Fong, Thompson to lead MaplesFS Singapore
The Maples group has launched a full-service MaplesFS in Singapore Eastern Fong, regional head of fund services in Asia, will lead Maples Fund Services (Singapore), which will provide middle-office, data aggregation/reporting and fund administration services to Singapore-domiciled funds established by…
Alpina Celebrates 130th Anniversary in Grand Cayman Islands
From Moorish Harem Alpina brand ambassador William Baldwin accompanied the CEO of Alpina and the President of Alpina USA — along with ProfessionalWatches — and a number of other guests of the brand, to the Grand Cayman islands in October…
New appointment at Carey Olsen Cayman Islands
Sophia Harrison has joined Carey Olsen’s Cayman Islands office as an associate in the litigation and dispute resolution group. Ms Harrison specialises in commercial litigation, banking and finance litigation and restructuring and insolvency. She represents both international and domestic clients…
2013 Christmas stamps a reminder of the past
The Christmas 2013 stamp issue, to be released on 5 November, will feature buildings of historical significance in the Cayman Islands. The buildings are the old Government House in George Town, the Old Homestead in West Bay, the Bodden Town…
LIAT flights disrupted by sudden pilots strike
From Caribbean 360 ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Tuesday November 5, 2013, CMC – Pilots employed with the regional airline, LIAT, stayed away from their jobs on Tuesday severely disrupting the schedule of the Antigua-based airline. A statement issued by the carrier…
Scottish beef company gets secret loan from secret Cayman company
By David Montgomery From Argus Leader Desperate Aberdeen beef plant took $30M loan at 29% interest in In March 2010, the once-promising Northern Beef Packers plant in Aberdeen was in trouble. The multi-million project was only partially completed, out of…
Service clubs go green for recycling awareness
Stationed at 7 grocery stores across island the members of Kiwanis, the 2 Lions Clubs and the 3 Rotary Clubs brought awareness to recycling this past Saturday. The clubs teamed up for this important and needed Community Service project called…
NCVO raise over $128,000
At the National Council for Voluntary Organisation’s (NCVO) annual Radio/Telethon last Saturday 2nd November the event raised $128,170. Even though the organiser’s had set a target of $140,000 the NCVO Chief Executive officer, Janice Wilson, said she was “very delighted”…
Maples and Calder facilitates interview training for students
Maples and Calder is committed to supporting the Islands’ youth and guiding them towards a path of success. This year the firm expanded its reach by providing scholarship interview training for five local high school students. The mock interviews were…
Chamber asks its members if they support Sunday trading
The Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce has sent out the following questionnaire to their members seeking their views on Sunday Trading: For many years, merchants and businesses have been at odds about whether the Sunday Trading Law is being enforced…
