Cayman based Leopard Capital names Intrator managing partner, CIO
Leopard Capital Cambodia, a Cayman Islands-based fund manager specialising in frontier market investing, has appointed Richard Intrator managing partner and chief investment officer, as the company, founded in 2007 by CEO Douglas Clayton, expands. As CIO, Intrator succeeds Scott Lewis,…
T&T celebrates 50 years of Independence
Trinidad and Tobago (T&T) officially the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago is an archipelagic state[in the southern Caribbean, lying just off the coast of northeastern Venezuela and south of Grenada in the Lesser Antilles. It shares maritime boundaries with other…
Pirate Bay co-founder Warg arrested in Cambodia
One of the founders of the popular file-sharing Pirate Bay website, has been arrested in Cambodia, the local police have announced. Gottfrid Svartholm Warg was held in Phnom Penh after an international warrant was issued against him in April by…
Sarah Palin’s Fox News Contract May Not Be Renewed: NY Mag
Huffington Post Sarah Palin’s outburst at Fox News on Wednesday is part of a protracted set of contract negotiations that could see the former vice-presidential nominee end her association with the network, New York’s Gabriel Sherman reported Thursday. Palin set…
Syria crisis: ‘Deadly Aleppo strike’ as UN envoy starts job
Opposition activists in Syria say more than 25 people have been killed by an air strike in al-Bab, Aleppo province. More than 100 people have also died elsewhere, they said, including five killed by a bomb in Damascus. In an…
‘Moonie’ Church mourns founder Sun Myung Moon
Members of the South Korea-based Unification Church are in mourning following the death of their founder, self-proclaimed messiah Sun Myung Moon. Followers of Moon – often referred to as Moonies although they dislike the term – have held prayers at…
Treasury approves sale of Gibraltar Ucits into UK
The UK Treasury has given the green light for retail investment funds domiciled in Gibraltar to be sold in the UK. Gibraltar’s financial regulatory body, the Financial Services Commission, said it has been in negotiations with the UK for a…
Cayman sailors to visit Harbour Island for 2012 Bahamas Optimist Nationals 2012
The Harbour Island Sailing Club are delighted that they have been chosen by the Bahamas Sailing Association to host the Bahamas Optimist Nationals 2012. This is the largest sailing regatta event held in the Bahamas. Around 100 junior sailors will…
Marikana mine strike: South Africa to drop murder charges
South African prosecutors have provisionally dropped murder charges against 270 miners whose colleagues were shot dead by police. The charges cannot be dismissed formally until the end of the inquiry, but prosecutors said all detained miners would be freed. Local…
Oscar Pistorius apologises for timing of Paralympics criticism
Oscar Pistorius has apologised for the timing of his comments following his loss in the Paralympic T44 200m final. The South African claimed gold medallist Alan Oliveira’s artificial legs were too long and criticised the International Paralympic Committee. In a…
