Will the Cayman Islands honor FATCA?
From Due Diligence The Cayman Islands was one of the first countries that agreed to FATCA, the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act. A recent spat between the Cayman Islands and Australia, however, has us wondering if the Caymans will actually…
Lawyers prep for battle in iPod antitrust class action
By Marisa Kendall, From The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Depending on who you ask, Apple Inc.’s 2006 iTunes update was either a “significant enhancement” that gave users “amazing new features,” or it was a ruse created solely to feed the…
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Cayman Islands: Tethys Petroleum Limited: Corporate Update
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – Dec 1, 2014) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company” (TPL.TO) (TPL.L)) is pleased to provide an update to our shareholders on the current operations, forward plans and the strategic focus of the Company…
Publicly traded NPEs take investors for a bumpy ride
By Scott Graham, from The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — When the Federal Circuit affirms summary judgment of noninfringement, that’s usually considered bad news for the patent holder. But SmartMetric Inc., a tiny, publicly traded company that’s been litigating patent claims…
Lighthouse students tour government offices
Sixteen Lighthouse School students yesterday got a first-hand look inside Government’s operations. As part of a school project to learn about the work that Government does, the young people aged seven to ten years toured the Government Administration Building on…
The obstacles behind the demise of the sapphire iPhone screen
By Kevin Bullis for MIT Technology Review From Mashable In the year leading up to the release of the iPhone 6, Apple invested more than $1 billion in an effort to make sapphire one of the device’s big selling points….
“Closing the gap to Universal access” Remarks by Mr Dereck Springer, PANCAP Coordinating Unit Director
From Communications Unit, CARICOM Secretariat (CARICOM Secretariat, Turkeyen, Greater Georgetown, Guyana) The 2014 World AIDS Day theme is ‘Closing the Gap’. This theme challenges us as Policy makers, programme managers and implementers to identify and develop strategies and policies for…
Cayman Islands Premier in London meets with Cayman students studying in UK
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin hosted a reception in London for Cayman students who are studying in the UK on Saturday, 29 December, 2014. The Premier is in London to attend the annual Overseas Territories Joint…
PayPal’s Bitcoin integration and the future of digital currency adoption
By Ken Miller from Techcrunch Editor’s note: Ken Miller is the COO of Gem. Previously he was VP of risk management at PayPal executive and adviser to Square. Recently, PayPal announced several partnerships aimed towards enabling certain PayPal merchants to…
Former attorney general’s contact with Pam Bondi’s office raises questions
By Michael Van Sicklerherald/Times Tallahassee Bureau From Miami Herald When the cruise line Royal Caribbean sought to amend a 1997 consumer protection agreement with the Florida Attorney General’s office, it hired a lawyer familiar with the agency’s inner workings. Former…
