New EU anti-money laundering directive came into force from 26 June
From Out-Law.com A raft of reforms to EU anti-money laundering rules became EU law later this month after they were finalised and published in the Official Journal of the EU. Countries will have two years to turn the directive into…
Bryce Merren gets jail sentence of 9 years
Caymanian businessman, Bryce Merren, who pleased guilty to one count of conspiring with others to possess cocaine last December, received a jail sentence of 9 years following U.S. federal court proceedings in Puerto Rico last Thursday (25). Merren originally had three charges filed against him. The…
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Smoothie King donates to Special Olympics Cayman Islands
Smoothie King proudly made a donation of $500 to the Special Olympics Cayman Islands (SOCI) in support of the organization and its athletes. The donation from Smoothie King further honours their recent sponsorship of the 23rd Annual Flowers One Mile…
Experts: Terrorists forming U.S. shell companies [but NOT in the Cayman islands]
By James McGinnis From The Intelligencer Thirty-four years after U.S. sanctions were imposed in 1979, the Iranian government’s national bank was able to purchase and rent out property on New York’s Fifth Avenue just off Rockefeller Center. With lax regulations,…
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Swiss secrecy bolsters soccer corruption
By Don Bauder From San Diego Reader Bribes, kickbacks part of the game for two generations Sports and secrecy go together. Hut-hut and hush-hush are almost one and the same. Look at all those disguised traps in the stadium task…
“Coming Home” to Schooner’s Bar & Grill at Cayman Islands Turtle Farm
A new monthly event will continue at Schooner’s Bar & Grill on Friday, 26th June. Planned to take place on the last Friday of each month, “Coming Home: An evening of Caymanian food and entertainment” will feature a live band…
Cayman Islands: Formation of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds
From Harneys June 2015 The Cayman Islands has long been the most prominent offshore jurisdiction through which to structure offshore private equity and venture capital funds. Why the Cayman Islands? “As can be seen, the tax-exempt, non-regulated and highly flexible…
Cayman Islands earns significant international accolades
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (25 June 2015) –The Cayman Islands has received numerous honours and accolades during the first half of 2015. From best beach to destination of the year, international media and organisations are overflowing with praises for the…
Cayman Islands: Jason Dorsey to Keynote Cayman Captive Forum 2015
George Town, Grand Cayman, 24 June 2015 The keynote speaker for the 2015 Cayman Captive Forum is the “Gen Y Guy”, Jason Dorsey. Jason Dorsey, who wrote his first best-selling book at the tender age of 18, is now the…
