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Royal Caribbean plans massive overhaul of private island CocoCay
By Gene Sloan, From USA TODAY NEW YORK — Royal Caribbean’s private island in the Bahamas, CocoCay, is about to get a massive makeover that will include the addition of one of the largest water parks in the Caribbean or…
Dentons announces 7 law firm tie-ups at once
By Elizabeth Olson – From Big Law Business Dentons plans to combine with seven other firms located in Africa, the Caribbean and Southeast Asia, stepping up its already brisk global expansion, it announced March 14. The new additions involve a…
GV partner Lo Toney wants to raise $50 million to fund diverse investors
By Megan Rose Dickey From TechCrunch GV partner Lo Toney is looking to raise up to $50 million for his new fund, Plexo Capital, Axios first reported. Since 2017, Toney has been incubating Plexo Capital inside GV, formerly known as…
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FCC pledges $204 million to restore USVI communications network
From Caribbean News Now ST CROIX, USVI — Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman Ajit Pai on Friday pledged his agency’s commitment to help restore and expand the US Virgin Islands communications network. After meeting with USVI Governor Kenneth Mapp and…
Toys ‘R’ Us demise creates black hole for toy makers
From Newsmax The demise of Toys R Us will have a ripple effect on everything from toy makers to consumers to landlords. The 70-year-old retailer is headed toward shuttering its U.S. operations, jeopardizing the jobs of some 30,000 employees while…
High praise for Mourant Ozannes Caribbean teams in Chambers Global
Mourant Ozannes Cayman Islands practices have been recognised once again in the latest edition of Chambers and Partners Global 2018 rankings for their “thoughtful strategic vision”, “good attention to detail” and for being “a very good firm with a wide…
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Bahamas, St Kitts-Nevis and USVI added to EU tax haven blacklist
From Caribbean News Now BRUSSELS, Belgium — Despite a last-minute effort by deputy prime minister and minister of finance, Peter Turnquest, and minister of financial services, Brent Symonette, to prevent the country’s blacklisting, The Bahamas was on Tuesday included on…
Online store brings affordable interior design to Cayman Islands homeowners
Local design powerhouse Lydia Uzzell Interior Design has launched HUIS, a new-to-market interiors e-retail store offering designer-approved furniture and accessories across a range of budgets and styles to island homeowners. The new concept was conceived to help make interior design…
CIBC FirstCaribbean appoints new private wealth investment advisor
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Regional bank CIBC FirstCaribbean recently announced the appointment of Paul Michael Jenkins, to the post of Private Wealth Investment Advisor. The banking executive will work with CIBC FirstCaribbean clients in The Cayman Islands, Barbados and…
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FIFA Appeal Committee rejects the partial appeal lodged by Jeffrey Webb
From FIFA The FIFA Appeal Committee has rejected the partial appeal lodged by Jeffrey Webb, and confirmed the decision taken by the adjudicatory chamber of the independent Ethics Committee. Mr Webb had not contested the lifelong ban imposed on him…
