computer hacks known to mankind
By Geoffrey Ingersoll From Business Insider As long as companies and governments continue investing in cyber militarization, there will be bigger, more catastrophic computer hacks. There is no bottom to the rabbit hole when it comes to potential exploits in…
