7 Creepiest Halloween Candies
by Melissa Breyer, Care2 I love Halloween. It’s the rare chance to embrace all the frights (guts! gore! death!) we usually sweep under the carpet, as well as a time to play out some fantasies. (And no, that doesn’t mean…
Anti-racism group wants Kick It Out boycott players to be heard
A national anti-racism organisation has called for a summit meeting to tackle the grievances of players who boycotted the Kick It Out T-shirt campaign. Show Racism the Red Card says it understands why the players opted not to show their…
Lance Armstrong asked to repay $7.5m bonus to insurance firm and stripped of Tour wins
A Texas insurance company is demanding the return of $7.5m (£4.7m) in bonuses from cyclist Lance Armstrong By Simon Austin BBC Sport SCA Promotions covered a performance bonus paid to the American after he won his sixth Tour de France…
The Editor Speaks: Act quickly or nip it in the bud
The expression “nip in the bud” says it all. Put a stop to something while it is still in its early development. It’s not a new expression. It derives from the de-budding of plants. The earlier form of the phrase…
New OT minister makes first official visit to Caribbean
The new Overseas Territories Minister. Mark Simmonds is in the Caribbean visiting the British Virgin Islands from yesterday (22) and Anguilla on Wednesday (24). The Cayman Islands is not on his agenda. The following is a Press Release from HM…
About that Cayman Islands Trust….
From CTJ In last week’s presidential debate, Governor Romney pointed out that President Obama’s pension holds investments in Chinese companies and even in a Cayman Islands trust. Unlike Romney’s self-directed Individual Retirement Account, the President’s pension is in a system…
Remembrance Day Ceremony Sunday, 11th November, 2012
Grand Cayman’s annual Remembrance Day Ceremony will be held on Sunday, 11th November, 2012, starting at 10:45am at the Cenotaph, Elmslie Memorial Church. On Cayman Brac, this will be held at the same time at the District Administration Building. Religious…
Offshore Centres: 2012 Private Banking Handbook
NEW YORK, Oct. 22, 2012 — /PRNewswire/ — Reportlinker.com announces that a new market research report is available in its catalogue: Offshore Centres: 2012 Private Banking Handbook http://www.reportlinker.com/p01017503/Offshore-Centres-2012-Private-Banking-Handbook.html#utm_source=prnewswire&utm_medium=pr&utm_campaign=Private_Banking Synopsis This report is the result of WealthInsight’s extensive research covering the…
Cayman Islands Enacts Company Fee Hikes
by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London New legislation that will hike fees payable by Cayman Island companies, the Companies (Amendment) (No. 2) Bill, 2012, has been published in the territory’s Official Gazette following approval from the legislative assembly. An amendment to…
L’Aquila quake: Italy scientists guilty of manslaughter
Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L’Aquila. A regional court found them guilty of multiple manslaughter. Prosecutors said the defendants gave a falsely reassuring statement…
