The music industry has made more money in 2015 from a century-old technology than ad-supported streaming
By Dan Turkel From Business Insider A chart breaks down music industry revenue in the first half of 2015, from the RIAA’s midyear report. The numbers are in: vinyl is back. According to the mid-year report from the Record Industry…
Cayman Islands maintains number 1 spot in Banker survey for 7th year
The Banker magazine’s recent survey has confirmed the Cayman Islands position as the world’s number 1 specialised financial centre. The jurisdiction’s dominance as a leading banking centre remains firm as this is the seventh consecutive year that the Cayman Islands…
SEC settles NJ insider trading case against Fla. lawyers
By Charles Toutant, From New Jersey Law Journal The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has settled with two Florida lawyers and three other people charged with engaging in insider trading of stock in Princeton drug company Pharmasset before it was…
T&T named most cost competitive investment destination
From Trinidad & Tobago Guardian T&T can continue to boast of being the most cost effective investment destination in the Caribbean and Central American region. This is according to the Caribbean and Central American Countries of the Future 2015/16 report,…
Cayman Court enforces agreement not to liquidate a Limited Partnership
From Solomon Harris Rhone Holdings LP, In the matter of A July 2015 Cayman islands (‘CI’) judgment dismissed a winding up petition (‘Petition’), holding that it was an abuse of process for Petitioners to present a petition to wind up…
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Synthetic biology is not just good, it’s good for you
By Emily Leproust from Tech Crunch Emily Leproust is CEO of Twist Bioscience. Synthetic biology (synbio for short) is a term that circulates freely through the tech world, but what exactly does it mean? It inspires both excitement and concern,…
The emerging slump
By Ashley Kindergan From The Financialist Every now and then, the developed and emerging economies of the world find themselves in sync, growing or contracting together. This is not one of those times. In late 2015, a trend that started…
“THANK YOU! THANK YOU!” Inmate serving life on drug charge released because of these pro bono lawyers
By Jenna Greene, From The Litigation Daily Luis Antonio Rivera, 58, of Miami, Florida, imprisoned for 30 years is serving a sentence for life plus 140 years, at FCI Coleman Medium – Federal Bureau of Prisons, in Coleman, Florida, on…
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Latin America and Caribbean to adopt SDGs, but still lagging on some MDGs
By Marianela Jarroud From CARIBBEAN360 SANTIAGO, Chile, Thursday September 24, 2015, IPS – In the last 15 years, Latin America and the Caribbean have met several key targets included in the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), such as reducing extreme poverty,…
Insecurity turned business
By Alley Olivier from Caribbean Life For some, insecurity can force them to hide and for others it can be the key to the creation of the next Facebook. Flipping her own insecurity into an unforeseen business, Grenadian native Sherine…
