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Day: October 11, 2015

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The Editor Speaks: Money laundering legislation is a pretense

I am a far from qualified person to talk about money laundering and the legislation in place to protect it. I can only comment on what I read and leave it to “experts”. In a recent article in the Cayman…

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World Animal Protection comments on turtle deaths, cover-up at Cayman Turtle Farm

October 9 – A recent news report in the Cayman Islands has revealed that 1268 turtles died in a 2014 disease outbreak at the Cayman Turtle Farm, the last facility in the world that breeds endangered sea turtles for meat….

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iNews Briefs, More & Community Events

Community Events NWDA Community Outreach The National Workforce Development Agency (NWDA), in an effort to provide improved customer service to its clients in their job seeking efforts, will have a representative at the district libraries to provide:  Opportunities to…

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OPINION: Cayman Islands port, hope or hindrance

By Darveson Pinoy From Changed Journey Build it and they will come. Build a concrete monstrosity of a cruise berthing facility that dwarfs George Town (and Cayman) and the volume of tourists that come will guarantee Cayman prospers and guarantee…

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Swiss approve [former Cayman Islands FA secretary] Takkas extradition to US

From ninemsn The Swiss justice ministry has approved the extradition to the United States of British-born businessman Costas Takkas, one of the FIFA officials whose arrest in May ignited an unprecedented crisis in world football. “The Federal Office of Justice…

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Former drug-king’s villa

This dilapidated villa once served as a Caribbean getaway for drug-kingpin Pablo Escobar By Amanda Macias From Business Insider The “King of Cocaine” was the son of a poor Colombian farmer, but by the time he was 35, he was…

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Cayman Islands National Trust holds ‘I am Cayman’ drive

From NTCI The National Trust of the Cayman Islands (NTCI) is calling for assistance in increasing its membership numbers while also raising a total of CI$10,000 to support its vital programmes. Corporations, individuals and students are invited to participate in…

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Encouraging report from Cayman Islands affordable housing programme

Statement by the National Housing Development Trust Report – September 2015 The National Housing Development Trust (NHDT) is happy to announce the following updates, as it relates to the Affordable Housing Programmes: 1. Affordable Housing Initiative (AHI) Programmes – The…

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Cayman Islands FATCA/CRS Update

By David Conen, Gautam Ganeshan, Bo Blocher From KPMG October 8, 2015 As previously communicated, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (“TIA”) is moving forward with the implementation of the OECD Common Reporting Standard (CRS). Currently, 61 countries have agreed…

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Cambridge University visit Cayman Islands Prep and High School

From Cayman Prep & High School 12 students form Cambridge University recently visited Cayman Prep and High School as part of their ‘Cambridge Footlights’ tour. The tour takes students to various locations where they share their passion for the performing…