Lucy admitted as attorney
Lucy Sleep, who recently completed her articles at Maples and Calder, was admitted as an attorney-at-law by the Hon. Justice Alexander Henderson in the Grand Court, on 30 November. Ms. Sleep first joined Maples and Calder in 2000 as an…
Walkers announces retirement of Chairman
Grand Cayman – (December 9, 2011) – Leading international financial law firm Walkers announces that after an extremely distinguished career spanning almost 32 years with the firm, chairman Grant Stein has decided to retire on 30 June 2012. Having joined…
Weststar announces launch of fibre project
WestStar officials have announced the launch of the company’s fibre-optic project. Because of limited bandwidth in its wireless spectrum, WestStar officials have been working toward installing a wired cable system which allows the company to expand its channel lineup. After…
Maples Group election results
The Maples Group recently held its bi-annual elections for various management positions. Henry Smith retains the role of Global Managing Partner of Maples and Calder. David Brooks continues on as Chairman and Scott Somerville as Chief Executive Officer of MaplesFS….
Ernst & Young funds ICCI chair
Ernst & Young Partner Mike Mannisto (left) presented ICCI Dean Scott Cummings a cheque for CI$18,500 which covers a three year period to help fund the academic chair for a full-time professor in accounting. “Our firm puts high value on…
Olympus probe figure heads to Cayman, relative says
Hajime Sagawa, the Japanese banker whose firms got $687 million in fees as part of Olympus Corp.’s $2.1 billion buyout of Gyrus Group Plc, has left Florida for the Cayman Islands, his brother-in-law said, a month after divorcing his wife…
Special edition Kittiwake watch
ORIS have released a Limited Edition DIVER to commemorate the deliberate sinking of the USS Kittiwake in Grand Cayman, which done in order to create an artificial reef. Priced at $3500, the watch is available at The Mansion in Camana…
NOTICE: UNITED NATIONS UNDERLINES IMPORTANCE OF PEOPLE POWER
Major volunteering-centred events set for 5 December 2011 In Nepal, over the course of 20 years, 50,000 community volunteers have helped reduce child mortality by a third. After the Japan tsunami, thousands of individuals stepped up to assist relief efforts….
New secure system at Maritime Authority
ISLE of Man based software company PDMS has completed the successful implementation of a new secure system of online document access for the Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands. The Maritime Authority of the Cayman Islands incorporates one of the…
Office Supply’s big “Thank you” to customers
Office Supply Ltd. were saying a great Christmas season thank you to all their customers with their Customer Appreciation evening at their Marquee Plaza store. There were drinks and food all round, as well as a raffle, where customers who…
