Cayman database a major step forward
By Kevin Ryan From HFM Week Magazine Earlier this month, the Cayman Islands financial regulator, Cima, revealed proposals to create a public database showing details of offshore directors’ workloads. This move follows a long campaign by investor pressure groups who…
2014 Caribbean Combine, First Ever for MLS
2014 Caribbean Combine, First Ever for MLS By Darren Weber From Soccerly Recently, Major League Soccer announced that 24 elite-level players have been invited to participate in their first ever Caribbean Combine. The three-day event will take place January 2-4,…
Highlight: Why has 1MDB parked RM7.5b in Cayman Islands?
By M Shanmugam of theedgemalaysia.com Until 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MOB) explains why It has put US$2.318 billion (RM7.55 billion) In a fund in the Cayman Islands, the government-funded investment unit will continue to come under scrutiny. Considering that the principal…
Premier talks about opportunity in NY message
Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 2014 New Year’s message GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – I trust that, as it did for me, the past Christmas season has given each of you an opportunity to pause in the midst…
COMMENTARY: Flooding and infrastructure rehabilitation projects in the Caribbean
By Cherie Pounder – Monday, December 30th, 2013 at 11:21 AM PHOTO: Flooding in Castries, St. Lucia As we approach a new year, we should expect the usual passage of storms, hurricanes or extreme rainfall events such as those occurring…
HFA choose Bodden and Nicholson as co-directors
From Hispanic Business Hedge Fund Association chooses Christina Bodden and Colin Nicholson as Co-Directors of Cayman Islands Chapter The Hedge Fund Association (“HFA”) announced the appointments of Christina Bodden and Colin Nicholson as Co-Directors of the HFA’s Cayman Islands Chapter….
Timely bus donation helps those in need
Aall Foundation recently donated a wheelchair-accessible bus to the elderly and disabled clients of the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) Residential Homes. “This generous donation is a blessing for both our department and our clients,” said DCFS Director…
Cuba: More than 2.5 mn foreign tourists in 1st 11 months of 2013
From Global Post Havana, Dec 28 (EFE).- Cuba welcomed between January and November more than 2.5 million foreign tourists, according to figures published by the National Statistics and Information Office, or ONEI. The report said that 2,546,851 tourists arrived on…
UPDATE: French diver missing in Caribbean island – body found
UPDATE: Body of French diver found in Caribbean Island From NTD Television Authorities confirm death of missing French diver in the Colombian Caribbean. The body of a French man who went missing over the weekend while diving at Tintipan Island…
2013 good for Rubis
Strategy & Business Development Manager, Rubis Caribbean, Stewart Gill, says the rebranding of the retail network late last year has had a very positive effect on business locally. He was speaking to the media recently, where he revealed that within…
