Cayman Islands announces implementation of mental health recommendations
Press Release on the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health Systems in the Cayman Islands (WHO-AIMS) Report The Ministry of Health and Culture has recently commenced implementing recommendations of the World Health Organization Assessment Instrument for Mental Health…
BVI and Cayman removed from Italy’s tax blacklist
By Aki Corsoni-HusainAki Corsoni-Husain, Ayana HullAyana Hull, Carolynn VivianCarolynn Vivian, Emily YiolitisEmily Yiolitis | Harney Westwood & Riegels On 1 April 2015 the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands and 19 other jurisdictions were removed from Italy’s blacklist of jurisdictions….
Glencore reveals it’s being audited by ATO over taxes [Cayman Islands accounts]
By Nassim Khadem From Financial Review Glencore is under audit by the Australian Taxation Office for the low level of taxes it pays, claiming billions in “losses” overseas and resorting to low-tax or no-tax nations such as Bermuda, Singapore and…
For the record: A review of the British Virgin Islands Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2015
By Will Burnell From Harneys Publication Date:12 May 2015 On 30 March 2015 a new section (the New Section) relating to trustees’ obligations to maintain trust records was inserted into the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Trustee Ordinance. The provisions of…
The Directors Registration and Licensing (Amendment) Law, 2015
By Matt Mulry and Christine Holland From Dillon Eustace The Directors Registration and Licensing (Amendment) Law, 2015 (the “Amendment Law”) came into force on 8 May, 2015 to amend and update specific sections of the Directors Registration and Licensing Law,…
Boris in Cameron Cabinet as PM finalises team
From Sky News UK The PM announces further additions to his top team, including former banker Sajid Javid who becomes Business Secretary. Boris Johnson has been included in David Cameron’s Cabinet, while a number of women MPs have been given…
America fiddles as derelict zones erupt and burn
Article by WN.com Correspondent Dallas Darling Mahatma Gandhi warned that the deadliest form of violence is poverty. But for Gandhi, poverty consisted of not only economic impoverishment but political, social, and cultural. It also included psychological, emotional, even spiritual, neglect…
The Editor Speaks: The curious case of a hit and run driver
Anyone who mows down a pedestrian in his car and leaves the scene is despicable. The cold-blooded nature of abandoning someone you’ve injured galls! Chuck Sparks, a chief deputy district attorney for Multnomah County who oversees prosecutions of crimes involving…
Privy Council throws monkey wrench in former premier’s plans
From TCI News Now The Judicial Committee of the Privy Council in London on Monday threw a monkey wrench in the plans of former Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) premier Michael Misick by denying his appeal seeking to enforce his…
Seagate Technology announces pricing and increased size of senior unsecured notes offering
CUPERTINO, Calif., May 11, 2015 (BUSINESS WIRE) — Seagate Technology plc STX, -0.83% announced that it has increased the size of its previously announced offering of $400 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes due 2027 (the “Notes.”) to $700…
