Cayman Islands Passport2Success celebrates many more successes!
The Passport2Success programme is an initiative of the Ministry of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs. This programme falls under the remit of the National Workforce Development Agency’s (NWDA) Training and Development Unit and is managed and delivered by The Wellness…
[Bahamas] Commissioner concerned over clash between Data Protection and Freedom Of Information [Cayman Islands Commish agrees]
By Ava Turnquest Tribune Chief Reporter From Tribune 242 BALANCING the competing rights to privacy under the Data Protection Act presents a considerable challenge to Freedom of Information legislation, according to Data Protection Commissioner Sharmie Farrington-Austin. Mrs Farrington-Austin outlined major…
Canadian Corporations had nearly $200 billion in world’s top tax havens last year: CTF ($36B in Cayman Islands)
By Daniel Tencer From The Huffington Post Canada Last year, Canadian corporations held $71 billion in assets in Barbados. They had another $36 billion in the Cayman Islands. Is Canada’s business elite anticipating a massive boom in beachfront hotels and…
CFA Society Cayman Islands to recognize Putting Investors First Month with an event on May 20, 2015
CFA Society Cayman Islands joins global movement of trusted professionals that put investor interests first. Cayman Islands – May 20, 2015 –CFA Society Cayman Islands announces that it will join with many other CFA Societies from around the world to…
FATCA, tax havens, American competitiveness and hypocritical politicians
By Daniel J. Mitchell From Forbes While the Bureaucrat Hall of Fame and Moocher Hall of Fame already exist, the Hypocrite Hall of Fame is just a concept. But once it gets set up, Congressman Alan Grayson of Florida will…
Resort hotel and condominium developments in the Cayman Islands – a recent judgment undermines the ability to control rentals
By Christopher Young From Forbes Hare 1. It is common for the developers of resort hotel and condominium developments to seek to control future rentals of condominium apartments within the resort that are to be sold to third party owners….
Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: 2015 Q1 Results
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – May 15, 2015) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) today announced its Results for the quarter ended March 31, 2015. Q1 Financial Highlights (all figures reported in USD millions) Oil and gas revenue of USD5.95m (2014:…
The Editor Speaks: Mental health at last of some concern. It is being “addressed”!
Whilst talk is cheap and action speaks louder than words at least there is much talk now about the mental health problem we have here in the Cayman Islands. Not so long ago we didn’t even talk about it. Well…
Small companies flocking to set up captives [Cayman Islands 110 captives]
By Jerry GeiselFrom Business Insurance Once the domain of large companies, smaller organizations increasingly are joining the captive insurer movement, according to a new Marsh L.L.C. report. Of the more than 1,100 captives managed by Marsh in 2014, 344, or…
The black spider memos: a royal sigh of woe at a world gone to the dogs
By Simon Jenkins From The Guardian UK The publication of Prince Charles’s letters is a victory. But he’s small fry compared with the lobbying industry sharks If the Prince of Wales had been plain Charles Windsor, he would probably be…
