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Russia invades Saint Vincent with stealth and Dynasty Collaboration between 2002 and 2015
By Peter Binose The two main players in the 1979 Grenada revolution was Russia and Cuba. They introduced the rest of the Worlds scum like Iran, North Korea, the East European communist countries of that time, Vietnam and just about…
California’s drought is ‘a harbinger of the coming global water crisis’
By Corey Stern From Business Insider The four-year California drought is causing unparalleled devastation to the region. Analysts at Bank of America Merrill Lynch think it’s going to get a lot worse. “We view the unprecedented drought in California as…
Defending the last missing pixels: Phil Zimmermann speaks out on encryption, privacy, and avoiding a surveillance state
By Steve Ranger From TechRepublic Since writing the PGP encryption software in the 1990s, Phil Zimmermann has been a key figure in the internet privacy debate. With that argument heating up again, his perspective is more relevant than ever. Walk…
‘You’re disgusting,’ Trump told attorney seeking breast-pumping break
By Celia Ampel, From Daily Business Review Miami attorney Elizabeth Beck outraged Donald Trump by asking for a break in a 2011 deposition to pump breast milk for her 3-month-old baby. Beck is receiving national media attention for her interaction…
The Editor Speaks: Despite Aud. Gen. Audit report Development Board reappointed
I suppose naivety led me to believe the Cayman Islands Government would at least take a close look at the appointees on Development and Control Boards after reading the planning and land use audit by Auditor General Alastair Swarbrick’s office….
Improving the Cayman Islands product: FATCA and the adoption of third party rights
Article by Mark Matthews From Maples and Calder Updated July 29 2015 Over the past year, a number of legislative measures have been adopted to ensure that the Cayman Islands remains the leading jurisdiction of choice for structured finance and…
Mainland property developer avoids winding-up after Hong Kong court decision
By Julie Chu From South China Morning Post Rightway is a company incorporated on the Cayman Islands, developing properties mostly in Dalian and Beijing. A mainland property developer that is indebted to the tune of more than US$547 million has…
Cayman Islands Mutual Funds – Cancellation of Licence or Certificate of Registration and changes to Audit Waivers
By Kevin C. Butler, Craig T. Fulton From Conyers Dill & Pearman Cayman Islands Monetary Authority Rule and Regulatory Procedure on Cancellation of Licence or Certificate of Registration of Regulated Mutual Funds On 30 March 2015, the Cayman Islands Monetary…
Blacktower gets go-ahead for MiFID licence
By Mark Battersby From International Adviser Blacktower Financial Management Group has been given the green light by the Gibraltar Financial Services Commission for a Restricted Category 3 MiFID Licence. The European-focused IFA, which has head offices in both Gibraltar and…
Community holds out hope for missing Florida teens, but time grows short
By Ed Payne and Catherine E. Shoichet, From CNN Story highlights A friend says one of the boys posted “Peace out, Jupe” on Snapchat before they left The search area stretches from Jupiter, Florida, up to Charleston, South Carolina Search…
