Alphabet’s latest project is Birth Control for Mosquitoes
By Antonio Regalado From Biomedicine At one of Alphabet’s campuses in Mountain View, California, entomologists working behind the steel door of a bio-safety lab are breeding mosquitoes in a new effort by the search giant to create automated insect farms….
US tycoon set to make billions on British tech giant: Misys returns in £5.5bn float after being sold for £1.3bn
By SABAH MEDDINGS From This Is Money Britain’s original tech giant is returning to the London market – netting its secretive US owners millions and firing the starting gun on a float bonanza. Misys, which builds financial software, hopes to…
Major acquisition of Barclays UK trust business unit announced
From Offshore Bankers ZEDRA has announced that it has agreed terms to acquire Barclays UK trust business for an undisclosed sum. The new acquisition will increase ZEDRA’s size by around a quarter and at the same time, open up important…
Robert De Niro in Dubai to promote Caribbean investment opportunities
By Lubna Hamdan From Arabian Business .Com Hollywood actor Robert De Niro is expected to arrive in Dubai this week to promote Caribbean tourism and investment opportunities as he reportedly placed a $250 million stake in projects in Antigua and…
Corporate profits take permanent vacation In Caymans and Bermuda
By SONARI GLINTON From WCAI Tax avoidance has been in the news from Apple to Donald Trump. A new study by Citizens for Tax Justice looks at how widespread the the practice is. The study looked at Fortune 500 companies…
New Director of Cayman Islands Computer Services Department
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN – The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has hired a new Director of the Computer Services Department (CSD). Simon Spiers, who recently took up the post, brings with him vast experience that spans the UK Public…
Foster’s IGA Year of Giving to Cayman Islands Update
December 10th, 2015 marked Foster’s Food Fair – IGA’s 35th Anniversary. In 1980, David Foster identified the need for a modern supermarket on Grand Cayman that provided quality food and a larger selection of items at a lower cost. With…
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Former Olympian to teach Running School in Cayman Islands
Jeff Galloway, world-renowned runner and founder of the popular Run-Walk-Run method, will be the special guest at the Intertrust Cayman Islands Marathon, which takes place on Sunday, 4 December. Galloway, who’s in his early seventies and has over 50 years…
HSM Vipers wins Cayman Islands Women’s Flag Football League
HSM sponsored the HSM Vipers in the Cayman Islands Flag Football Association league over the summer and became the victors of the women’s league. On October 2, 2016 the HSM Vipers were awarded the trophy for their participation and overall…
The next US president could be one of the least transparent in modern history
By Marc Joffe, The Fiscal Times Americans are about to elect one of the most secretive presidents in recent memory, regardless of which major party candidate wins. Both Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton either don’t understand or simply reject the…
