Can Sir Philip Green save his retail empire?
By Jamie Robertson from BBC High Street retail chain Arcadia claims to be in serious trouble, facing what it calls “significant liquidity issues”. The answer, it believes, is a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), a series of proposals to its creditors….
Eurovision 2019: Netherlands wins song contest
From BBC The Netherlands’ Duncan Laurence has won the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest with his song Arcade. He had been the bookmakers’ favourite to win, and came through to the top of the leaderboard with 492 points after the public…
Planetary Security in the Caribbean region: Plan of Action on resilience
From Planetary Security Initiative Planetary Security Initiatives are increasingly moving from analysis to action. The recently agreed upon Plan of Action (POA) on Resilience in the Caribbean, is an excellent example of how regional experts developed a list with 2-do’s to tackle…
Cayman Finance responds to Netherlands blacklisting
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Cayman Finance finds as unusual a recent decision by the Kingdom of the Netherlands to break from other European Union member states to “blacklist” 21 jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands, based simply on having a…
[Cayman Islands,] Anguilla, other Caribbean islands on tax haven list
From The Daily Herald St. Maaten THE HAGUE–Anguilla, the Bahamas, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), the Cayman Islands and the Turks and Caicos Islands were added to the tax haven black list of the Dutch government. There are…
Russia cyber-plots: US, UK and Netherlands allege hacking
From BBC Russian spies have been accused of involvement in a series of cyber-plots across the globe, leading the US to level charges against seven agents. The US justice department said targets included the global chemical weapons watchdog, anti-doping agencies…
The Netherlands is getting a bike path made from recycled plastic, and the technique could one day be used to make entire streets
By Peter Kotecki From Business Insider A pilot program in the Netherlands is testing a bike path made from recycled plastic. The project, called PlasticRoad, uses prefabricated, modular sections made from 70% recycled plastic. Recycled plastic is weather resistant, and…
Worst airports in world 2
The 19 worst airports in the world Part 2 By Tom Murray From Business Insider Your flying experience doesn’t just depend on what airline you’re flying with — but also what airport you’re flying from. As well as ranking the…
Share Intertrust plummets after disappointing figures
AMSTERDAM – Investors sold Intertrust on Thursday after the trust and advice office in Amsterdam announced disappointing figures. Sales fell slightly, partly due to uncertainty in the Dutch market and a sharp fall in the US dollar. Midkapper Intertrust INTER…
Cayman Islands reading programme developer to speak at World Literacy Summit
Cayman will be represented at the upcoming World Literacy Summit 2018 at the University of Oxford. The IRead For Life Center is proud to announce that its founder and CEO, Vinnette Glidden was selected to make a presentation at the…