St. Lucia’s Elite Blazers takes aim at FIBA 3×3 World Tour in Edmonton


…but must first conquer the One Guyana 3×3 Quest For Caribbean teams, qualifying for the FIBA 3×3 World Tour is a dream come true. However, until now, the opportunity to compete in 3×3’s most prestigious event has never been available in the region. Thanks …

Beijing Puts Its Thumb on Panama Canal Deal

News Analysis Beijing is meddling in a pending sale of port rights from a Hongkonger-owned company to a U.S. business consortium led by BlackRock, according to a China expert. The deal announced on March 4 involves 43 ports in 23 countries. However, two …

Popular Alaska Town To Hold Election On Limiting Cruise Tourism

The cruising business is one of the main sectors in the tourism industry. While some places, such as the Cayman Islands, are now experiencing a drastic decrease in cruise visitors, others are becoming increasingly popular. This is the case of Sitka, a …

EA Cables and TransCentury get lifeline in Sh4.8b loan row

Judge and gavel in courtroom. [Courtesy] The commercial court in Nairobi on Friday handed East Africa Cables and investment firm TransCentury a major lifeline in a Sh4.8 billion row with Equity Bank. Justice Francis Gikonyo barred the bank from either …

Machete wielding robbery suspect charged and bailed

Government to pay $17.7M to Dart for work on cancelled waste project

The Cayman Islands government has agreed to pay the Dart-led consortium $17.7 million for work the group carried out on the ReGen landfill deal prior to the termination of the agreement. In a statement issued after 6pm Friday, the government confirmed that …

Evans family gets $1.2M for claim over mother’s death

(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government has given the Evans family CI$1.226 million to settle a claim made in the years following the tragic disappearance of Anna Evans, who was last seen around lunchtime on 26 January 2011 working at the George Town landfill …

Carifta Games on local soil in 29 days

In 29 days, the ath­let­ics and aquat­ics Carif­ta Games will be held in T&T. Or­gan­is­ers of both events, the Na­tion­al As­so­ci­a­tion of Ath­let­ic Ad­min­is­tra­tion of T&T (NAAATT) and the Aquat­ic Sports As­so­ci­a­tion of T&T (ASATT), …

Understanding the changes to the Proceeds of Crime Act: Insights from our conversation with the FRA

Key takeaways Businesses must be aware of the three core money laundering offences: concealing, arranging and acquiring (use and possession) criminal property. The FRA has issued a seven-day working period to consider all defence against money laundering ( …

Feds seize $214M after 7 charged in "pump and dump" investment fraud scheme

Seven people in Malaysia and Taiwan have been indicted on charges accusing them of a massive "pump and dump" investment fraud scheme, that resulted in U.S. officials seizing more than $214 million in ill-gotten gains. Federal prosecutors in …