The Editor Speaks: Good preschools, bad preschools. Does it matter?
I never went to a preschool. In fact, in the 1940’s in England, where I was born, it was the beginning of the end of World War II and rationing was the order of the day, there were no preschools….
The Cayman approach to corporate governance
Article by Michael Austin, Source: Cayman Finance Corporate governance refers to the systems and processes used for directing and controlling the management of an organisation. Good corporate governance is the pre-requisite for operational success and survival in today’s competitive marketplace….
Cayman Islands: The Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 2014
From Conyers Dill & Pearman The Exempted Limited Partnership Law, 2014 (the “ELP Law”) came into force on 2 July 2014. The ELP Law is a major re-working of the now repealed Exempted Limited Partnership Law (2013 Revision) following extensive…
Are Europe’s banks being prosecuted – or persecuted?
By Jamie Robertson Presenter, BBC World News From BBC Even BNP Paribas cannot shrug off a $9bn (£5.1bn) fine. The bank is the fourth biggest by assets in the world and has been found guilty of violating US economic sanctions…
British taxpayers underwrote deals worth £140m by firm based in Cayman Islands tax haven
From Nigeria News The Government is using taxpayers’ money to underwrite £140m-worth of deals for a company whose ultimate ownership is based in a notorious tax haven. UK Export Finance, a branch of the Department for Business, is risking public…
Co-Founder sues Tinder, IAC, and Match.com
Suit Spotlights Sex Discrimination, Harassment and Retaliation at Fast Growing Technology Start-Up Los Angeles. Whitney Wolfe, called “the woman who invented Tinder” by Harper’s Bazaar, filed a lawsuit today against the company she helped launch, which hosts the phenomenally popular…
Ex-senior judge Butler-Sloss to head child sex abuse inquiry
From BBC Retired senior judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, 80, has been named as the chairman of a wide-ranging review into historical child sex abuse. Lady Butler-Sloss led the Cleveland child abuse inquiry in the late 1980s. Mark Sedwill, the Home Office’s…
EEOC sues Wal-Mart for disability discrimination
Retailer rescinded accommodation, then fired intellectually disabled employee, Federal Agency Charges ROCKFORD, Ill. – The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) filed a lawsuit here yesterday [July 3 2014] against Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., alleging that the giant retailer fired an…
Ex-senior judge Butler-Sloss to head child sex abuse inquiry
From BBC Retired senior judge Elizabeth Butler-Sloss, 80, has been named as the chairman of a wide-ranging review into historical child sex abuse. Lady Butler-Sloss led the Cleveland child abuse inquiry in the late 1980s. Mark Sedwill, the Home Office’s…
The Editor Speaks: The damage done to community policing by over zealous traffic ticketing
Soon after I arrived in Cayman over 30 years ago the police traffic officers were targeting drivers who drove past an amber traffic signal and ticketing them with the offense of not obeying a traffic signal. This caused many protests…
