Constitution drafting adviser set to join Rivers team
Sir Jeffrey Jowell, QC, the Cayman Islands Government’s former drafting adviser on the Cayman Islands 2009 Constitution Order, has filed an application for limited admission to the Cayman Islands bar to assist Education Minister Tara Rivers’s legal team. Ms Rivers…
Businessman’s sentence for theft almost halved on appeal
Derrick Thomas, a local businessman convicted by Justice Charles Quin last April for falsely obtaining approx. $100,000 from customers of his geothermal air conditioning company Geocomfort, won his appeal for the length of his jail term. Thomas conned at least…
E-Waste Systems launches Caribbean initiative
First Containers to Begin Flowing in Q3 for Processing in Ohio; Governments Approached to Solve the eWaste Issue in the Archipelago LONDON–(Marketwired – Jul 16, 2013) – E-Waste Systems, Inc. (OTCQB: EWSI) (‘EWSI’ or the “Company”), an electronic waste management…
Sea of clouds
by Jakob Wagner From Colossal Expansive cloud formations over the Mediterranean and Caribbean Seas Photographer Jakob Wagner shoots wonderful wide-angle aerial photographs in addition to commercial work for Audi, Wired, and Jim Beam. My two favorite collections of work are…
Mourant Ozannes 2013 Summer Interns
Over twenty-five secondary and tertiary students applied for Mourant Ozannes’ Internship Programme this year, and out of those, twelve were selected to experience the world of offshore law before returning to their studies in the Fall. The students are all…
Royal Caribbean offering Christmas time cruise sale
From Royal Caribbean Blog Royal Caribbean kicked off a new cruise sale today, called the Holiday Cruise Sale, where guests can get up to $200 in onboard credit for sailings between December 18 – 31, 2013. The sale begins today…
Cayman Islands Exempted Limited Duration Companies
From Conyers Dill & Pearman Foreword This memorandum has been prepared for the assistance of those who are considering the formation of companies in the Cayman Islands. It deals in broad terms with the requirements of Cayman law for the…
A.M. Best affirms ratings of Eastern Re Ltd. SPC
OLDWICK, N.J., Jul 15, 2013 (BUSINESS WIRE) — A.M. Best Co. has affirmed the financial strength rating of A (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a” of Eastern Re Ltd. SPC (Eastern Re) (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands). The outlook for…
Former employee of BCSL denies stealing nearly $440,000
Patricia Glasgow, a former employee of Bodden Corporate Services Ltd (BCSL), pleaded not guilty last Friday (12) of stealing US$439,300 that reportedly belonged to Rochester Ltd a client of BCSL. Glasgow was charged with theft, obtaining money transfer by deception…
New president and GM for WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR)
WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (ADR) : WuXiPRA Names James Pusey President and General Manager SHANGHAI and RALEIGH, N.C., July 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ — WuXiPRA, a contract research organization (CRO) that offers Phase I-IV clinical trial services in China, Hong Kong,…
