Giant virus comes back to life after 30,000 years
From Caribbean360 While scientists say the contagion poses no danger to humans or animals, other more deadly pathogens could be unleashed as the Siberian permafrost becomes exposed. LONDON, England – While it lacks the fear factor of the discovery that…
Meridian Gold Holdings II Cayman Ltd. v. Southwestern Gold, 2013 ONSC 342
By McCarthy Tétrault’s Mining Practice Group From McCarthy Tétrault LLP In this appeal from an arbitrator’s award, the Ontario Superior Court of Justice (ONSC) looked at whether a right of first offer had been breached, and in so doing shed…
Cuba ready to negotiate with EU to normalise ties
From Caribbean360 Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez said the talks would “mean the end of the European Union’s unilateral policies on Cuba.” HAVANA, Cuba, Tuesday March 11, 2014, CMC – The European Union (EU) says Cuba has agreed to begin…
Maples staff donate to Cayman’s ARK Christmas Campaign – Mar 2014
The staff at Maples and Calder and MaplesFS once again decided to participate in Cayman’s ARK’s Giving is Receiving annual food and toy campaign over the 2013 Christmas season. Now in its fifth year, the Giving is Receiving outreach programme…
The Judge who said no to the NSA
By James Oliphant, From The American Lawyer When Judge Richard Leon took on the NSA over its collection of phone data, it wasn’t the first time he had questioned government’s antiterrorism tactics. Once again, Richard Leon isn’t buying what the…
Jamaica public sector wage freeze could be extended
From Caribbean360 Workers may be faced with an extension of the current wage restraint if the structural reforms under the IMF agreement are not achieved over the next three years. KINGSTON, Jamaica, Tuesday March 11, 2014, CMC – The head…
Greenspan: Stocks aren’t in bubble territory
By Dan Weil From Moneynews While some financial commentators argue that the stock market has turned into a bubble, former Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan disagrees. “That’s not to say we may not be near highs, but you don’t get…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. to host 2013 earnings conference call on Tuesday, March 18, 2014
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, Mar 11, 2014 (Marketwired via COMTEX) — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd., which develops and operates seawater desalination plants and water distribution systems in areas of the world where naturally occurring supplies of potable water…
Warburton to Newsmax TV: Central banks may get involved with digital currencies soon
By Dan Weil From Moneynews Central banks may well enter the digital currency space before long, says Peter Warburton, director of U.K.-based Economic Perspectives, an economic consulting firm. “They must realize that challenges like bitcoin will just keep on coming,…
