Cayman to welcome third party rights rules
By Simon Raftopoulos and Liesl Richter From Appleby Currently under Cayman Islands law, a person who is not a party to a contractual agreement cannot enforce its terms directly, irrespective of whether the agreement expressly purports to grant to such…
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Sandals Foundation backing charity event in aid of SickKids-Caribbean Initiative
The Sandals Foundation, the non-profit arm of Sandals Resorts International is looking to raise much-needed funds for the SickKids-Caribbean Initiative with the first ever staging of Streak it Blue, a 5k Fun Run and After-Party in Ocho Rios, Jamaica. The…
Cayman Court of Appeal clarifies the scope of the international co-operation provisions of the Companies Law
From Mount Ozannes The Court of Appeal (Chadwick, Mottley and Campbell JJA) delivered its judgment in the case of Picard (Trustee for the liquidation of Bernard L Madoff Investment Securities LLC) v Primeo Fund (in official liquidation) on 16 April…
Havens leave US taxpayers $1,259 tab each – report
From The New Zealand Herald The US loses $150 billion in federal revenue annually when earnings are transferred to tax havens like the Cayman Islands. US taxpayers would need to pay an average of $1,259 more a year to make…
Caribbean leaders must create right mix to attract investors says Antigua-born scholar
By Red Carpet Shelley Dr. Isaac Newton: “Caribbean leaders should encourage, embrace and affirm the flow of capital that is positive, sustainable and healthy for the region.” That’s the advice of Antigua-born scholar, Dr. Isaac Newton, as he gears up…
Letter from Planning Minister
Letter from Planning Minister outlining agreement between National Trust, Ironwood Development and Government over Extension to the East West Arterial FROM: Minister of Planning, Lands, Agriculture, Housing and Infrastructure (PLAHI) 23 April2014 TO: National Trust for the Cayman Islands 558…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Bloody streets!! – 6 murders in 4 days
From the Belize Times Belize City – On the same week Belize was named the 3rd most dangerous country in the world by the United Nations this week, criminal violence has escalated with six cold murders in just four days…
Founding Chief Executive Officer of Zulnet Nurulzulkarnain Ahmad starts Indiegogo Campaign to raise a listed Philanthropic Algorithmic Currency Hedge Fund.
Philanthropic Algorithmic Currency Hedge Fund Listed on Cayman Island Stock Exchange. 10% of all contributions towards this campaign will be donated to charities. Portsmouth, UK — (SBWIRE) — 04/25/2014 — Zulnet is an algorithmic currency trading and hedge fund management…
‘Occupy’ campuses over shameful statistics, academics say
By Natricia Duncan From The Voice Out of more than 18,000 professors, less than one per cent comes from African or Caribbean background The only way to address the “frustrating” under-representation of African Caribbean academics is through forceful activism, according…
