Heavy rain, localized flooding persist in the Caribbean
By Michael Doll, Meteorologist From AccuWeather Portions of the northern Caribbean have been doused by episodes of heavy rain since last week and additional downpours are a threat through Wednesday. While there will be some dry hours, rainfall at inopportune…
Political News from Britain – Labour Party
Both related stories from The Voice Diane Abbott Tumbles Out Of Ed Miliband’s Shadow Cabinet By Natricia Duncan Long-serving Labour MP loses out as new roles are handed out leaving her as ‘free agent’ Senior Labour MP Diane Abbott has…
Kai Tak heart attack
By Paul McGowan PS Audio In [a prior] post Fire Hoses, Steven Taylor of Acoustic Energy and yours truly wound up in the cockpit of a 747 jumbo jet landing at one of the trickiest airports in the world, Kai…
Steve Martin’s Caribbean home is on the market
By David Howells From Homes Go Fast Comic actor Steve Martin has put his Caribbean villa on the market for the princely sum of $10.5 million (£6.6 million), businessinsider.com reports. Villa Au Soleil (Villa in the Sun) sits high up…
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,…
Ogier: Close-out netting and set-off provisions Cayman Islands
Close-out netting and set-off provisions for BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey and Luxembourg counterparties Introduction Ogier is counsel to the International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (“ISDA”) in Guernsey and Jersey and provides netting and collateral opinions which are available…
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc announces licensing agreement with Mayo Clinic
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : WuXi PharmaTech Announces Licensing Agreement for Patient-Derived Xenograft Models with Mayo Clinic’s Center for Individualized Medicine SHANGHAI, Nov. 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXi PharmaTech (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device research…
Experts say Myrie ruling is a turning point for regional integration
From caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Tuesday November 5, 2013, CMC – Almost a month after the Trinidad-based Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ) ruled that Barbados had breached the rights of a Jamaican national when she sought entry into the country in…
Sidley Austin adds investment funds partner
United States funds Hedge Timothy A Spangler has joined Sidley Austin in Los Angeles as a partner and member of Sidley’s global investment funds, advisers and derivatives practice. Spangler brings extensive experience in advising clients on an array of investment…
Guardian Group rewrites Caribbean insurance code
From World Finance Financial regulation is changing all over the world, but Guardian General Insurance, which pre-empted the crisis by focusing on good governance before it hit, now has a head start on its industry rivals Financial regulation is changing…
