US: In latest deals, Ellison and Musk can’t block counterbids
By David Ruiz, The Recorder SAN FRANCISCO — Two recent Silicon Valley M&A deals—Tesla Motors Inc.’s acquisition of Solar City and Oracle Corp.’s purchase of NetSuite—have shed light on executive voting agreements, which prevent powerful shareholders from swatting down competing bids….
IMA announces five year commitment to host IMPACT CAYMAN tech conferences in Grand Cayman
Special Economic Zone and Internet Marketing Association to jointly boost local tech knowledge-transfer 16th August – Grand Cayman – The Internet Marketing Association (IMA) and Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), Cayman’s technology-focused Special Economic Zone, strengthened and extended their strategic partnership…
TCI and Cayman Islands launch new civil service partnership
By OLIVIA ROSE From TCI Weekly News The government of the Turks and Caicos Islands has launched a new partnership with the Cayman Islands to improve the performance of the civil services of both countries. The new partnership is geared at…
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3 Possible systems forming in Atlantic From Mike’s Weather Page It appears we are entering a busy couple weeks in the Tropics. Both the GFS/EURO show three possible systems in the Atlantic coming up. Invest 98 images and more…
Cayman Islands Health City completes 100 charitable pediatric surgeries
From South Florida Caribbean News Health City and “Have A Heart” successfully operated on 100 children CAYMAN ISLANDS – Health City Cayman Islands has achieved the initial target set by its founder, Dr. Devi Shetty, when it successfully completed 100…
Dispute Resolution Attorney joins Cayman Islands HSM Group
Dispute Resolution Attorney Joins HSM Group The HSM Group has added a new dispute resolution attorney, Mr. Kerrie Cox, to its expanding practice. Mr. Cox, a highly regarded attorney in the jurisdiction is bringing his experience to the commercial sector…
New Cayman Islands Copyright Law in effect
From HSM IP LTD On 30 June 2016, the Copyright (Cayman Islands) Order 2015 and the Copyright (Cayman Islands) (Amendment) Order 2016 came into force. They extend a customized version of Part 1 of the UK’s Copyright, Designs and Patents Act…
PAHO and UK Overseas Territories in the Caribbean
From Turks & Caicos Sun Ministers of Health from the U.K. Overseas Territories (UKOTs) in the Caribbean ended a two-day meeting at the Pan American Health Organization/World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) last week by agreeing on new priorities for technical cooperation to…
Americans are starting to get worried about the ‘new housing crisis’
By Bob Bryan From Business Insider Americans are catching on to the rise in home prices. The gap between the demand for new homes and the supply coming onto the market, which we’ve dubbed “the new housing crisis,” has caused prices to…
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Cayman Islands: Applications for the UK Government’s prestigious Chevening Scholarships open 8 August 2016
The Chevening Secretariat is accepting applications for 2017/2018 Chevening Scholarships via www.chevening.org/apply from 8 August until 8 November 2016. Chevening Scholarships are awarded to individuals with demonstrable leadership potential who also have strong academic backgrounds. The scholarship offers financial support…
