Prioritizing the Caribbean creative industry through THE CCIMU
Port-of-Spain, TRINIDAD, June 17, 2016. The process of cultivating a buoyant and sustainable cultural and creative economy within the Caribbean is a step closer with the development of a business plan to establish the Caribbean Creative Industries Management Unit (CCIMU)….
Cayman Islands man charged with 14 counts of fraud-related offences
From RCIPS: Fri, Jun 17, 2016 at 1:37 PM The man, age 37, of George Town, arrested on 6 May 2016 by FCU detectives, has been charged with fourteen counts of fraud-related offences, specifically, Theft (2 counts), Forgery (2 counts), False…
The Cayman Islands “Lands” a surprise event at Dallas’ Grapevine Mills Mall
The Cayman Islands Department of Tourism and Cayman Airways partnered on a pop-up consumer event promoting summer flights with signature Caymanian food & drink and special giveaways Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands, June 16, 2016 – On Saturday, June 11, the…
Milken’s Former Manager raises $500 Million for new Credit Fund [offshore version in Cayman Islands]
By Miles Weiss From Bloomberg Carl Meyer formed Silver Rock Financial LP to manage new fund Milken said to contribute several hundred million in seed cash The former head of Michael Milken’s family office raised more than $500 million in less than…
Cayman Islands enhances its commitment to global transparency
By Gary Smith – Loeb Smith From Lexology The Cayman Islands Government has issued The Confidential Information Disclosure Bill, 2016 (“Confidentiality Bill”) which, once it comes into force will bring into effect a fundamental overhaul of confidentiality laws in the…
Foreign ownership of US debt falls for 1st time in 6 months [Cayman Islands decline]
BY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER AP Economics Writer From The Herald Foreign holdings of U.S. Treasury securities slipped for the first time in six months, led by declines in Ireland and the Cayman Islands, the third and fourth largest owners of U.S….
Cayman Islands regulator acts against Rob Aspinall & Canover Watson
Cayman’s financial regulator – Cayman Islands Monetary Authority – has taken action against two licensed company directors – Robert Aspinall and Canover Watson – after they were both implicated in separate criminal activity. See below: (Click on images to enlarge)
St Vincent resort developer begins action against accountants in UK court
From Caribbean News Now LONDON, England — A court case cited by The Lawyer magazine as one of the most significant to come to trial in 2016 started on Tuesday in London, in which Harlequin, the developer of the Buccament…
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Dominica kicks off first day of Caribbean Aviation Meetup Conference
The government of the Commonwealth of Dominica through the Ministry of Tourism and Urban Renewal and Discover Dominica Authority officially opened the first CARIBBEAN AVIATION MEETUP Conference in Dominica on June 14 2016. The Minister for Tourism and Urban Renewal…
Dutch Caribbean Islands trying to tackle Banking issues, looking for solutions to safeguard economy
From St Martin News PHILIPSBURG: — Minister of Finance Richard Gibson Sr. told reporters on Wednesday at the Council of Ministers press briefing that he recently returned from the United States as he was part of a delegation put together…
