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The Caribbean and the International Criminal Court: Time to leave?
By Dr David Hoile From Caribbean News Now The international debate that has opened up regarding the International Criminal Court as a consequence of South Africa’s decision not to arrest Sudanese president Omar al-Bashir while he was attending the recent…
Japan’s Nikkei buys Financial Times in $1.3B deal
By Sylvia Hui Associated Press From San Jose Mercury News LONDON — Japanese media company Nikkei is buying the Financial Times as part of a $1.3 billion deal with Britain’s Pearson PLC. The deal, announced Thursday, forms part of Nikkei’s…
[US] Appeals Court revives Texas Bank’s lawsuit challenging constitutionality of CFPB
By Ashlee from Consumerist This week, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau celebrates its fourth anniversary of protecting consumers from harmful practices and shady characters in the financial sector. But instead of buying the regulatory arm a big ol’ birthday cake,…
Bribery & Corruption Guide 2014: Cayman Islands
By Martin Livingston & Brett Basdeo From Maples and Calder First published Bribery & Crruption Second Edition Global Legal Insights Brief overview of the law and enforcement regime The Cayman Islands’ Anti-Corruption Law, 2008 (the “Law”) came into force on…
American dentist regrets killing Cecil the lion, blames local guides/Sign petition
By Brian Ries From Mashable The American dentist who killed Cecil, a famous African lion in Zimbabwe, during a July bow-hunting trip says he trusted local guides to ensure the hunt was legal — and that he didn’t know the…
Maples and Calder advises on ECAF I Ltd’s US$1.21bn ABS
Cayman Islands | 29 July 2015: Maples and Calder advised ECAF I Ltd (the “Issuer”) on the Cayman Islands legal aspects of its US$1.21 billion asset backed securitisation of a diverse portfolio of 49 aircraft with an initial appraised value…
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Jamaican college nabs major investor partner
The University College of the Caribbean (UCC) located in Jamaica is aggressively advancing its strategic plans to become the first private university college in the Caribbean to go public. This move, it is believed, would address the huge gap between…
Forensic audit in Guyana reveals unauthorised transfers from PetroCaribe fund
From Caribbean News Now GEORGETOWN, Guyana (GINA) — Aerswar Deonarine, deputy chief executive officer (DCEO Administration) of the Guyana Power and Light (GPL) Company, and Carvil Duncan, president of the Federation of Independent Trade Unions (FITUG) and a director on…
CDN Special Feature: The Sargassum phenomenon in the Caribbean
By Ricardo Blackman (CDN) Barbados From Caribbean Digital A strange phenomenon occurred in the Caribbean in 2011. A massive tide of Sargassum, brown invasive algae, washed on to the shores of the region’s popular beaches. A similar event is occurring…
Pilot error and poor training likely caused Virgin Galactic’s fatal crash, NTSB finds
By Miriam Kramer From Mashable The October 2014 crash of Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo that killed the co-pilot and seriously injured the pilot was likely the result of human error and a failure of the private spaceflight company to protect against…
