LA Times: Iran gains control of US intelligence files in Yemen
By Jason Devaney From Newsmax A U.S. intelligence network in Yemen has been compromised after files were taken by Iranian-backed militia leaders amid violent protests in the Middle Eastern country. According to a Los Angeles Times report, officials from the…
More proof that a Russian BUK missile shot down passenger plane MH17
By Amanda Macias and Reuters A metal fragment from the crash site of the downed Malaysia Airlines flight MH17 matches a Russian surface-to-air BUK rocket, reports Dutch broadcaster RTLNieuws on Thursday. Despite a mountain of evidence that pro-Russian separatists shot…
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Cayman Islands work permits reduced but you must be a farmer Work permit for non-Caymanian farmers and farm assistants has been cut almost in half. The cost now of obtaining these yearly permits are now $300 on Grand Cayman and…
Appeals Court overturns damages award to proponent for Aboriginal blockade
By Bryn Gray and Stephanie Axmann From Mining Prospects The BC Court of Appeal (BCCA) has overturned a significant trial decision that had ordered the province of British Columbia (Province) to pay $1.75 million in damages to a logging company…
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Quotable Caribbean: Cayman Islands Shomari Scott and more… By Bevan Springer, Marketplace Excellence Corporation From The Bahamas Weekly “This award (Blue Flag certification of Trinidad’s Las Cuevas Beach) reaffirms TDC’s commitment to capitalizing on the value that sustainable growth and…
Judge hears Copyright fight over ‘Happy Birthday To You’
By Amanda Bronstad, from The National Law Journal In a court battle involving perhaps the only song more popular than “Blurred Lines,” a federal judge is set to decide whether a Los Angeles-based music publisher has unlawfully been collecting licensing…
Litigation lag reveals law firms making same mistakes
By Gina Passarella, From The Legal Intelligencer The slowdown in litigation facing the country’s largest law firms has not only raised the specter of layoffs, but has also revealed that firms have made some of the same old hiring decisions…
Atheist’s religious discrimination case gets second wind
By Saranac Hale Spencer, From The Legal Intelligencer A one-sentence section of Pennsylvania unemployment law has revived a religious discrimination claim brought in federal court by an atheist against his Christian employer. U.S. District Senior Judge Jan DuBois of the…
A tale of greed, avarice and money laundering in the Caribbean [Cayman Islands]
From Guyana Times While the talk of “cold cases” is in the air after President Donald Ramotar’s admonition to the Police, there is one “hot” case that is about to be concluded. It is the high-profile case from 2013 that…
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Cruise passenger goes overboard in the Florida Keys From WPTV MARATHON, Fla. – Search crews are looking for a man who either voluntarily jumped or fell from a cruise ship overnight near the Florida Keys, according to U.S. Coast Guard…
