Applicants wanted for a one-way ticket to Mars
By Melissa Hogenboom, BBC News Want to go to Mars? Dutch organisation Mars One says it will open applications imminently. It would be a one-way trip, and the company hopes to build a community of settlers on the planet. Uncharted…
Siem Amethyst anchor handling tug supply vessel, Norway
From technology.com Siem Amethyst is a large-capacity anchor handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel owned and managed by Siem Offshore, a supply and subsea shipping company headquartered on the Cayman Islands. Delivered in April 2011, Siem Amethyst was the last in…
Harvard’s Reinhart: Central banks ‘Bending over backwards’ to help debt crises
By John Morgan Governments in Europe and the United States are incapable of reducing their debts, so central banks are stepping forward to reduce the global financial crisis themselves, according to Harvard economist Carmen Reinhart. The disturbing end result, Reinhart…
Cayman’s Police Association concerned about their members safety and security
In a statement from the Cayman Islands Police Association issued last Friday (15), president Rudolph Gordon said: “The police association condemns these acts of violence against our officers who put their lives at risk daily to ensure communities are safe…
How to steal a billion in taxes [and a big chunk is hidden in USA]
Ned Resnikoff, msnbc This year, the U.S. government will again fail to collect billions of dollars in taxes from corporations and wealthy individuals who have moved their income into tax havens. And the United States won’t be alone; in fact,…
Wealth Briefing Exclusive: Top-ranking manager at Barclays in Asia leaves
By Tom Burroughes and Chrissy Coleman Barclays’ wealth and investment management division’s market head of Singapore and Malaysia has left the bank, this publication can confirm. Soh Chye Guan, managing director, resigned from Barclays to “pursue other opportunities”, according to…
Tourism apprentices showcase their talents and shine at luncheon
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, 16 Apr. 13. Five culinary students from the Tourism Apprenticeship Training Programme (TATP) Award hosted a luncheon for sixteen specially invited guests to demonstrate their culinary skills and showcase their talents. The Castelli Bistro Italiano luncheon…
DMS voted Top Employer in the Cayman Islands.
Caymanian business conglomerate DMS was once again voted one of the best places to work in Cayman, at the greatly coveted Best Places to Work awards, handed April 13th during a sparkling gala held at Grand Cayman’s Ritz Carlton Resort….
Multiple award winner was a presenter at CTO Sustainable Tourism Conference in Trinidad & Tobago
Multiple award winning hotelier Ewald Biemans, whose properties enjoy average occupancies of over 90 per cent, shared his innovative and profitable environmental approaches with delegates attending the region’s premier sustainable tourism conference in Trinidad & Tobago that started on Monday…
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Deputy CFO appointed
By Marketwired, Marketwired.com CAMANA BAY, GRAND CAYMAN–(Marketwired – Apr 16, 2013) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (“Tethys” or the “Company”) (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) today announced the appointment of Denise Lay as Deputy Chief Financial Officer (Deputy CFO) with immediate effect. Denise has been…
