Cayman Islands Minister discusses Financial Regulations, Tax Transparency, with US Lawmakers
Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Tara Rivers visited Washington, DC, last week, where she explained the Cayman Islands financial services industry, and its adherence to regulatory and tax transparency standards, to influential US Senators, Members of Congress, senior Congressional…
FDI from Cayman Islands jumps 1,600%, tops inflows from Germany
By Dipu Rai From DNA India The Cayman Islands, one of the most notorious tax havens in the world, has flooded 1,600% more money as Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) equity into Indian market during the financial year 2017-18. Cayman Island…
Cayman Islands Immigration Legislation changes pave way for WORC
Amendments to legislation are paving the way for the Cayman Islands Government’s new department, Workforce Opportunities and Residency Cayman (WORC). Deliberations in the Legislative Assembly took place in the last sitting, where lawmakers were presented with a new Immigration (Amendment)…
The Editor Speaks: Why do we still drink and drive?
For as long as I can remember we still drink and drive. It doesn’t seem to matter how many statistics we publish at the accidents, deaths, injuries, etc that result from drinking and driving we still do it. It doesn’t…
Cayman National Cultural Foundation invites you to a party
From Cayman National Cultural Foundation JOIN US! – Launch Party for New Album By CI Folk Singers & North Side Kitchen Band Join us as we celebrate the launch of: “COME BACK HOME” A Double Album featuring the Cayman Islands…
Cayman Islands: AHAB v Saad – importance of a particularised and principled tracing claim
By Harneys From Lexology In the Ahmad Hamad Algosaibi & Brothers Company (AHAB) v Saad judgment handed down on 31 May 2018, AHAB’s attempts to trace into the hands of the defendants were addressed (for further details please see “Grand…
Back to back wins for Cayman Islands at CAC Games
Cayman’s squash team sees back to back wins at the 23rd Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Columbia. One day after winning bronze medals in the Women’s Doubles division and the Mixed Doubles division, Cayman’s squash team returned to…
The cost of connecting the Caribbean: over extensions, fruitless expansions and disappearing brands
By Ian McMurtry News From Airline Geeks Looking across the U.S., it’s common to see carriers cancel unprofitable routes in order to move aircraft to more popular and profitable routes. Whether it is a single route or the dismantling of…
Cayman Islands police make 10 DUI arrests over the weekend, 20 – 23 July
Police traffic enforcement has resulted in 13 DUI arrests since last Monday, 16 July. Ten of those arrests occurred over the weekend, between Friday morning, 20 July, and Monday morning, 23 July. Twenty-six traffic collisions were also reported during that…
Putting Zuckerberg’s billion-dollar wipeout into perspective
From Newsmax For many of the world’s richest people, losing $15.1 billion in five minutes would be a wipeout. For Mark Zuckerberg, it’s just about a sixth of his net worth. His fortune tumbled 17 percent in the first five…