Coppell couple used Cayman account to avoid tax
By KEVIN KRAUSE, Dallas News.com Coppell couple accused of avoiding taxes on tens of millions of dollars Federal investigators say a 63-year-old woman living in Coppell and her husband, who works for a Chinese company in Africa, have avoided paying…
St. Ignatius students celebrate graduation
Year 11 and 13 students celebrated their graduation from St. Ignatius Catholic School at a packed Loyola Hall on 20 June. The graduates received certificates reflecting their completion of the IGCSE or A Level programmes. The certificates were presented by…
CNCF grants for the arts
As part of our mission to facilitate and preserve all forms of artistic expression in Cayman, the Cultural Foundation awards financial grants to individuals, groups and organisations to help further development, to assist in bringing a worthy project to fruition,…
The Editor Speaks: Independence
With Thursday July 4th being United States Independence Day commemorating the day the country declared independence from Great Britain there is a huge debate now as Scotland considers to part ways. And Cayman’s independence has been simmering beneath the surface…
Lost in the Caribbean Sea 4 days, Bridge City teenager coming home
By Paul Purpura From The Times Picayune Greater New Orleans For four days, after learning that her 16-year-old daughter Amber Burkett was missing in the Caribbean Sea amid the islands off the Honduran mainland, Jackie Capehart of Bridge City was…
Caribbean can rise above challenges
From The Barbados Advocate It is only in the context of a properly functioning integration movement that the Caribbean region, now more closely knit than ever, can rise about the daunting challenges it now faces. This was the message sent…
Butterfield to make 18 redundant (2 in Cayman)
By Don Burgess, Deputy Editor BDA Sun The bank notified six employees today (July 3) that they would be let go. All the positions are with the Operations and Investment Services departments. The Bank of NT Butterfield & Son announced…
The Editor Speaks: Times are [a] changing
It was a very interesting first speech by Cayman Islands’ new Minister for Financial Services, Wayne Panton, in the Legislative Assembly last week. After intimating that attitudes towards the Cayman Islands may be changing based on “anecdotal evidence” of this…
PwC awarded consultancy contract for cruise berthing facility
Cruise Berthing Financial Services Contract Signed (GIS) The Cayman Islands Government formalised the financial services consultancy contract for Grand Cayman’s proposed cruise berthing facility with PriceWaterhouseCoopers (PWC) Tuesday morning (1 July 2013). Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Tourism…
Celebrities and dive legends drawn to the Cayman Islands again and again
George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (July 3, 2013) – Since1957 when the Cayman Islands was recognized as the Caribbean’s birthplace of recreational diving, visitors have flocked here to enjoy the spectacular drop-offs and diverse dive experiences that have made…
