Leading Offshore Firm: The Inside View on the Cayman Islands Jurisdiction
By Hayden Isbister, James Burch, Tim Dawson From Mourant Ozannes From The metropolitan Corporate Counsel [MCC] MCC interviews three attorneys from Mourant Ozannes. Hayden Isbister is a partner and head of the Corporate practice in the Cayman firm. He specializes…
Cayman Islands Tourism Association replies to government legislator criticism
NOTE: See also NWDA’s reply at bottom CITA open letter to media and the public Friday, 20th February 2015. Recent articles on Cayman News Service [CNS] and this morning’s Cayman Crosstalk’s talk show have cast aspersions on the CITA initiative…
The Cayman Islands wins top award From Scuba Diving Magazine
The publication names the Cayman Islands the “Best Overall Diving” destination in the Caribbean Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – The Cayman Islands has once again been recognized by the scuba diving industry as one of the Caribbean’s premier dive destinations….
Germany sued over relics reportedly given to Hitler
By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times Descendants of Jewish art dealers who lived in pre-World War II Germany are suing the German government, claiming they are the rightful owners of a valuable collection of medieval relics that ended up in the…
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Guyana remains firmly with PetroCaribe
By Dr. Odeen Ishmael From telesur PetroCaribe was established to act as an economic “cushion,” giving countries time to adjust their consumption and move toward renewable energy. Ever since the inception of PetroCaribe in 2005, Guyana has remained firmly committed…
WHO urges Caribbean to increase investment to tackle tropical diseases
From Antigua Observer GENEVA, Feb 20, CMC – The World Health Organization (WHO) is urging Caribbean countries to increase their investments in the fight against neglected tropical diseases. WHO said that this would improve the health and well-being of the…
US astronauts prepare spacewalk
US astronauts prepare spacewalk to lay cable at station AFP From Business Insider A close-up view of the International Space Station photographed by an STS-133 crew member on space shuttle Discovery on March 7, 2011 Miami (AFP) – Two US…
‘McFarland, USA’ and why certain Disney movies just aren’t meant for the big screen
From Inquisitr The release of McFarland, USA in theaters continues Disney’s pursuit of turning little-known sports stories into appealing movies for multi-quadrant audiences. But are these cinematic pursuits in line with what the studio wants to achieve? This is a…
582 Warrants of Arrest outstanding in Cayman Islands
A recent FOI response by the RCIPS has revealed a shocking number of 582 persons wanted for outstanding issued warrants of arrest dating back to 2000. The breakdown of the numbers are: 2000 – 1 2002 – 2 2003 –…
Report cites “poor decision making” for Bahamas plane crash that killed Myles Munroe
From Caribbean360 NASSAU, Bahamas, Monday February 23, 2014, CMC – The Department of Civil Aviation Aircraft Accident Investigation and Prevention Unit (AAIPU) says “poor decision making” led to the plane crash that killed nine people, including religious leader Dr. Myles…
