CIMA to host meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for the Americas
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) will host the fourth meeting of the Regional Consultative Group for the Americas of the Financial Stability Board (FSB) on 27 May, 2013. The FSB was established in 2009 to coordinate the work of…
Cruise passengers fall overboard off Australia
BBC Mark Hutchings of New South Wales Police: “We’re happy that the area we’re searching is the right area” An air and sea search is continuing off the Australian coast for a man and a woman who appear to have…
ICO says budget cuts preventing execution of investigations
Since iNews story “Dilbert joins 33 other FOI officers” published on April 30th, 2013 (see http://www.ieyenews.com/2013/04/dilbert-joins-33-other-foi-officers/) the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner’s Office reported last week that the government’s severe cuts imposed on them is preventing their determining whether public authorities…
Johns Hopkins announces a Vision White Paper
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine have just announced The 2013 Johns Hopkins Vision White Paper under the title “How To Protect Your Vision As You Age”. They say: “Most of us take our vision for granted until we develop…
The Pritzker-Romney Connection
By Edward McClelland, Ward Room “Let me tell you about the very rich,” wrote F. Scott Fitzgerald, whose book about the very rich, The Great Gatsby, is about to be adapted into another movie. “They are different from you and…
Nearly three years after Dodd-Frank, reforms happen slowly
From WCAI On July 21, 2010, President Obama signed into law the Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, commonly known as the Dodd-Frank bill. Reporter Gary Rivlin says “the passage of Dodd-Frank was something of a miracle.” But to…
Scores of rich Australians dodging taxes, ATO says
By Ben Butler, The Age National, Australia More than 100 wealthy Australians, some of them high-profile, have netted tens of millions of dollars in ill-gotten gains through newly discovered links to a worldwide network of tax havens, the Tax Office…
Shanghai Hawker Pacific celebrates 10,000th flight movement milestone
From Blue Sky Business Aviation news Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre (SHPBASC) celebrated its 10,000th flight movement since opening in April of 2010. The milestone flight, a Cayman Islands registered Bombardier Challenger 604, occurred in the early morning…
To Tax or Not to Tax – Senate passes Internet sales tax bill
Written by Theo Chambers Bill to overturn 1992 court decision has support of Obama, Amazon and Walmart – but its future in the House is uncertain. The US Senate on Monday passed a bill aimed at ending tax-free shopping on…
CSA maritime industry conference to focus on ‘improving productivity’
From Bahama islands info Grand Lucayan Resort – The Grand Lucayan Resort will be the host resort for the upcoming Caribbean Shipping Executive Conference, taking place on Grand Bahama Island next week. Organizers say that more than 200 delegates, representing…
