The Editor Speaks: “Cayman”. What’s in a name?
See these headlines: CAYMAN PERMITTED MERE MORTALS TO DREAM CAYMAN WAS FRESH AND ORIGINAL, BUT ALSO SOMEHOW CLASSIC CAYMAN MAY FOREVER HIDE IN THE SHADOW OF ITS OLDER SIBLING A TECHNICALLY IMPROVED CAYMAN CAYMAN CAN CHALLENGE ALL THE CURRENT…
What’s something worth?
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio My iPhone X retails for $1,000 at the Apple store. That’s a lot. It’s one of the most expensive mobile phones on the market and it could be argued it’s at the top of the…
Clear fog
By Paul McGowan From PS Audio In yesterday’s post I recounted a story of Telarc engineers in the recording studio control room comparing the output of an analog and digital tape recorder to the live feed from their mixer. To their…
The Honorable Ronald V. Dellums – Some Reflections on the “Conscience of the Congress”
From Dr. Ron Daniels From IBW I was deeply saddened to hear of the passing of the Honorable Ronald V. Dellums from the Eighth Congressional District in California. I used to fondly introduce him in that manner because he was…
OPINION: The Art Of The Deal as taught in Havana, Cuba
By Jolly Green The way to a man’s heart is through his stomach, so the saying goes. Picture taken July 13 2018 at the Saint Cristobel Palace Hotel, Havana, Cuba. [San Cristobel Palada, Havana] Two very fat doctorate owners Dr…
Sir Ronald Sanders: EU and OECD have Caribbean on the ropes again
By Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 WASHINGTON, United States, Thursday August 2, 2018 – The financial services sector of Caribbean jurisdictions, and other parts of the developing world, have been under continuous assault by the European Union (EU) and the Organization…
US: Ninth Circuit decision for IRS affects shifting of income to tax havens
By Peter J Reilly From Forbes The Ninth Circuit is generating a lot of excitement this week. Probably most exciting is its ruling that open carry is a constitutional right protected by the Second Amendment. But this is a tax…
OPINION: If the US-China trade war escalates, how will the Chinese economy respond? Here are the numbers
By Lawrence J. Lau From South China Post Lawrence J. Lau says China can weather the effects of a trade war with the US, even if imports of the products the US is targeting with its tariffs halt completely. The…
Why Trump has such a soft spot for Russia
By Andrew Sullivan From New York Mag It is possible, is it not, that Donald Trump simply believes what he says. I realize, of course, that this is technically impossible from moment to moment. But bear with me. The slackened…
OPINION: Please show them some mercy President Trump, I implore you
By Dennis Adonis From Guyana Guardian [On the 12th July] I had a lengthy but troubling conversation with a Rwandan government insider. The country is panicking. President Trump has issued a threat that they cannot ignore, even if they wanted…