Goodbye gasoline… first green LEAF arrives in the Cayman Islands
By Kevin Shereves Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The NCB group in the Cayman Islands has purchased the very first new all-electric Nissan LEAF in the Caribbean, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability. “NCB Group is…
Corporate Governance: The art of war or the science of compliance?
By Joe Truelove From Carey Group, Guernsey Purpose of the article This article has been written to consider the nature of corporate governance and the impact that has on board selection and behaviour. Fundamentally, is corporate governance an art or…
TV and radio ads launched on hospital CEO’s receiving excessive pay and storing public funds in Cayman Islands
Ads urge legislators to demand accountability and transparency BOSTON, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United: A TV and radio campaign has been launched to highlight spendthrift hospital CEOs stashing millions…
“Bitcoin Jesus” promises a virtual paradise
By Jason Clenfield and Pavel Alpeyev From The Washington Post He’s known as “Bitcoin Jesus” in the world of cyber-currencies. Though he can’t promise you heaven, he is offering a haven: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a…
CCJ creating Caribbean law
Consistent with its vision to foster a unique Caribbean jurisprudence, the CCJ has taken another step in its journey to creating this indigenous body of law. This time it did so in the Guyanese case of Rosemarie Ramdehol v Haimwant…
Cayman Islands: The Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Law, 2014
By Anthony Travers From Travers Thorp Alberga This law is now effective in the Cayman Islands. In all substantive respects the provisions of the law will be familiar to English lawyers as it follows, in the main, the Contracts (Rights…
Amazon’s Android phone sets the mobile market on Fire
By Jack Wallen From Tech Republic Jack Wallen examines the release of Amazon’s new Android-based Fire Phone to determine if it can set the mobile market ablaze. The juggernaut online shopping site finally announced it’s first entry into the world…
Yo founder: we were lucky to get hacked (and everything is fixed now)
By Mary Beth Quirk From Consumerist The makers of one-word messaging app Yo are sounding the all-clear after reports last week that the app could easily be hacked, leaving users’ phone numbers at risk. But also? That whole thing was…
Cayman issues FATCA guidance notes, awaits industry feedback
By Avia Collinder, Business Reporter From Jamaica Gleaner Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and the Environment is now collecting industry feedback on guidance notes circulated to the financial sector regarding tax compliance under separate inter-governmental agreements, or IGAs,…
Assessment Committee fails to give reasons for award in land value dispute
In a dispute over the value of a piece land under a compulsory purchase order the Judge said there was not enough evidence provided for him to make a decision. Justice Alex Henderson had the Hearing on March 25/26 2014…
