Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort sold to affiliates of London & Regional
BY GULLI ARNASON From Financial News UK Representatives of North America-based luxury hospitality real estate development firm Gencom announced that its affiliates in partnership with Private Equity Group (PEG) have sold the 295-room Marriott Grand Cayman Beach Resort to affiliates…
Jamaican woman convicted in Cayman Islands’ permanent residency scam
From Jamaica Observer A Jamaican woman has been convicted in the Cayman Islands for her part in a permanent residency scam which involved two other women. Marcia Hamilton was convicted on six counts of obtaining property by deception, when she…
MIAMI: Evander Holyfield delivers trailer of christmas cheer on Christmas Eve
From Caribbean National Weekly Boxing legend Evander Holyfield brought a little holiday cheer for local children on Christmas eve, hosting a special toy Drive in partnership with the Miami Dade police, and local Lucky Street Boxing Gym owner Kris Lawrence….
Johnny Depp tops list of overpaid actors
From Dunya News TV Depp’s films only returned 1.20 dollars (USD) for every one dollar he was paid on them. NEW YORK (Reuters) – It s certainly not the list that any actor wants to top but this year s most overpaid…
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Caricom and West Indies cricket
By Steve Brown From Jamaica Observer I have always held the view that the head of Caricom and the captain of the West Indies cricket team have the two most important jobs in the region, mainly because both positions are…
British MP Diane Abbott exposes ‘UK consultancy abuse’
From The Montserrat Reporter CCN – A British Member of Parliament (MP) has strongly criticised what she described as the growing practice of United Kingdom (UK) based consultants “creaming off millions of pounds” from money which is provided by the…
‘Star Wars: The Force Awakens’ makes $1 billion in a record 12 days
By Frank Pallotta From CNN “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” has made $1 billion at a light speed pace. Disney (DIS) said Sunday that its blockbuster broke the $1 billion mark around the world faster than any other film in history….
Data Security regulations leave organizations struggling with response methods: survey
By Trudy Knockless, From Legaltech News About 52 percent of respondents think the pending EU GDPR will result in business fines for their company, and two-thirds expect it to force changes in their European business strategy. The global migration to cloud-based…
Hunton & Williams lawyer turns vacation into humanitarian mission
By Katelyn Polantz, From The National Law Journal The first video that business immigration attorney Adam Rosser showed to a luncheon of his Hunton & Williams colleagues in Washington two weeks ago began like any vacation home movie: Picturesque ocean,…
Big litigation guns hired in wake of controversial Al Jazeera report
By Jennifer Henderson, From The Am Law Daily Litigators from Davis Wright Tremaine, Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher and Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan have been retained in the aftermath of a controversial investigative report aired by Al Jazeera America on Sunday…
