Christmas meat – Cayman Islands Abattoir Services advisory
In anticipation of a high seasonal demand for fresh local beef, pork and other meat, the Department of Agriculture (DoA) reminds ranchers and farmers of the process for using its abattoir services – especially before the traditional Christmas rush. December…
Madoff case ruling means some offshore funds protected
From Offshore Bankers A ruling in a bankruptcy case in a federal court in New York involving fraudster Bernard Madoff and the Koch brothers, U.S. billionaires known for funding conservative causes, has put some offshore funds out of reach of…
Cayman’s chocolate elves
Chocolate Elves Stage Holiday Takeover of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman Marketwired Chocolate Elves Stage Holiday Takeover of The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman The exquisitely sculpted chocolate showpieces take 540 hours to bring to life in time for their December 5, 2016…
Cayman Islands: Sustainability 0f Offshore: Using Cayman for investment into Africa
Article by Lisa Akiri, Harneys From Mondaq The use of offshore is an integral part of African financing. Offshore vehicles are used for a variety of structures including bond issuances, listing, loan financing, JVs and PE structures. Investors in and…
Marine General ‘Mad Dog’ Mattis got Trump to rethink his position on torture in under an hour
By Paul Szoldra From Business Insider While on the campaign trail, President-elect Donald Trump often asserted that “torture works.” But one meeting with legendary Marine Gen. James Mattis appears to have made him rethink that stance. On Saturday, Trump met…
Barclays’ new ATMs let you withdraw money with your phone
By Matt Brian From engadget Contactless technology is, we’re told, destined to replace physical currency. In the meantime, you’ll soon be able to use your phone to withdraw cash from an ATM — if you’re with Barclays that is. The…
Cayman Islands Finance Minister’s speech to Professional Development Week
Navigating the Future: Challenges Ahead By Honourable Marco Archer Minister for Finance and Economic Development 24 November 2016 Introduction Good Morning Ladies and Gentlemen, it is indeed my pleasure to have been invited to speak this morning, Day 2 of…
Autonomous cars coming to Boston’s roads with Nutonomy starting trials there
By Victoria Hosingapore Fresh from kicking off driverless trials in Singapore, Nutonomy is headed home to Boston to test its autonomous vehicles there. The company has already obtained permission, and will run its cars at an unspecified date in the…
Pope Francis grieves, prays for atheist revolutionary Castro
From Newsmax Pope Francis said the death of Cuba’s revolutionary leader Fidel Castro was “sad news” and that he was grieving and praying for his repose. Francis expressed his condolences in a Spanish-language message to Fidel’s brother, President Raul Castro…
Google opens new AI lab and invests $3.4M in Montreal-based AI research
By Darrell Etherington From TechCrunch Google has invested a total of $4.5 million CAD ($3.4M US) in AI research in Montreal’s Institute for Learning Algorithms, with an academic fund covering three years that will help pay for seven faculty members…
