Carib Cement negotiating new 240,000-tonne clinker deal – reports record sales of $12b
From Jamaican Gleaner Negotiations on a new deal with Caracas to supply an additional 240,000 tonnes of clinker is on hold while Venezuela deals with its social unrest, says General Manager of Caribbean Cement Company Limited Anthony Haynes. That deal…
The watercolours residences – luxury beach front condos
The WaterColours, Grand Cayman is a collection of 60 private residences overlooking one of the most prestigious positions on Cayman’s famed Seven Mile Beach. The WaterColours take luxury and exclusivity to a whole new level, with residents enjoying unrestricted views…
St Lucia government expresses ‘surprise’ at banana company merger
From Caribbean360 The new company, to be named ChiquitaFyffes, will have about US$4.6 billion in annual revenue, shipping about 160 million boxes of bananas a year. KINGSTOWN, St. Vincent, St. Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr. Kenny Anthony says his administration was…
LIAT threat to shrink Caribbean Airline Network
By Robert MacLellan From Spice Islander The board of LIAT airline is clearly feeling the pressure of mounting ongoing criticism of its consistent inability to achieve a stable business model and to provide a vital intra regional air service in…
OPINION: St Vincent & Grenadines – Who gets paid and who gets knocked?
By Peter Binose From Caribbean 360 The St Vincent and the Grenadines economy is worse than a leaking bucket, it’s now like a bucket where the bottom has completely fallen out, better described as rotted out says Peter Binose. KINGSTOWN,…
The Editor Speaks: It happens……..
It happens in a lot of families. I suspect most of us have had a family member – distant or close – that has fallen foul of the law. It is terribly sad when it happens and I feel particularly…
Cayman collaboration: Using the Cayman Islands provisional liquidation procedure in support of US Chapter 11 Proceedings
By Aristos Galatopoulos and Caroline Moran, Maples and Calder Introduction Cross border insolvencies can pose significant challenges to practitioners aiming to conduct an orderly and cost efficient wind down or restructuring process. A single insolvency process is rarely sufficient to…
OPINION: Guyana’s political parties leading on Caribbean integration
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 Guyana recognises the benefits of production integration for the CARICOM region – matching capital and business know-how from one country with the natural resources of another to advance the interests of all. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados,…
UPDATE (from RCIPS): Bryce Merren alleged to be involved in drug smuggling and money laundering
From RCIPS Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 10:06 AM The RCIPS can confirm that it has been in consultation with our US and Puerto Rican colleagues in relation to the arrest of a local businessman on drug related matters. Original…
Bibb storage units ransacked in [US whilst owner is living in Cayman]
By Liz Fabian From The Telegraph macon.com When Jimmie DeLoach retired to the Cayman Islands about five years ago, he never expected thieves would clean out his Bibb County storage unit. Every building at Middle Georgia Storage at 5550 Hawkinsville…
