90,000 Inner City Jamaicans to benefit from improved services and crime prevention
By S Coward From World Bank WASHINGTON, March 14, 2014 – More than 80,000 Jamaican citizens will benefit from improved services, basic infrastructure and targeted crime and violence interventions in 18 vulnerable inner-city communities as a result of US$42 million…
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Don’t keep sending us unskilled Caymanians says Chamber boss Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce President Johann Moxam said at the opening of the Chamber’s careers and training expo Friday (14) said, “Caymanians and local residents who are registered with the…
UCCI International Ethics Conference opens March 19 – 21, 2014
See also Programme of Plenary Sessions following this story RBC Royal Bank Sponsors UCCI International Ethics Conference March 19 – 21, 2014 RBC Royal Bank is sponsoring this week’s international conference in the Cayman Islands, entitled Toward a Corruption Free…
FACTA: Is your fund ready?
By Joan C. Arnold | Pepper Hamilton LLP From JD Supra FATCA – It’s Here, It’s Not Going To Be Delayed And Action May Be Needed By April 25, 2014. Is Your Fund Ready? This article was published in the…
Secret takedown order in YouTube case sets off frenzy
By Scott Graham, The Recorder Controversy has followed “Innocence of Muslims” ever since the 14-minute video was uploaded to YouTube and dubbed into Arabic. After provoking violent and sometimes deadly protests around the world, the film is now setting off…
Banking secrecy in the Cayman Islands
By Sebastian W S J Sai From Appleby The offshore jurisdictions are commonly thought to be highly secretive, with banking secrecy being an important part of what those jurisdictions offer to businesses and individuals who use them. For example, in…
Checks and balances at the top
By Natalie Deak Jaros and Michael LoParrino From Investment News Investors are demanding more accountability from alternatives fund managers In an era of heightened scrutiny for alternatives fund managers, investors are demanding more accountability. One area on which they are…
My visit to Cayman Brac
My visit to Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands By Andrew McLachlan, Wildlife and Landscape Photography Blog Long Beach – Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands On the second last morning of my two week visit to Cayman Brac, in the Cayman Islands I…
Chief Justices from Caribbean to attend Drug Treatment Court workshop
By S Coward OAS Gathers Chief Justices and More than 60 Professionals from the Health and Justice Systems from the Caribbean to Consolidate Drug Treatment Courts The Organization of American States (OAS), in cooperation with the Canadian Association of Drug…
Implications of FATCA for Cayman Islands liquidators
By Jarrod Farley and Michael Makridakis Carey Olsen What is FATCA? FATCA or the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, is actually a section of the Hiring Incentives to Restore Employment (HIRE) Act passed into United States law in March 2010,…
