Collas Crill expands into Cayman legal market
By Michael Washburn From IFLR1000 Collas Crill, a law firm that derived from the merger in April 2011 of Collas Day in Guernsey and Crill Canavan in Jersey, has announced plans for a merger with Cayman Islands law firm Charles…
Caribbean Tourism News: What’s new in the islands?
By Mark Stevens From the Star A round-up of the latest developments, from new flights, to new hotels and unsung destinations ST. THOMAS, U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS—Once a year the powers-that-be in Caribbean tourism, from country presidents to ministers of tourism…
Pharmaceutical technology ‘in embryonic stage’
From Tribune 242 The Bahamas is in its “embryonic stage” when it comes to pharmaceutical technology, Philip Gray, pharmacist and chairman of the Local Organizing Committee (LOC) revealed. His comments came while speaking to The Tribune at the Atlantis resort…
Heart surgery breakthrough: lifesaver for seniors
By John Bachman and Nick Tate From Newsmax William O’Neill, M.D., knew that his 79-year-old heart patient was running out of options. She desperately needed a new heart valve but was too frail for conventional surgery. In a world-first, Dr….
Mexico’s cartels funding several gold-mining operations in Guyana – Report
By Dennis Adonis From Epoch Times (EDITORIAL NOTE: This article first appeared in the Oslo Times, an English language daily newspaper in Norway, and was originally written for that publication by Dennis Adonis ) Dec 8, Georgetown (The Oslo Times):…
Study finds ACP countries would benefit from investment bank
From Guardian Media BRUSSELS—Caribbean countries can benefit from the establishment of a major trade and investment bank to serve the 79-member African Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) grouping, according to a study funded by the European Union. It said that financing…
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,…
HBO kicks off 2015 with the debut of ‘Togetherness’ and the return of ‘Girls’ and ‘Looking’ /Premiere of ‘Gravity’
The three original comedy series will premiere in the Caribbean on January 11th, simultaneously with the United States Miami, FL – December 8, 2014 – HBO inaugurates its slate of original programming for 2015 with the premiere of the new…
Iran’s covert cyber war
Elizabeth Simson From The Foundry Heritage Network While most are concerned with the military implications of Tehran’s expanding nuclear program, there is little focus on the covert cyber war already underway in the region. Iran has engaged in aggressive cyber…
Investors win Madoff ‘Fictitious Profits’ Appeal
By David Bario, From The Litigation Daily Bernie Madoff’s humongous Ponzi scheme failed, costing investors a fortune, because it was built on deceit. But the deception paid off for many years, delivering conjured-up profits to Madoff’s customers. On Monday, investors…
