Cayman Airways expansion
From Latin American Airlines & Industry News GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–National flag carrier Cayman Airways Ltd. could enter a new phase of expansion during 2014 that could include new routes to Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia. The airline was established…
Cooperation with regulators improves reputation
By Colin MacKay The 2007/8 global financial crisis continues to influence the environment within which the Cayman investment funds industry operates. Global economic patterns, largely driven by factors emerging from that crisis, continue to shape cross-border political and regulatory developments….
Should company benefactors be public knowledge?
By Richard Addlestone, Solomon Harris In response to the push towards greater global transparency on beneficial ownership, the UK has proposed a public register of ownership interests in companies, which could be searched by anyone, anywhere in the world. It…
CIMA’s final Statement of Guidance
From hedgeweek The Statement of Guidance on corporate governance for mutual funds (SoG) published by CIMA in December 2013 is one of the key regulatory developments to have come out of the Cayman Islands in recent years. The results of…
Digicel Business fast tracks Caymanian talent
Welcomes Wilmer Stroble Hydes and Nadia Powery to Business Sales Team Wednesday 15th January 2014: Digicel Business, the region’s leading full service business solutions partner, today proudly announced that Wilmer Stroble Hydes has been appointed to the role of Digicel…
HMRC issues letters to Cayman Islands evaders
By Calum Fuller From Accountancy Age HM REVENUE & CUSTOMS has issued letters to individuals it believes hold bank accounts in the Cayman Islands, in order to encourage them to come forward and disclose any previously undeclared income and capital…
Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency head to open UCCI Ethics Conference
From Jamaica Observer THE head of the organisation that rates governments worldwide on anti-corruption will open the University College of the Cayman Islands’ (UCCI’s) March 2014 Caribbean ethics and values conference. Dr Huguette Labelle is the chair of the Board…
Pike Place Market
33 reasons why Pike Place is the best market in America By Harrison Jacobs ALL PHOTOS: Harrison Jacobs/Business Insider except 1 (noted) Seattle’s Pike Place Market may not be the oldest farmer’s market in America, but it is often rated…
Britain’s BG Group gets environmental license for Honduras oil drilling
From, Global Post Tegucigalpa, Jan 18 (EFE).- Honduras’ government has given Britain’s BG Group a four-year environmental license for an oil and gas block in the country’s Caribbean region. The license grants BG Group the right to carry out exploratory…
Selling Caribbean Citizenship
By David Jessop From Guyanese Online News Americas, LONDON, England: Governments in North America and Europe are beginning to look more closely at citizenship for investment schemes, after a small but growing number of incidents have raised concerns about who…
