Latin America, Caribbean health care faced challenges, progress in 2015: PAHO
By Rachel Cruz From Latinos Health MILL VALLEY, CA – JANUARY 26: In this photo illustration, vials of measles, mumps and rubella vaccine are displayed on a counter at a Walgreens Pharmacy on January 26, 2015 in Mill Valley, California….
Vladimir Putin dissolved Roscosmos, Russia’s federal space agency
By Chris Velazco From engadget It has been reborn as a state-run corporation. With the flourish of a pen earlier today, Russian president Vladimir Putin officially put an end to Roscosmos, the country’s federal space agency. That decree capped off over…
Re PAC Limited (In Official Liquidation): How to empower Cayman Liquidation Committees
By Peter McMaster QC and Jeremy Snead From Appleby It is sometimes assumed that the liquidation committee of an insolvent Cayman company can do little when it disagrees with decisions by liquidators. A Cayman Islands Grand Court ruling on 11…
New Turks and Caicos law halts path to permanent residency and citizenship
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — The House of Assembly in the Turks and Cacios Islands (TCI) has passed a new law that stops the path to permanent residency status and eventual citizenship for foreign workers. news2.jpg This appears…
Offshore savings outperformed the markets last year
By Robert Laing, From BD Live BLESSED with hindsight, the best place to have kept your money last year was in offshore funds due to the rand’s continued weakening against the dollar, pound and euro. But due to most stock…
Direct flights resumed between Italy and Camaguey in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba (ACN) — With the arrival of 130 Italian travelers on January 1 at the Ignacio Agramonte International Airport in Camagüey, Cuba, the link between that city and Italy – one of the main countries sending tourists to this…
SHAREHOLDER ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Qunar Cayman Island Limited – QUNR
Date : 01/04/2016 @ 12:17PM Source : PR Newswire (US) Stock : Qunar Cayman Islands Limited ADS (MM) (QUNR) Quote : 43.82 -8.92 (-16.91%) @ 3:41PM NEW YORK, Jan. 4, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Pomerantz LLP is investigating claims on behalf…
Lynn Tilton Battles Cayman Islands Directors on Zohar-I Bankruptcy
By PEG BRICKLEY From Wall Street Journal Zohar-I’s directors have asked a judge to throw out bankruptcy petition Distressed-company investor Lynn Tilton lashed out at the Cayman Islands corporate directors who moved to block her attempt to force one of…
Jamaica: Gas pumps ordered closed at 17 service stations
From Jamaica Observer But source of fuel contamination still not known THE authorities last night ordered pumps at 17 service stations to be closed as a result in the wake of reports of bad fuel being sold by at least…
Cayman Islands Hurley’s Media announces drastic changes to programming on local free broadcast TV
From Hurley’s Media December 31 2015 Preparation for new Copyrights Legislation brings changes to Cayman 27 and Island 24 programming In anticipation of the Cayman Islands adoption of new copyright and intellectual property laws, Hurley’s Media is announcing changes to…
