New trust rules likely
By Rob Stock From Stuff.co.Nz Invisible, uncountable, and to some extent unaccountable, family trusts are the bedrock of many of our financial lives. Sure they get terrible press when bankrupts and leaky home builders claim they are too skint to…
Carey Olsen appoints head of litigation in the Cayman Islands
Carey Olsen has further strengthened its Cayman Islands practice with the appointment of Michael Makridakis as partner and head of litigation. Mr Makridakis will assume responsibility for developing the firm’s litigation practice. He specialises in insolvency, restructuring and commercial litigation…
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman), Inc. – Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Partnerships & Alliances and Investment Report
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7 tricks to improve your memory
By Jancee Dunn From FOX News and Health.com I used to have a memory that amazed people, but in the last few years I’ve had trouble remembering names and movie titles. (“You know, the one about the guy who goes…
US Coast Guard repatriates 66 Cuban migrants
From Caribbean News Now MIAMI, USA — Crewmembers aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Paul Clark repatriated 66 Cuban migrants to Bahia de Cabañas, Cuba, on Friday. This repatriation was a result of four separate migrant interdiction events this week. On…
Sailing back to our shores
From Screen Africa Nigerian-born actor Hakeem Kae-Kazim (Pirates of the Caribbean III; X-Men Origins: Wolverine), who spent many years working in South Africa before moving to Hollywood, recently returned to Cape Town to star in the major television series, Black…
The Editor Speaks: Two shootings and one death. Stats say crime is down.
To wake up this morning to hear about two shootings on our beautiful island is sickening. We keep hearing of statistics telling us that crime is down. I ask the question compared to what? A few years ago I spent…
Cayman Islands premier welcomes new governor
By Azad Ali From Caribbean Life Premier Alden McLaughlin said recently that he considered [Cayman Islands new Governor Helen] Kilpatrick’s arrival on his birthday and upon the newly elected government’s 100th day in office to be a “good omen” for…
FATCA: are you affected?
By Cayman Finance Cayman Finance Were you born in the United States? Possess a Green Card? Or perhaps just have an address in the US but you are a Cayman Islands resident? If any of these criteria apply to you,…
Energy Alternatives offer a secure future for the Caribbean
Constant fluctuations in world oil markets, increasing oil prices, and the high dependence on oil imports are severely affecting the sustainable economic growth of the small economies of the Caribbean region. The Caribbean’s challenges of energy dependence and energy security…
