Searching for gold, finding…Malaria?
By Maria Fernanda Garcia and Ian Ho-A-Shu From IDB The hunt for buried treasure has long and infamously yielded fortune andmisfortune in the same fell swoop. From Jason and the Argonauts’ haunting search for the Golden Fleece, to the 49ers’ mad rush to a then far-off and…
Paper firms in tax havens up 60 pct.
By Yoon Ja-young From the Korea Times Conglomerates are increasingly setting up paper companies in tax havens such as the Cayman Islands, stirring controversy that they may be aiming at creating secret funds or avoiding paying taxes. The number of…
RPT-Fitch Rates RAKFUNDING CAYMAN LTD’s guaranteed EMTN programme ‘BBB+(EXP)’/’F2(EXP)’
Fitch Ratings has assigned RAKFUNDING CAYMAN LTD’s (RAKFUNDING) USD1bn guaranteed euro medium term note (EMTN) programme expected Long- and Short-Term Ratings of ‘BBB+(EXP)’ and ‘F2(EXP)’ respectively. The assignment of the final ratings is contingent upon the receipt of final documents…
US and Canadian military members share maritime skills with Caribbean partner nations
By Sgt. Chelsea Barber ST. JOHN’S, Antigua and Barbuda — The island of Antigua was abuzz with activity during a typically slow off-season. For six days beginning June 2, more than 100 members from the U.S. military, Royal Canadian Navy…
Cayman’s Selita Ebanks is Star Pulse “Hot Babe of the Day”
Every day at Starpulse we upload some of most recent and sexiest photos of gorgeous women from all across the world. Today’s enticing target is Selita Ebanks. Selita Ebanks was born on February 15th, 1983, in George Town, in the…
iNews Briefs
Queen’s Birthday Garden Party is back in Cayman As a long standing tradition the Cayman Islands celebrate Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II’s birthday in June each year. Senior uniformed services officers, youth service organisations and the police band are scheduled…
Miami Dolphins Youth Camp to return to Cayman
From Miami Herald Youth Sports The Miami Dolphins Youth Programs Department will return to the Cayman Islands this summer to conduct its second youth football camp in the top Caribbean destination. The two-day camp is open to boys and girls,…
Protests continue on Christian school’s decision
Protests continue on the Cayman Prep School’s Decision not to renew teacher’s contract since she became pregnant and is not married The following is an online petition by Aysha Jackson that has over 200 signatures protesting at the failure by…
Alternative Investment Funds Guide 2014: Cayman Islands
By Grant Dixon, Andrew Keast Investment Funds Maples and Calder Cayman Islands This article appeared in the 2014 edition of The International Comparative Legal Guide to: Alternative Investment Funds; published by Global Legal Group Ltd, London. Click here to view…
Be a Dad Campaign in Cayman is on now
Fathers are more important than we know. Just a few days before Father’s Day, the Family Resource Centre (FRC) have organized a Be a Dad Daily campaign that strives to get fathers to be more hands on in their children’s…
