Cayman Islands: HE and DG support Colour Me Purple 5K Walk/Run
Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick, CB and Deputy Governor, Hon. Franz Manderson, JP joined civil servants and staff of the Family Resource Centre (FRC) on Friday 11th March, 2016 for a dress-down day ahead of the FRC’s annual Colour…
Health City Cayman to look at Anguilla’s modern health plans
From The Anguillian The Anguilla Government, through the Ministry of Social Development, is pushing ahead with an undertaking to develop a modern health facility for the island. There were discussions to that end during an official visit to Health City…
FLOW moves call centre to Jamaica, promises more than 350 jobs
KINGSTON, Jamaica – A partnership agreement has been signed between FLOW and Advantage Communications Ltd. (ADV) that sets the stage for the telecommunications company’s multi-million dollar investment to repatriate its call centre to Jamaica, and create 350-plus jobs. Officials of both companies…
Barbados continues to spend more, earn less
By George Alleyne From Caribbean Life The Barbados government is set to enter a new financial year showing another gaping difference between its spending and the money it expects to take in, with a projected shortfall of Bds$1.6 billion. “It…
UK: Labour MP Caroline Flint tells Zac Goldsmith to ‘come clean’ over Cayman Islands tax deal
By PIPPA CRERAR From Evening Standard UK A senior member of Parliament’s public spending watchdog today called on Zac Goldsmith to “come clean” over his use of a company in the Cayman Islands to buy and sell his homes. Labour former…
Cayman Islands Brokers Assoc. re-elects 1st female president
The Cayman Islands Real Estate Brokers Association (CIREBA) has re-elected Jeanette Totten, who was also the first woman President to serve CIREBA from 2011-2014. Jeanette started her own boutique-style real estate company, Cayman Luxury Property Group with her husband in…
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Immigration and trade in politics – Part One
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean News Now Trade has become an issue in the political party primaries of the US presidential elections that holds lessons for the countries of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). I note first that, as far…
Grenada resort seeks injunction to prevent government seizure
From Caribbean News Now ST GEORGE’S, Grenada — On Friday, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court will hear an application by MRI Ltd, the management company of The Grenadian by Rex Resorts, for judicial review and an interim injunction preventing…
Quinn Emanuel sued over legal fees in major foreign bribery case
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily A case that Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan hailed last year as a “stunning” victory is ending in a dispute over legal fees between the firm and its onetime client, former oil…
Do companies need Culture Chiefs?
By Rebekah Mintzer , Corporate Counsel When people tell you they are looking for the CCO, they don’t necessarily mean the chief compliance officer anymore. A new position, “chief culture officer,” has emerged at some companies, including Google Inc. and Zappos.com…
