Mourant Ozannes expands offshore with BVI office opening
Following the opening of a Hong Kong office in January this year, leading offshore law firm, Mourant Ozannes, has announced that it has opened an office in the British Virgin Islands. Mourant Ozannes advises on the laws of four of…
Premier meets Simmonds
Premier McKeeva Bush was in London, the first stop of an official trip that takes him to Copenhagen and Greenland for meetings of overseas countries and territories. On Thursday, 20th September, the Premier and other members of the Cayman delegation…
Esterley Tibbetts Highway Extension Update
Construction work on the Esterley Tibbetts Highway Extension continues to progress under the supervision of the NRA. This week Jairam Building Contractors will install arch units for a bridge on the section of highway between Raleigh Quay and Yacht Drive. …
Conservative party treasurer lobbies for UK to be like Cayman Islands : two opposing views
1. Tory treasurer wants UK to become more like a tax haven By Rajeev Syal and Martin Williams The Guardian Lord Fink calls for tax law changes as Guardian reveals 68 MPs and peers are directors of firms linked to…
Tech firms find havens [like Cayman Islands] from U.S. taxes
By Carolyn Lochhead SF Gate Washington — Silicon Valley multinationals aggressively exploit foreign tax havens in Bermuda, Grand Cayman and elsewhere to dodge U.S. taxes, according to a bipartisan Senate report issued Thursday. Hewlett-Packard, based in Palo Alto, and Microsoft, based…
Two stories on starting an offshore shell company
1. NBC’s I-Team: How We Started An Offshore Shell Company By Chris Glorioso and Tom Burke It doesn’t take a squadron of bankers or lawyers to set up one of these secretive shell corporations that dodge U.S. taxes It is…
CUC apologises
Customers in East End, North Side, Bodden Town, Prospect and parts of George Town were without power Friday (21) morning. All except North Side were due to lightning strikes. In North Side a broken limb came in contact with one…
DEH issues safety and course certification releases
1. Keeping Lunchbox Meals Safe After the long summer holiday, parents and students are now getting back into the school routine – which also means getting back into the daily lunch-making routine. Parents are therefore reminded by Department of Environmental…
Port plans Sail-A-Bration for Disney Magic (calling at Grand Cayman)
By Laura Elder The Daily News GALVESTON — Hundreds of spectators gathered Saturday at Pier 26 to mark the first island sailing of Disney Magic, one of the world’s most recognizable ocean liners sporting Mickey Mouse logos on its funnels….
A postcard from Occupy Apple [Apple has accounts in the Cayman Islands?]
By Philip Elmer-DeWitt CNNMoney Fortune Why a score of protestors have gathered on Fifth Avenue for a “sleepful demonstration” FORTUNE — “You don’t need your iPhone,” says the bearded young man with a cardboard sign every time someone takes his…
