The Editor Speaks: Why a new broom needs to sweep clean at CIFA
I am not for one moment suggesting, implying, or accusing any of the Cayman Islands Football Association’s (CIFA) executive of any wrongdoing in the way they have conducted the board’s running of football here in the Cayman islands. However, what…
UK Overseas Territory leaders conclude meeting in Bermuda
From Caribbean News Now HAMILTON, Bermuda — A pre-Joint Ministerial Council meeting of British Overseas Territory leaders was held last week in Bermuda to discuss issues of mutual interest and the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC) with UK Ministers…
The mystery money creating The Unicorn Herd
By Jeff Grabow From Techcrunch Jeff Grabow is the U.S. venture capital leader for Ernst & Young LLP. How to join the network Varied explanations for the growing herd of unicorns — and predictions of their imminent demise — abound….
More transparency over UK prime property ownership needed to prevent fraud, campaigners say
From Out-Law.com Plans to create a public registry of the real owners of UK companies should be extended to make it clear who is behind the companies that own high-value London properties, Global Witness has said.23 Jul 2015 The anti-corruption…
PGC-owned Torchligh Fund fights legal action in Cayman Islands
By Marta Steeman From Stuff.NZ Pyne Gould Corporation is now run by George Kerr, a descendant of one of the founding families. Real estate investment firm Pyne Gould Corporation said its Torchlight Fund LP would vigorously defend itself in legal…
New York magazine just published a bombshell Bill Cosby cover story collecting accounts from 35 women
By Harrison Jacobs From Business Insider Over the past year, the reports about Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual assaults have been relentless. Just last week, The New York Times reported on a court deposition revealing how Cosby used sedative drugs in…
The Caribbean Voice welcomes Suicide Helplines
From Stabroek News The Caribbean Voice is a New York based NGO that has been involved in social activism since its launch in 1998. Currently it is focusing on suicide prevention and related issues in Guyana and the Diaspora and…
The 5 most awesomely stupid things Donald Trump has done in just the last 5 weeks
By Brad Reed From BGR Donald Trump’s presidential campaign is like the KFC Double Down sandwich: It’s equal parts hideous and irresistible. You know that he’s a bigoted clown who has no idea what he’s talking about. You know he’ll…
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The Editor Speaks: Is it over for money service businesses?
Money service businesses or MTOs (Money Transfer Operators) like Western Union may cease to exist. The sudden notice by Fidelity Bank & Trust International Limited (FBT) here in the Cayman Islands to say they had already ceased to offer Western…
Cayman Islands Hazard Management monitoring volcanic activity
Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HCMI) is currently monitoring the elevated alert of the possible eruption of the Kick’em Jenny volcano issued by the UWI Seismic Research Centre Trinidad. This elevated alert of Orange means – Highly elevated level of seismic…
