Cayman’s financial services businesses weigh in on beneficial ownership registry plan
By Helen Burggraf, Contributing Editor, International Adviser As the deadline for public comment passed last week on a proposal to implement a public registry of beneficial owners in the Cayman Islands, companies and organisations with a presence there weighed in…
Cricket: Cayman win but West Indies lose
World Cricket League: Guernsey beaten by the Cayman Islands From BBC Guernsey suffered an opening day 33-run defeat by the Cayman Islands in the ICC World Cricket League Division Five tournament in Malaysia. Kervin Ebanks was the Caribbean side’s chief…
Cayman makes Caribbean Journal’s 25 Best List
The 25 Best Caribbean All-Inclusive Resorts – 2014 From Caribbean Journal Sometimes an all-inclusive resort is exactly what you need. Or, in the case of an extreme winter, exactly what the doctor ordered: sun-drenched beaches, no wallets, no stress, no…
Nine Caribbean skinks petitioned for inclusion on endangered species list
By Jonathan Losos From Anole Annals A while back, we reported on a monograph Hedges and Conn that described an enormous number of new skink species (35) from the Caribbean. Now efforts are being made to prevent some of these…
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,…
A few reasons why I’m staying fairly bullish on shares of Vantage Drilling
By Heather Ingrassia From Seeking Alpha When it comes to establishing a long-term position in one particular company, a stronger-than-expected quarter can weigh quite heavily on one’s decision to move forward with that particular investment. With that said, I not…
WuXi PharmaTech Announces Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2013 Results
SHANGHAI, March 5, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. a leading research and development services company serving the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device industries, with operations in China and the United States, today announced its financial results for the…
Biggest investment summit for the Caribbean returns to the U.S. Diaspora
Dr Isaac Newton will deliver keynote address at investment summit. He is an international leadership and change management consultant and political adviser who specialises in government and business relations, and sustainable development projects. The biggest investment summit on the Caribbean…
Jamaica announces technical staff appointments
KINGSTON, Jamaica— With an abundance of international engagements on the horizon, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) announced Wednesday a series of coaching appointments. Men’s national team head coach Winfried Schaefer has a new assistant in Miguel Coley, who guided Jamaica…
Health risk of chemicals in food packaging
From Carribbean360 Scientists argue that long-term exposure to synthetic chemicals in packaging and plastic (PET) bottles is a cause for concern. LONDON, England, Friday February 28, 2014 – Concerns about the contamination of food and drink by synthetic chemicals in…
