SEI services picked by H.I.G Capital

SEI, the asset services provide, has been selected by H.I.G. Capital (H.I.G.), the $70bn alternatives investments manager to provide administration and depositary services for Luxembourg and Cayman Islands private equity and infrastructure assets....

Efficiency or excuse? Unions push back as Scottish Government targets £1bn in cuts

As night follows day and as sure as the tides, when public finances are tight, a sparkly new public sector efficiency initiative will be launched by whichever government holds the reins of power, in whichever parliament. Hitherto unthought of...

Clean audits, but $150 million in corrections and widespread procurement breaches reveal significant weaknesses in financial management

Today, Auditor General Patrick Smith published his annual general report on the state of financial reporting in the Cayman Islands: "Financial Reporting of the Cayman Islands Government: General Report 31 December 2024". This report summarises the...

Liberty Caribbean sights regional benefits with 5G+

90 Liberty Caribbean has reaffirmed its commitment to regional digital advancement by launching the first commercial 5G+ mobile network in the Eastern Caribbean. Through its consumer brand Flow and its business arm Liberty Business, the region’s...

Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture Awarded Design-Build Contract for Transformational School Rebuild in St. Croix

MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct 6, 2025-- The Suffolk-CBNA Joint Venture has been awarded a $789 million contract to lead the design-build reconstruction of four public schools and a curriculum center in St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands. This...

Invest 98L is a tropical feature to watch for all of us

ORLANDO, Fla. – Development chances continue to grow for newly designated Invest 98L. As of the 8 p.m. outlook we’re up to a 40% chance this turns into our next named storm, Melissa, within the next seven days. NHC has increased odds to 40% we see...

Firms redomiciling in Hong Kong can only be good for business

Two listed firms under China Resources Group are planning to redomicile from the Cayman Islands to Hong Kong. They will follow similar actions by the Hong Kong units of French insurer AXA and Canadian insurer Manulife, both from Bermuda. Thanks to...

Polack Post: Caribbean U.K.Territories – Smoke and Mirrors

Peter Polack From Peter Polack The U.K. Minister for Overseas Territories recently visited the Cayman Island to much local kowtowing as he pronounced the mother country’s concern for crime, migrants and that reliable old chestnut, illicit...

International treasure hunt for Lady Gabriella husband's missing cash: RICHARD EDEN

He contended with situations which would have shredded the nerves of most others, narrowly escaping a Baghdad suicide bomber who killed 22 people during the ugliest phase of the Iraq War. But perhaps even Thomas Kingston – the charming,...

If I had ten heads

Reading Time: 6 minutes Ravana may have been the villain of the Ramayana, but his ten heads have long fascinated storytellers – not for their menace, but for what they represent: complexity, intelligence, ego, and excess. Ten minds thinking at...

America - The Hegemon in Rapid Fall

Instead of investing, many corporations borrowed cheap money to buy back their own shares of stock. Financial bubbles are created by design. Companies looked better on paper and didn’t become stronger. This was all illusionary growth! The biggest...

South and Southeast Asia M&A Report | Q3 2025

We are pleased to provide this twice-annual report summarising notable mergers and acquisitions activity in South and Southeast Asia, highlighting transactions over US$100 million in aggregate value. This edition features deal making in the region...

Wu Tang’s ‘Shaolin’ Album: Court Lets Trade Secret Case Proceed

Wu-Tang Clan produced a single physical copy of the album “Once Upon a Time in Shaolin,” which was never publicly released. In 2015, Martin Shkreli purchased the album. Under the Original Purchase Agreement (OPA) Shkreli paid $2 million to acquire...

Sportsnet’s 2026 NHL Draft Rankings: October Edition

No surprise, but our first ranking of the season sees Gavin McKenna of Penn State earn top billing. While it’s too early to forecast what this draft class looks like, we do know that McKenna has franchise-changing ability. He did everything he...

In Depth: Stinky Shrimp Sets Off Storm About School Lunches

In September, a scandal erupted in Shanghai when a number of schools served shrimp and egg lunches with a foul odor, leading parents and students to voice longstanding complaints about the poor quality of school meals. Reports of greasy,...

The 'new George Soros' quietly stoking ANARCHY across America: Ultra-secretive billionaire is unmasked... we traced his 'dark money'

A British hedge fund billionaire has been accused of secretly bankrolling climate anarchists, hard-left campaigners, and even groups linked to Communist China — all while shaping US policy from afar. A bombshell new report by Americans for Public...

Dencker, Patricia

Patricia "Pat" Ann (Kusick) Bean Dencker June 23, 1938 - October 12, 2025 LAKE MILLS / SUN PRAIRIE, WI - Patricia "Pat" Ann (Kusick) Bean Dencker, of Lake Mills, passed away on Sunday, October 12, 2025. She was born on June 23, 1938 on the family...

Thompson proud of pickleball singles performance

By BRENT STUBBS Chief Sports Editor bstubbs@tribunemedia.net ALTHOUGH he’s juggling his time between work and play, Justyn Thompson said he was pleased to put together a good effort to win the men’s singles at the Association of Pickleball Players...

The 5G Flow

Liberty Caribbean is promising to take mobile connectivity for the average Barbadian, the business community and wider economy to the next level, as it officially makes Barbados’ first 5G mobile network available via Flow and Liberty Business from...

MHES supports local breast cancer and diabetes awareness initiative

Ephantus Thumbi, First Vice President of Lions Club of Tropical Gardens; Hon. Katherine Ebanks-Wilks, Minister for HES; Dr Andrew Robinson, Breast Cancer Awareness Chairperson, Lions Club of Tropical Gardens; Jeremy Doyley-Downie, Breast Cancer...