Cayman Islands Captive Forum has already 1,200 registrations – ‘set for huge success’
The 2014 Cayman Captive Forum is set to be another huge success, with registrations approaching the 1,400 mark. Hosted by the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), the annual conference, which is to be held December 2nd to December 4th,…
Cayman Islands Finance CEO criticises UK beneficial ownership scheme
From Cayman Funds Gonzalo Jalles, the chief executive officer of Cayman Finance, has criticised the suggestion of implementing the UK’s beneficial ownership registry regime. The proposed law has received considerable criticism from a number of jurisdictions including the Cayman Islands….
Former Deloitte chair joins Elian [that has a presence in the Cayman Islands]
From Cayman Funds Elian, the specialist in corporate services, fund services, private wealth and capital services, which has a presence in the Cayman Islands, has appointed a new group chairman. John Connolly was formerly global chairman and global managing partner…
PAHO/WHO to provide training in clinical management of Ebola for doctors and nurses in Latin America and the Caribbean
From Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization Health professionals from over 30 countries will attend workshops in Antigua and Barbuda and Chile, then train professionals in their home countries Washington, D.C., 28 November 2014 (PAHO/WHO) — Health professionals from more…
The cost of training doctors offshore
By the Editors From Bloomberg U.S. tax dollars are financing for-profit medical schools in the Caribbean that are not accredited in the U.S., Janet Lorin reports in the October issue of Bloomberg Markets magazine, putting taxpayers, students and patients at…
Preparing For An Acquisition
By Amit Paka From Techcrunch Editor’s note: Amit Paka is a co-founder at Parable, a visual storytelling platform for iOS. Previously, he founded Flockish (bought by StubHub-eBay), led product for mobile payments at PayPal and held product & engineering roles…
Burned bodies found in southern Mexico
From AlJazeera Charred remains of 11 suspected Los Ardillos drug cartel members found near city of Chilapa, Mexican authorities say. At least 11 burned bodies have been discovered dumped on the side of a road in the southern state of…
The Editor Speaks: What a pleasure
As one of our media houses puts it “CIG paints rosy picture” I love roses. Back in England I grew them and my favourite bloom was one called Tahiti. It was the colour of apricot yellow and had a strong…
Machete attack victims to sue Caribbean island for £2million
From Somerset County Gazette A COUPLE who survived a horrific machete attack at their Caribbean retirement home are suing the island’s government for £2million. Peter and Murium Green, from Wellington, say they deserve to be compensated for the lasting physical…
CELAC coordinators prepare third summit in Costa Rica
San José, Nov 27 (Prensa Latina) The National Coordinators of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) prepare the third summit of the regional bloc, scheduled for next January 28 and 29 in Costa Rica. Representatives of the…
