Returning Cayman Islands medical students & doctors welcomed at HSA
Caymanian students abroad who are training to be doctors are encouraged to get in touch with the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA), to ensure the HSA is able to appropriately prepare for their return to Cayman to practice medicine….
Numbered [Cayman Islands] company takes over Bissett mine
By Martin Cash From Winnipeg Free Press The Bissett mine and all the assets of San Gold Corp. are now owned by 7097914 Manitoba Ltd. The numbered company was created to hold the assets on behalf of Beechwood Re, a…
Did you know there is legislation called the “CAYMAN TAX”?
EDITOR: I didn’t until I received the following article published on the Tiberghien website: The Belgian “Cayman-tax” will allow for a “substance exclusion” under strict conditions By Gerd D. Goyvaerts From Tiberghien The Belgian parliament is currently debating new legislation…
Cayman Islands: It’s time to prepare for the common reporting standards
From DMS Another round of International Tax Compliance Required under the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard. The Cayman Islands Department of International Tax Compliance (DITC) has notified Cayman financial institutions of its intention to move forward with implementing the OECD’s Common…
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Time for Caribbean countries to ditch fixed exchange rate to dollar
By Sir Ronald Sanders From AMG By continuing to tie their currencies to the US dollar, Caribbean countries are linking their fortunes to the policies of the US – policies that are made in the interest of the US alone….
Cayman Islands: Joelle McCrae is CITA Allied Manager of the Year
Joelle McCrae, Human Resources Manager at Cayman Turtle Farm: Island Wildlife Encounter, has been named Allied Manager of the Year in the 2015 Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) Stingray Awards. The 2015 Stingray Tourism Awards were held at the Ritz-Carlton,…
Offshore tax zones cost developing countries $100 bln a year – U.N.
From Reuters GENEVA Developing countries are losing around $100 billion a year in revenues because foreign investors are channelling profits through offshore zones to avoid tax, a study by U.N. think-tank UNCTAD said on Wednesday. “Tax avoidance practices therefore are…
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AS I SEE THINGS: Tourism and Caribbean economies
By Brian Francis, From Barbados Nation News In recent times, there has been quite a buzz in the region about the excellent performances of our various tourism industries and the sorts of economic and financial benefits being derived. To some…
Caribbean banks say EU blacklist could hurt region’s financial institutions
From CARIBBEAN360 CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Friday June 26, 2015 – Regional banks are concerned that the European Commission’s listing of Caribbean countries among the world’s worst tax havens could hurt the region’s financial services sector. The Caribbean Association of Banks…
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Can California’s earthquake preparedness experience help the Caribbean protect nutrition during natural disasters?
By Carmen Carpio From The World Bank Anybody who has been through the California school system, like me, will immediately recognize the phrase, “Stop, Duck, and Cover” to mean one thing – EARTHQUAKE! On a lucky day, it would be…
