Digicel makes major investment in Caribbean Premier League
Kingston, Jamaica, June 11th, 2013 – With excitement building towards the start of the inaugural Caribbean Premier League which bowls off in Barbados on Tuesday 30th July, Digicel has taken a majority stake in the annual Twenty20 cricket tournament, it…
Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer sued over ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ Franchise
From WRAP According to the copyright infringement suit, plaintiff claims he came up with elements of the “Pirates” movie franchise, then was duped into settling when he sued Could Disney have done a little plundering of its own when coming…
State Farm® teams up with CONCACAF for the 2013 Gold Cup
Sponsorship makes State Farm exclusive Auto and Home Insurance Provider Miami (Tuesday, June 11, 2013) — The Confederation of North, Central America and the Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) and its commercial agency, Traffic Sports, today announced a sponsorship agreement with…
Smithfield Foods – Shuanghui International: Where’s the beef?
By Peter Fuhrman, Seeking Alpha It is, if voluminous press reports are to be believed, the biggest story, the biggest deal, ever in China-U.S. business history. I’m talking about the announced takeover of America’s largest pork company, Smithfield Foods (SFD),…
France air traffic control strike hits Europe flights
BBC European travellers are facing further disruption because of an ongoing strike by French air traffic controllers. More than a quarter of flights from France’s busiest airports had to be cancelled on Wednesday amid protests at plans for a single…
Greenville researcher opens clinic in Cayman Islands
By Bill Poovey GSA Business A Greenville biomedical researcher who has worked for years developing a radiation- and chemotherapy-free cancer treatment has opened a clinic in the Cayman Islands. Thomas Wagner, Ph.D., said the offshore location is the best available…
FCO Simmonds at Caribbean Council event
RLB Caribbean sponsors Caribbean Council House of Lords event On 20th May 2013 RLB Chairman, Martyn Bould MBE and Managing Director, Mark Williamson hosted a number of Caribbean clients at Caribbean Council’s Networking event at the House of Lord, London….
Cayman Islands bankers defend rules ahead of trade nominee vote
By Tim Devaney From Washington Times A day before President Obama’s pick to be the nation’s top trade negotiator faces a Senate committee vote, Cayman Islands officials defended their banking system and the kinds of offshore investments that have gotten…
Discovering news before it breaks
By Paul Hawtin News and media organizations rely on a network of reporters and agents to write and report news stories. The vast majority of these news stories inevitably affect the share price of certain listed companies around the world…
Stop stealing our signals says HBO
By Colin Wilson It was a very stern Miguel Oliva, Vice President of Public Relations and Corporate Affairs for HBO Latin America, who met with me over coffee this morning (Tue 11). He was holding one on one meetings with…
