Ambassador meets with the US State Department over tax haven claims
From Antigua Observer Antigua & Barbuda’s Ambassador to the United States Sir Ronald Sanders said he will remain vigorous in attempts to have the US State Department retract its claim that the twin island state is a tax haven. The…
Big challenge ahead for 1MDB’s new auditor, says DAP’s Pua
By Surin Murugiah from The Edge Markets KUALA LUMPUR (April 22): The DAP’s Tony Pua said 1Malaysia Development Bhd’s (1MDB) new auditor’s biggest challenge now is to audit and verify the purported sale of 1MDB’s Brazen Sky or its assets…
Big Nerd Ranch CEO is a featured speaker at IMPACT17
ATLANTA – April 20, 2017 – Big Nerd Ranch, known globally for its highly effective immersive application development bootcamps and app development services, announced that its CEO and founder, Aaron Hillegass, will be a featured speaker at IMPACT17 Cayman. This…
Soccer body CONCACAF sues former executives for $20m
Bahamas-domiciled regional soccer governing body CONCACAF is seeking at least $20 million in damages in a civil lawsuit against two of its former executives – Jack Warner and Chuck Blazer – and related companies in New York, the Cayman Islands…
One US airline never overbooks its flights
By Adam Levine-Weinberg, The Motley Fool From Business Insider Last week, a disturbing video showed a United Continental (NYSE:UAL) customer being violently dragged off an oversold flight. Not surprisingly, this incident has caused outrage around the world and sparked calls…
Thousands Join March for Science to Fight ‘Alternative Facts’
Thousands of people joined a global March for Science on Saturday with Washington the epicenter of a movement to fight back against what many see as an “assault on facts” by populist politicians. Hundreds streamed onto the Washington Mall for…
Beneficial Ownership Registers to be Implemented for Cayman Islands’ Companies
From Campbells This advisory has been prepared as a summary of the law as at April 2017 and is for general guidance only. It is not intended to be, nor should it be used for, a substitute for specific legal…
United Airlines will hate the results of this new poll
By PATRICK KULP From Mashable A new poll says yes—more bad news for the airline after it was slammed on social media for dragging a doctor off a flight and botching the apologies. More than 40 percent of people who…
Caribbean leaders meet to discuss ‘urgent challenges’ facing the region
By Nelson A. King From Caribbean Life The Organization of American States (OAS) says its Secretary General, Luis Almagro, and the former president of the Dominican Republic, Leonel Fernandez, held a working meeting on Tuesday during which they discussed the…
Cayman Islands ATC examiners validated
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (21 April 2017) Three long serving Cayman Islands Airports Authority (CIAA) staff members have been officially validated as Air Traffic Control (ATC) Examiners. ATC Manager Erick Bodden, Airport Operations Manager Robert Harris and ATC Supervisor Robert…
