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…
2015: A fantastic year for the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Caribbean
By Lisandra Rickards Entrepreneur Programme Manager From Virgin It’s been a productive 12 months for the Branson Centre of Entrepreneurship Caribbean. Read about the centre’s highlight moments, their inspiring new entrepreneurs and what we can look forward to seeing from the…
Greed’ blamed after Canada punishes St. Kitts and Nevis over its buy-a-passport program
By National Post From St Lucia News Online NATIONAL POST – The Prime Minister of St. Kitts and Nevis had harsh words for the excesses of the buy-a-passport program that got his Caribbean country on Canada’s bad list. It was…
CONCACAF and its big money consultants accused of breaking its own laws
By Paul Nicholson From Inside World Football December 29 – The confederation that can’t seem to put a governance foot in the right direction is now being accused by its own federations of breaking its own statutes by not appointing…
Panic as some RBC customers’ funds ‘disappear’
From CNC3 Widespread panic was reported today as several Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) customers said their bank cards had been skimmed and thousands of dollars from their accounts had reportedly gone missing. Skimming refers to the use of fraudulent…
Britain holds emergency talks on ‘unprecedented’ floods
From Luremburger Wort (AFP) Britain’s government held emergency talks Sunday as what it called “unprecedented” flooding in northern England forced hundreds of people to leave their homes, including in the historic tourist destination of York. Prime Minister David Cameron said…
