Cayman Islands and the CRS
From Walkers What Financial Institutions need to know 9 December 2015 Introduction to the CRS On 29 October 2014, the Cayman Islands was among 50 other jurisdictions which signed a Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement on Automatic Exchange of Financial Account…
Cayman Islands government announce applications open for medical specialization scholarships
The Ministry of Education and the Health Services Authority are pleased to announce that the scholarship application process for the doctors’ specialisation program is now open and will run through January 31, 2016. As was recently announced in the media,…
United Airlines celebrates 15 Years of Service to Grand Cayman
GRAND CAYMAN, Dec. 11, 2015 – United Airlines is celebrating 15 years of service to Grand Cayman. The airline operates weekly flights (on Saturdays) between Grand Cayman International Airport and its Houston Intercontinental Airport hub, with onward connections to cities…
Cayman Islands police issue Christmas personal safety tips
RCIPS Holiday Safety Initiative: Tips To Enhance Personal Safety During the Holidays Aside from road safety, the RCIPS is emphasizing other aspects of safety during its Holiday Safety Initiative, including personal safety. Violent crime and street crime in the Cayman…
Cayman Islands Automatic Exchange of Information Update
By Tim Clipstone, Christopher Capewell, Tim Dawson, Tim Frawley, Patrick Head, Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson, Tahir Jawed, Andrew Quinn, Richard Grasby, Harjit Kaur, Michael Gagie Corporate, Finance, Investment Funds, Regulatory & Financial Services, FATCA Cayman Islands From Maples and Calder…
A special relationship
By David Jessop, Dominican Today senior Op-Ed contribuitor Each year the elected leaders of Britain’s overseas territories (OTs) gather from around the world to meet with British Ministers in London. Their objective is to discuss the continuing partnership with the…
Australian trial over ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ star Johnny Depp’s dogs not yet over
By Conviron Altatis From International Business Times Amber Heard was previously accused of smuggling their Yorkshire terriers Pistol and Boo into Australia on a private jet when she visited Johnny Depp, who was filming “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men…
What lies ahead for Venezuela, Guyana, and the Caribbean
By: Santiago Baruh and Miguel Salazar, Research Associates at the Council on Hemispheric Affairs December 11, 2015 – This year’s election cycle in Venezuela has spurred President Nicolás Maduro’s fierce opposition. With a key two-thirds majority in the country’s National…
How the Caribbean lost out
EDITOR, The Tribune From Tribune 242 The bastardisation of a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet most aptly sums up the response of our flyboy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Fred “Supersonic” Mitchell: “Me thinks thou dost protest too much.” The Minister got…
Universal health coverage saves lives, alleviates poverty and boosts growth
The ILO Director-General, Guy Ryder, has issued a short statement for Universal Health Coverage Day, which was, Saturday 12 December. Message by Guy Ryder, ILO Director-General on the occasion of Universal Health Coverage Day12 December 2015 On Universal Health Coverage…





