Offshore Alert announce delegates for Conference Europe
The OffshoreAlert Conference Europe will take place at The May Fair Hotel, in London, on November 26-27. Sessions include those on current trends and opportunities in the offshore world, how the signing of Tax Information Exchange Agreements has affected offshore…
Hyatt demolitions and renovations started
Last week work started on demolishing areas of the old Hyatt Regency Hotel, part of the Hyatt Regency Grand Cayman Resort, that has stood empty and deteriorating ever since Hurricane Ivan hit Grand Cayman in September, 2004. Cayman Recycling began…
WA announces a significant increase but headlines an insignificant decrease
The following is a press release from Water Authority (WA) – Cayman with the headline act not headlined at all. Please see today’s Editorial on the same subject. The Water Authority has Announced the Removal of the Minimum Monthly Fee…
Procurement experts advise civil servants
At the 22nd October 2012 Deputy Governor and Chief Officers’ Meeting, caroline Hastings and Roy Towler, two Procurement experts from the States of Jersey gave a brief presentation outlining what they hoped to accomplish during their visit and a brief…
General Registry relocating to GAB
Cayman Finance have announced effective Monday, 5 November 2012, all services provided by General Registry will be available at the Government Administration Building (GAB), 133 Elgin Avenue, George Town. The General Registry office at Citrus Grove will be closed from…
Airline blacklisted but Mac signs MOU with its majority shareholder
In our Editorial on October 16 2012 we reported that our premier, McKeeva Bush, is touting Southeast Asia’s largest publicly listed food, beverage, and packaging company San Miguel Corporation (SMC) of the Philippines for business opportunities. Mr. Bush met with…
Costa Mediterranea to call in to Grand Cayman
Costa Cruises said recently it will be bringing back a taste of Italy to the tropics this winter when Costa Mediterranea repositions to the Caribbean beginning Nov. 20 2012. The ship, which is replacing Costa Atlantica, is set to sail 10-day cruises from Port…
Greek bank list editor Costas Vaxevanis acquitted
A Greek journalist has been acquitted of breaching privacy for publishing the names of 2,000 suspected tax evaders. Costas Vaxevanis published a list of Greeks with Swiss bank accounts, including a government minister and other prominent figures in public life….
Journalists barred from former USA President Bush speech to Cayman Islands investment summit.
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands – Organizers of an investment conference in the Cayman Islands say they have been forbidden from disclosing any details about a speech by former President George W. Bush in the offshore financial haven. A spokesman for…
Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. releases third quarter 2012 results
GREENLIGHT RE ANNOUNCES THIRD QUARTER 2012 FINANCIAL RESULTS GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – October 31, 2012 – Greenlight Capital Re, Ltd. (NASDAQ: GLRE) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2012. Greenlight Re reported net income of $46.1…
