Panama Papers: IT dept sends 200 info exchange requests
From Money Control The countries to which these references have been made include the United States, the UK, Singapore, nations in the Caribbean islands, Switzerland, British Virgin Islands and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), among others. Widening its probe in…
Cayman Islands Ministry and Chamber renew Contract for Small Business Workshops
The Ministry of Commerce has renewed its contract for the hosting of small business workshops with the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce. The contract took effect on 18 August 2016 and runs until the end of Government’s current fiscal year…
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Cayman Islands: DART announces 2016 Minds Inspired high school scolars
Minds Inspired, Dart’s education initiative, has selected its 2016 high school recipients Ethan Slocock of Cayman Prep and High School and Cristin Jackson of Grace Christian Academy. Ethan is a top student at Cayman Prep and High School and excels…
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Peter Binose: Britain was Great before they joined Europe and they will be Great again outside Europe.
By Peter Binose The British joining the EU did no good turn to the commonwealth members. They were told they would have a bigger market in which to sell their goods. But it destroyed some of those commonwealth producers who…
A fourth US Navy littoral combat ship has broken down in the span of a year
By Hope Hodge Seck, Military.com From Business Insider The littoral combat ship USS Coronado is returning to Pearl Harbor from the Western Pacific after experiencing an engineering casualty earlier Tuesday, officials with the Navy’s Third Fleet confirmed. The incident comes…
TAX EVASION: Cayman Islands and US Taxpayers
BY GARY S. WOLFE, ESQ. From California CEO Two Cayman Island financial Institutions plead guilty to aiding US taxpayers in hiding more than $130m in offshore accounts. In March, 2016 the US Dept. of Justice announced guilty pleas for Two…
Cayman Islands Monetary Authority provides development opportunities for young Caymanians
Each year, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) provides career-development opportunities to young Caymanians who are looking to gain valuable work experience. The Authority also awards scholarships to students who are seeking to further their education in the Finance and…
Sagicor gives boost to Cayman Islands Cancer Society operations
Sagicor Life Cayman Islands has given The Cancer Society a boost that will see improved programmes and services being provided to the wider community. A donation of US$1437.50 was presented to the organization recently to support the entity’s free community…
Pros and cons of Caribbean medical schools
By Edward Chang From Prospective Doctor It is difficult to gain admissions to a U.S. medical school. In 2012, only 19,517 out of 45,266 applicants were accepted to a single medical school. That means 57% of applicants were not accepted…
Bitcoin has a lot of positives and negatives
By Jim Rickards, The Daily Reckoning From Business Insider At various times in history, feathers have been money, shells have been money, dollars and euros are money. Gold and silver are certainly money. Bitcoin and other crypto-currencies can also be money….
