Who rules from financial services rules?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 FROM JULY 1 THE US FOREIGN ACCOUNTS TAX COMPLIANCE ACT (FATCA) WILL COMPEL FINANCIAL AND NON-FINANCIAL ENTITIES IN FOREIGN JURISDICTIONS, INCLUDING IN THE CARIBBEAN, TO SHARE INFORMATION WITH THE AMERICAN INLAND REVENUE SERVICE (IRS)…
HBO debuts new original drama series “The Leftovers”
Created by Damon Lindelof, the series premieres on June 29th in the Caribbean, simultaneously with the United States Miami, FL – June 17, 2014 – HBO Latin America announced the premiere of the new original drama series The Leftovers on…
Caribbean Tourism Organization honors Jamaican tourism stalwart
From Amsterdam News NY Jamaica’s first female tourism director, Carrole Guntley (center), receives the CTO Lifetime Achievement Award from CTO Chairman Beverly Nicholson-Doty (left) and CTO Secretary General Hugh Riley COLIN WILLIAMS PHOTO Jamaica’s first female director of tourism, Carrole…
Steady Caribbean tourism growth driving dining, hotel and resort players
Jun 19, 2014 (ACCESSWIRE via COMTEX) — WHITEFISH, MT The Caribbean is the number one destination in the global cruise sector, with 37.3% of capacity this year, a figure which continues to be dominated largely by passengers from the U.S….
Seagate Technology announces successful completion of cash tender offers for outstanding 7.000% senior notes due 2021 and 6.875% senior notes due 2020
CUPERTINO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–June 18, 2014– Seagate Technology plc (NASDAQ: STX) gave notice of the completion of the cash tender offers by its wholly owned subsidiary, Seagate HDD Cayman (“HDD Cayman”), previously announced on May 20, 2014 (the “Tender Offers”), to…
Former Dep Chair of Housing Trust found guilty
Edlin Myles (62) former Deputy Chairman of the Cayman Islands National Housing and Development Trust (NHDT) board was found guilty on Thursday (19) of seven deception offences. Myles had been accused of conning applicants who had applied to the NHDT into taking…
Margaret Ramsay-Hale appointed first female Chief Justice for the Turks and Caicos Islands
From Turks & Caicos Sun His Excellency the Governor Peter Beckingham has accepted the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission to appoint Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale as the next Chief Justice of the Turks and Caicos Islands. Ramsay-Hale was previously appointed…
Cayman minor charged with burglary
From RCIPS Thu June 19 2014 at 9:15 AM A 12-year-old boy from West Bay, Grand Cayman, has been charged with burglary following an incident in the West Bay area last month. He is due to appear in court this…
OTs Comment on Schengen Visa Change
Nearly a year of negotiations with the European Union Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE) preceded the recent change to EU Regulation 539/2001, which allowed British Overseas Territories Citizens and all other categories of British Nationals visa-free…
World Sickle Cell Day in Cayman Islands
World Sickle Cell Day is observed on June 19 each year to raise awareness of Sickle Cell disease as it is a public health concern. In Cayman, there are 46 persons with sickle cell disease. The Public Health Department has…
