May 8, 2012
Cayman Islands and Brazil identified as top business partners
A delegation from the Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance (Financial Services), led by Chief Officer Dr Dax Basdeo, recently attended the Brazil Investment Summit in São Paolo, and also met with key players in the private equity and institutional…
May 8, 2012
Chinese business delegation to visit Cuba
A Chinese business delegation from the city of Shunde will visit Cuba next month with the objective of carrying out exchanges and cooperation in important areas, such as agriculture and tourism. The secretary general of the Chinese Communist…
May 8, 2012
Usher’s Ex, Tameka Told Him: ‘I Will F**( You Up!’
Even though she admitted under oath that she did tell Usher “I will f**k you up,” Tameka Foster insists she wasn’t threatening to kill him. Usher and Tameka have been going through a bitter legal fight over custody of their two young children —…
May 8, 2012
Michael Jackson Ordered Brother Randy Shot during Drug Binge?
An outrageous story printed in today’s UK tabloid The Sun claims Michael Jackson – in the midst of drug-fueled paranoia – once ordered a hit on his younger brother Randy during a time they were in a vicious feud. British martial artist Matt…
May 8, 2012
OWN Reportedly Bleeding $330M, But Ratings are Improving
Oprah Winfrey has a steep financial hill to climb in the struggle to keep her cable channel afloat. Bloomberg Businessweek reported last week that OWN may have lost a whopping $330 million since it began in 2008. An analyst told the magazine that…
May 8, 2012
Mavado fined
Dance Hall artiste Mavado was this morning found guilty on two charges and fined when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrates Court. The artiste, whose real name is David Brooks, was found guilty by Resident Magistrate Wilson Smith…
May 8, 2012
Next year’s Carnival from April 19 until May 3
St. Maarten Carnival 2013 will run from Friday, April 19 until Friday May 3. “Preparations for Carnival 2013 start now,” President of the St. Maarten Carnival Development Foundation (SCDF) Stuart Johnson proclaimed yesterday, urging the public to…
May 8, 2012
Court document says Olint gave JLP US$5m and PJ denies getting US$1m from OLINT
The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has admitted that Olint’s David Smith was one of its contributors for the 2007 election campaign. But the JLP says it will be investigating the claim made here in the Turks and Caicos Supreme Court document that…
May 8, 2012
Google breached Oracle’s Java copyright, US jury finds
A US jury has found that internet giant Google breached copyright in a case brought by Oracle over its Java programming language. But the jurors were unable to agree on whether Google's actions constituted "fair use" under copyright law. Oracle…
May 8, 2012
Shares recover as election fears prove short-lived
European shares finished higher as investor concerns about government austerity plans following weekend election results proved short-lived. Pro-bailout parties in Greece performed poorly, while Francois Hollande won the French presidency,…