Cayman Islands: 345 FC B claim Boy’s Under 11 title
Yet another football first occurred this past Saturday, May 19 on the hallowed Annex Field turf as league newcomers 345 FC B claimed the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) Boy’s Under 11 title with a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Future…
Corporate board directors with island tax haven ties signal greater levels of tax avoidance, study finds
By George Diepenbrock KU News Service LAWRENCE — U.S. companies with board directors who have connections to well-known island tax havens of the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands exhibit significantly greater tax avoidance than other companies, according to a…
Caribbean organizes first regional workshop on human resources
From Presna Latina Georgetown, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The CARICOM Secretariat and the Caribbean Development Bank are collaborating today to organize the first regional workshop to strengthen national capacity to support the 2030 Human Resources Development Strategy. The workshop is…
Legislators cry buyer’s remorse on UT’s secrecy for offshore funds
By Matt Lakin, USA TODAY NETWORK — Tennessee A quick look at how and why the University of Tennessee lobbied to keep some details of “alternative investments” secret. Daniel Connolly, USA TODAY NETWORK – Tennessee When state Rep. Eddie Smith…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
NOTE: See also Community Events listed in DATE ORDER below articles and notices Unveiling of plaque and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Mobi-Mat WHO: The National Council for Persons with Disabilities WHAT: Unveiling of plaque and ribbon-cutting ceremony of Mobi-Mat for use…
UT endowment investing in Cayman Islands; details kept secret under law approved by legislature in 2017
By Tom Humphrey From Humphrey On The Hill The University of Tennessee’s endowment has pumped millions of dollars into private investment funds in recent years, including many chartered in the Cayman Islands, reports the Commercial Appeal, and UT officials university successfully lobbied the Tennessee…
Conclusions of the Eleventh Living Standards Measurement Committee
Tuesday, May 15, 2018 — On 17 and 18 April 2018, the Eleventh Living Standard Measurement Committee (LSMC) meeting was convened at the Radisson Hotel in St. George’s, Grenada. As the steering body for the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB)-funded Enhanced…
St. Lucia: Commissioner says top Caribbean cops tackled organized crime
From The Voice SAINT Lucia’s police commissioner, Severin Moncherry, recently back from a meeting of the Association of Caribbean Commissioners of Police (ACCP) in Jamaica, has said that a lack of resources – both human and otherwise, is the biggest…
OECS/USAID Early Learners Programme undertakes pilot study on virtual coaching method
OECS Media release Friday, May 11, 2018 — OECS Member States participating in the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) supported Early Learners Programme (ELP) have embarked on a pilot study to determine if virtual coaching is a viable…
Cayman Islands Chamber & Ministry of Finance to host Economic Forum
The Hon. Roy McTaggart – Minister for Finance & Economic Development – will deliver the keynote address at the Chamber of Commerce’s upcoming Economic Forum. The Chamber’s economic forum will provide a key status update on each of the country’s…