The Editor Speaks: Airport expansion ready to take off
I was impressed with the professionalism of the presentation made by the government and representatives of the consultants in regard to the proposed expansion of Cayman’s three airports. See iNews Cayman story today “$122M wanted for Cayman airport upgrades“. There…
Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law
Article by Gabrielle Bernstein, Jeffrey D. Collins J, From Foley Hoag CIMA Requires Registration or Licensing of Fund Directors by September 3 (Including Directors Employed by Fund’s Investment Manager) Under the Cayman Islands Directors Registration and Licensing Law 2014 (the “Law”), beginning…
Chinese town on lockdown after bubonic plague death
BY KARI PAUL From Mashable Officials have blocked off a city in northern China and placed 151 people in quarantine after a man died of bubonic plague last week, Agence France Presse reports. The 38-year-old victim in the city of…
Mixify launches Clubcast to bring Daft Punk to your house
By Jonathan Shieber From techcrunch Daft Punk may not actually be playing at your house, but startup company Mixify has launched a new service, called Clubcast, and raised initial capital to bring DJs from around the world to your club…
How Ford plans to win the future like a software company
By Jason Hiner From TechRepublic Ford has used technology to recreate itself as a 21st century car company. Now it wants to build new experiences and innovate like a software maker. When Don Butler came to Ford Motor Company at…
Citizen scientists to resurrect defunct NASA spacecraft
By Alex Magdaleno From Mashable For the first time, NASA has agreed to work with a group of citizen scientists to resurrect a spacecraft the agency is no longer using and has no plans to use again. NASA announced that…
CCJ judge gets $$ to hire driver
By Sheila Rampersad From Trinidad Express Newspaper A judge at the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ), accused by his driver of attempting to sell two complimentary tickets to a Carnival event, has been given an additional allowance to privately hire…
Are we witnessing Windows Phone’s last stand?
By Darren Murph from BGR Much has been written about Microsoft’s unsettling plan to cut loose some 18,000 of its employees by the end of 2014. You could argue that it’s a necessary evil, or you could argue that it’s…
The Editor Speaks: Another report from another committee
I have highlighted the problem the Cayman Islands have with mental health in an Editorial I wrote on June 8 “Mental health issues to be discussed at healthcare conference” at: http://www.ieyenews.com/wordpress/the-editor-speaks-mental-health-issues-to-be-discussed-at-healthcare-conference/ I lamented then the Minister of Health, Osbourne Bodden’s…
De-Registration of Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Partnerships being continued in a Foreign Jurisdiction
By Conyers Dill & Pearman Foreword This Memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the process of de-registration a Cayman Islands exempted limited partnership to a foreign jurisdiction. It deals in broad terms with the…
