Cayman Islands 1st Caribbean territory to adopt RICS valuer registration
From Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) 18 Jun 2015 Dear RICS Caribbean Members & Colleagues, I am pleased to be able to share with you our region’s achievements so far this year and some of what is still in…
From the Field: Bringing a blue halo to Barbuda
From Scripps Oceanography Scripps students seek to help Caribbean island preserve its marine life I’m looking out the window of a small, four-seat airplane at the sparkling blue Caribbean water 2,000 feet below. It’s considerably less terrifying than dwelling on…
Is CARICOM trapped?
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 19, 2015 – A common market in the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries would lead to a substantial rise in the regional exports. This is one of the findings of a…
Cayman Islands premier responds to Chamber of Commerce over advertising motion
Statement to Legislative Assembly in Response to Chamber of Commerce By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 19 June, 2015 Madam Speaker, this past Friday the Chamber of Commerce Council issued a public statement concerning Finance Committee’s decision to…
Canada goes to WTO for Caricom
By Bert Wilkinson From Amsterdam News Because neither Canada nor the 15-nation Caribbean trade bloc can agree on a new deal governing trade between the two, Canada has said it now has no choice but to ask the Geneva-based World…
Should women or men manage household finances?
By Samuel Rosenberg From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Friday June 5, 2015 – Are women or men better at managing the household finances? We all like to believe that we are all very skilled at looking after the money and management…
The Price of Liquidity
By Credit Suisse From The Financialist Maintaining a certain amount of liquidity in a portfolio is perfectly justified, but investors tend to pay too much for it, while underestimating the extra returns from holding illiquid assets. The overpricing of liquidity…
Cayman Islands: CRS Update and impending FATCA return deadline
Article by Tim Clipstone, Christopher Capewell, Tim Frawley, Victoria Lissack, Martin Livingston, Alasdair Robertson, Andrew Quinn, Richard Grasby, Harjit Kaur and Michael Gagie from Maples and Calder Following the expiration of the 29 May 2015 notification deadline with the Cayman…
iNews Briefs, More & Community Events
Cayman Islands Community Events FRI JUNE 19 Botanic Park Closure The Botanic Park will close at 230pm on Friday (19 Jun) Needs Assessment Unit Closure The Needs Assessment Unit will be closed on Friday (19 Jun) Purple Dragon Karate Showcase…
Corey Christian emerges top performer for Cayman Islands Government in April
A “go to” person for government senior management for any mobile related issue, Computer Services System Administrator Corey Christian is renowned throughout government for his service mentality. Accordingly, his colleagues were unsurprised when Mr. Christian was chosen by the Deputy…





