No new pension reform yet
The Cayman Islands Minister for Employment, Rolston Anglin, announced last Friday (15) that there will be no pension reform before the May General Elections. Anglin confirmed in the Legislative Assembly that work on the Cayman Islands National Pensions Law was…
FOI Commissioner invites election candidates to discuss FOI law
Jennifer Dilbert, the Cayman Islands Information Commissioner, has issued an open invitation to wannabe politicians to meet with her to discuss the Freedom of Information Law. She said she had issued this invitation following public discussions in the media that…
For Love of Country: Progressives looking towards the future
Who are the Progressives? What do they stand for? And why should you vote for them as your new government? These are all questions voters will be asking themselves as the General Election season moves forward. These upcoming elections are…
Cayman Islands Opts for FATCA Model 1 IGA
From Maples See also iNews Cayman story in today’s edition – “Cayman Opts for Model 1 IGA for FATCA” Executive Summary The announcement on 15 March 2013 that the Cayman Islands will opt for a Model 1 intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”)…
Cyprus MPs reject EU-IMF bailout tax on bank depositors
From BBC Cyprus’ parliament has rejected a controversial levy on bank deposits, proposed as part of an EU-IMF 10bn-euro (£8.7bn; $13bn) bailout package. No MPs voted for the bill, with 36 voting against and 19 abstaining. The finance ministry had…
Club Med 2 docks in Grand Cayman
I was informed by one of our readers there was a beautiful cruise ship in our port today and would I please take a look. I did. And what a glorious sight to behold. Here in George Town and attracting…
CITA Board of Director Elections
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands March 12, 2013 – Although the buzz in Cayman surrounds the government elections taking place in May, the non-profit Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) is also in the process of soliciting nominations for the CITA Board…
CPA ExCo Meets in Cayman
Members of the Cayman team, led by Premier Hon. Juliana O’Connor Connolly, JP,) warmly welcomed Commonwealth parliamentary delegates from around the world this morning (Monday, 18 March 2013) for a week-long meeting in the Cayman Islands. The Cayman Islands Branch…
LIME to deliver Loopup conferencing solution to Caribbean businesses
From Jamaica Observer LoopUp, a business collaboration and remote meetings company, recently announced a partnership with LIME that will see the tecommunications provider distributing the LoopUp product as part of a managed service agreement to business customers in its 14…
Cayman Islands seeks Brazil tax removal
Cayman Islands Deputy Premier Rolston Anglin commented in Rio de Janeiro in an interview that the Cayman islands were due to sign tax information accord with Brazil tomorrow (19). This Accord was the “first step in talks with Brazil,” Anglin…
