Dominica informs privy council of intention to join Caribbean Court of Justice
From Caribbean360 ROSEAU, Dominica, Wednesday November 27, 2013, CMC – Dominica says it has written to the United Kingdom government informing it officially of its intention to cut ties with the London-based Privy Council in favour of the Trinidad-based Caribbean…
Pilot, Florissant Native Dies in Puerto Rico Plane Crash
From CBS St Louis Dominican Republic, Florissant, Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel, Greg Gullberg, IBC Air, National Transportation Safety Board, Puerto Rico, San Juan, Steve Gullberg II ST. LOUIS (KMOX) – A pilot who was raised in Florissant has died in a…
Crowley: 2 LNG-powered ships for PR
By Kevin Mead From Caribbean Business Crowley has ordered two larger, faster and environmentally-friendly liquefied natural gas (LNG)-powered ships for the Puerto Rico trade as shipping companies increasingly go greener to help them stay in the black. Jacksonville-based has contracted…
More cases of A-H1N1 virus recorded in Grenada
From Caribbean360 With the Christmas season approaching, the health ministry appealed to members of the public to take responsibility for their health and limit the spread of disease. ST GEORGE’S, Grenada, Tuesday December 3, 2013, CMC – Less than a…
The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange announces its 200th catastrophe bond listing
George Town, Cayman Islands, 2 December, 2013 The Cayman Islands Stock Exchange (CSX) today announced its 200th catastrophe bond listing following the admission to listing of $150 million principal at-risk variable rate notes issued by Residential Reinsurance 2013 Limited. The…
LIME rolls out LTE service in Cayman
Last Friday (29) LIME completed its rollout of the superfast 4G LTE mobile data service across all three Cayman Islands. The new technology will offer customers speeds of over 100Mb/s that is equivalent to having fibre optic cable capabilities through…
Healthy Living looks at man’s ability to perform sexually
From News5 Belize Some health problems are a lot more difficult to talk about than others. Considering the fact that a man’s ability to perform (sexually) may still be a bit taboo in our society, it certainly isn’t a part…
Cayman’s St Matthews Medical School uses US funds loophole
From Bloomberg Businessweek For-Profit Caribbean Medical Schools Use Federal Funds Loophole By Janet Lorin December 03, 2013 For-profit Caribbean medical schools that don’t have access to U.S. federal loans are finding a way around the rules: Encouraging some students to…
Appleby acts as Cayman counsel for PW Medtech’s listing on HK Stock Exchange
From Appleby Appleby has acted as Cayman counsel for PW Medtech Group in relation to its listing on the Main Board of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 8 November 2013, with net proceeds of approximately HKD1.4bn (approximately $188m), including…
LSG sponsors the Cayman Captive Forum 2013
The company will be exhibiting at booth #13 and are sponsoring the Thursday evening reception’s Ice & Cigar Bar. New York, 2 December 2013: LSG, the leading software application and business process outsourcing company will be in attendance at the…
