The View From Europe: the future cost of Trump’s ‘America First’ policy
BY: DAVID JESSOP From The Barbados Advocate At first sight, last week’s decision by the US President to abrogate the hard-won 2015 UN Security Council deal on nuclear weapons with Iran may seem to have little bearing on the Caribbean….
JTC achieves ‘Gold Employer’ status across ten jurisdictions
Listed service provider JTC has been awarded a STEP Gold Employer Partner accreditation across ten of its jurisdictions, in recognition of the firm’s supportive and empowering office culture. JTC’s recognition, which is part of STEP’s Employer Partnership Programme (STEP EPP),…
New Zealand: Tax man chases Eric Watson’s firm for $60m
By: Matt Nippert From New Zealand Herald Eric Watson’s holding company is facing demands to pay $60 million in back taxes after Inland Revenue decided its complex network of related-party loans and Cayman Island vehicles amounted to tax avoidance. The…
683 Capital Management sends open letter to Cision Ltd. objecting to coercive exchange offer and consent solicitation for warrants
Believes Highly Coercive Exchange Offer and Warrant Solicitation Are Unlawful and Should Be Rescinded May 10, 2018 06:27 PM Eastern Daylight Time NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–On May 10, 2018, 683 Capital Management, LLC, a holder of more than 17% of the…
Intiva Health wins 2018 Sandcastle startups challenge at World Tokenomic Forum Annual Summit
NEWS PROVIDED BY Intiva Health AUSTIN, Texas, May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — Intiva Health, a career platform for medical professionals, won the Sandcastle Startups Challenge 2018 at the World Tokenomic Forum Annual Summit in Grand Cayman. The company will receive $250,000…
Blockchain Milestone: CariNet Will Introduce National Nodes
NEWS PROVIDED BY CariNet CAYMAN ISLANDS, May 11, 2018 /PRNewswire/ — CariNet, also known as the Caribbean Digital Finance and Free Trade System, has been officially launched, applying blockchain technology to help the Caribbean FTA member countries to build digital…
Venezuela suggests ready to pay after Conoco moves on its Caribbean assets
By Alexandra Ulmer, Deisy Buitrago From Reuters CARACAS (Reuters) – Venezuela on Thursday rejected ConocoPhillips’s moves to seize the country’s Caribbean assets to collect on a $2 billion arbitration award, but in a sign the U.S. oil company’s pressure might…
OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme undertakes pilot study on virtual coaching method
OECS Media release Friday, May 11, 2018 — OECS Member States participating in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported Early Learners Programme (ELP) have embarked on a pilot study to determine if virtual coaching is a viable…
This Caribbean diaspora resident is named International Entrepreneur of the Year
A Florida-based, Caribbean national has been honored with the title of International Entrepreneur of the Year. Dr. Kingsley Chin, a Jamaican-born spinal surgeon, inventor, entrepreneur, author and humanitarian, received the award recently from the Young Caribbean Professional Network, (YCPN), at…
Fireminds launches Cayman Cloud with Logic Communications
Logic Communications and Fireminds recently announced the launch of the Fireminds Data Center in Cayman, bringing Fireminds co-location, cloud services, software-as-a- service solutions and managed services to the Logic Business Solutions portfolio in Cayman. Also, customers with operations in Bermuda…





