A call for more private-sector investment
By Reshma Ragoonath From The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper The private sector must take the lead in bolstering overall Caribbean economic growth in 2015 and invest more in the region. This was among recommendations put forward in the Caribbean Development Bank’s…
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Cayman Islands KY Domain Registration no longer free The Cayman Islands Information & Communications Technology Authority (ICTA) has previously published Notices summarising the amendments to be made to the operation of the Registry and stated that it intended to update…
Caribbean leaders move away from US toward Venezuela
From telesur As the Caricom biannual heads of state meeting ends, leaders stress the importance of Venezuela for the region, and denounce the recent coup attempt. The Caribbean Community expressed its support for Venezuela and the continuing energy alliance in…
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US customs arrests 10 illegal Caribbean migrants at Miami port From Customs Today February 27, 2015 MIAMI: The United States Customs and Border Protection (CBP) agency says it has apprehended 10 Caribbean migrants in the waters off Miami. CBP said…
Cayman Islands: Court of Appeal orders security for costs in winding up proceedings
By Nigel K. Meeson Q.C. • From Conyers Dill & Pearman Re Dyxnet Holdings Ltd (Reasons Handed Down 23 February 2015) Section 74 of the Companies Law (“Section 74”) provides that security for costs may be ordered to be provided…
Privy Council clarifies power to rectify share registers of BVI companies
By Ian Mann Colin Riegels From Harneys On 21 January 2015 the Privy Council handed down its decision in Nilon Limited v Royal Westminster Investments SA [2015] UKPC 2 clarifying the power of the courts to rectify the share register…
CNN’s new series rankles legal blog with same name
By Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily The legal blog Above the Law wants to take on CNN. The blog discovered late last week that CNNMoney had released a series on government debt collection, calling it “Above the Law.” Elie…
14 reasons the Qatar World Cup is going to be a disaster
By Tony Manfred From Business Insider FIFA has effectively moved the 2022 World Cup in Qatar to winter, breaking one of the central promises of the country’s bid and enraging the world’s biggest professional teams. Qatar’s lack of infrastructure and…
Cayman Islands Tethys Petroleum signs MOU with PetroChina
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Corporate Update “MOU signed with PetroChina” Marketwired Press Release: Tethys Petroleum Limited GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Mar 2, 2015) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company”) (TPL.TO) (TPL.TO) is pleased to announce that it has…
SpaceTech is Venture Capital’s final frontier
By David Cowan From Techcrunch Throughout history, the exploration of new frontiers has yielded economic bounties in the forms of resources, living space, military advantage, and scientific research. Today, our new frontiers lie in space, which humanity must eventually colonize…





