Colombians in credit card scam deported
From Caribbean News Service BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Oct 31 2016 – Four of five Colombians who recently admitted to their involvement in a credit card scam in Barbados have been deported. The other remains behind bars at HMP Dodds. John Edward…
Murray Huberfeld, Co-Founder of Platinum Partners files for Bankruptcy amid NYPD probe
By Anat Ghelber From Jewish Voice In June of this year, hedge fund Platinum Partners was embroiled in a bribery investigation that has resulted in founder Murray Huberfeld been arrested. He was charged with paying $60,000 in bribes to the president…
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‘Take big view of agriculture’
From Barbados Today GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands– Stakeholders in the regional agricultural sector have been urged to take “a big view of agriculture” as Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations continue to highlight the importance of food production to its economic and social…
Hijab-wearing models
Hijab-wearing models make history at New York Fashion Week BY HEATHER DOCKRAY From Mashable New York Fashion Week sees a lot of innovation on the runway, but one Muslim designer managed to bring something completely new to the catwalk this…
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A rare win for GOB against Ashcroft alliance
From 7Newsbelize.com 3 years and 4 months ago, the Government of Belize took over the IMMARBE AND IBC Registries. IMMARBE is short for the International Merchant Marine Registry of Belize, which sells the Belize flag as a Flag of convenience…
Significant new enforcement powers for the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority
By Lucy Frew and Michael Padarin From Walkers 27 October 2016 The Cayman Government is proposing legislative changes which would give the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) significant new powers to impose administrative fines on licensed and regulated individuals and entities. These…
The Koch brothers are having a bad election year
By Ed Kilgore From New York Mag There are a lot of conservatives, ranging from Jeb Bush and Paul Ryan to various personages at Fox News, who are having a tough time in 2016. It’s looking even tougher as Republicans head…
The new owners of corporate debt could make the market less stable
By Joshua Brown, The Reformed Broker From Business Insider UBS credit strategists Stephen Caprio and Matthew Mish ponder the question of whether mutual fund, managed account and foreign ownership of US corporate credit presents a reason to expect more volatility during…
Royal Caribbean reports solid Third Quarter Results and remains on path to the double-double
MIAMI, Oct. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Royal Caribbean Cruises Ltd. (NYSE: RCL) today reported GAAP and adjusted third quarter earnings of $3.21 and $3.20, respectively, up 13% from last year and better than expectations. Full year adjusted earnings guidance is unchanged…
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INSIGHT-Crisis at Venezuela’s PDVSA deepens as Caribbean debts pile up
By Marianna Parraga From Reuters (Repeating for additional clients with no changes to text) Oct 28 Unpaid debts and broken promises are making Venezuelan oil giant PDVSA an outcast in several Caribbean countries where it had been a guest of…
