Butterfield & Cayman Gift Certificates.com give back to Cayman Charities
Launched late 2013, Cayman Gift Certificates™ is the only website where you can purchase gift certificates from Caymanian vendors from anywhere in the world. The process is simple: online shoppers visit www.caymangiftcertificates.com, select a participating vendor, and immediately send an…
Dispute breaks out over title of ‘First Regulated Bitcoin Hedge Fund’
By Joon Ian Wong From Coin Desk In July, a hedge fund in Jersey issued a press release announcing that it had become the first regulated fund to deal in bitcoin. The Jersey fund, called Global Advisors Bitcoin Investment Fund…
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CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. announces closing of initial public offering
BURLINGTON, Mass., Dec. 18, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — CB Pharma Acquisition Corp. (Nasdaq:CNLMU) (“CB Pharma” or the “Company”), a Cayman Islands exempted company formed as a blank check company for the purpose of entering into a merger, share exchange, asset…
The Editor Speaks: Resign. Even if we don’t have the facts! UPDATED!!
The call for resignations seems to be in the air this Christmas season. We have had the wolves baying at the door of Police Commissioner David Baines to resign and now it is the turn of Health Minister Osbourne Bodden…
Barbadian admitted as new Rector in Grand Cayman
From What’s Up Caribbean Rev. Mary Graham is the first priest from the Cayman Islands and the first woman to become Rector of St. George’s Anglican Church in Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands. After serving as Priest-in-Charge for one and a…
Fugitive killer mocks judges from Caribbean
From The Local es In a story that could come straight from Hollywood, a man facing 20 years in prison in Spain for murder has been sending postcards to his trial judge from the Caribbean, despite there being an international…
2014 Cayman Captive Forum hosts record numbers
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN — The 22nd annual Cayman Captive Forum welcomed a record 1,499 registrants, securing its place once again as the world’s largest captive insurance conference. Captive Insurance industry leaders gathered in the Cayman Islands over three days…
Uniform rules issued on electronic devices in courtrooms [USA]
By Mary Pat Gallagher, From New Jersey Law Journal Lawyers and others who want to tap away at their smartphones and tablets while in court will be able to do so under newly issued guidelines from the New Jersey Supreme…
Bitcoin Fintech acceletator to open in Cayman Islands
By Shanelle Weir From PanAmerican World The Cayman Islands, a British Overseas Territory in the western Caribbean Sea and a major world offshore financial center, are betting on new financial technologies based on the Bitcoin blockchain, Cayman Compass reports. A…