CRFM and UNOPS seal agreement to advance small- scale fisheries in the Caribbean
Special emphasis directed at flyingfish fishery in the Eastern Caribbean Belize City, Belize, 22 April 2016 (CRFM)—The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) this week sealed an agreement with a UN agency to strengthen governance arrangements for the flyingfish fishery in…
Cayman Islands: Small Business Association, Ministry of Commerce team up for Expo
The Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA) will be working alongside the Ministry of Commerce to stage the 2016 Small Business Expo. The expo will take place on Saturday, 28 May, at the University College of the Cayman Islands Fellowship…
Australia: Corporate tax avoiders to be fast-tracked through courts, says ATO
By Heath Aston From The Sydney Morning Herald The Australian Tax Office is close to striking a deal with the Federal Court to fast-track large corporate tax cases that have dragged on for years. Tax Commissioner Chris Jordan said the ATO…
Lending & Secured Finance Guide 2016: Cayman Islands
By Tina Meigh, Nick Herrod From Maples In this guide, Tina Meigh and Nick Herrod provide an overview of lending and secured finance law in the Cayman Islands. Their contribution formed part of the 4th edition of the Lending &…
13th Organization of Islamic Cooperation throws support behind Caribbean and African countries in push for reparations
ISTANBUL, Turkey — The 13th Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, which ended on Friday in Istanbul, Turkey, in its communiqué threw its full support behind the Caribbean community and the African Diaspora in their quest to convene an international…
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News analysis: FIFA blasts the Caribbean Mockingbird with its heavy artillery
By James Dostoyevksy From Inside World Football April 21 – Double jeopardy, denial of the most basic due process and defamation of character seems to be the latest modus operandi of a FIFA compliance outfit that makes statements about the…
Cayman Islands Cultural Foundation has successful grants programme
The Cayman National Cultural Foundation (CNCF) is pleased to announce the recipients of grants for the arts, following the Grant Committee’s March 2016 Review. These include the local movie cast of “Tripping Through”; Caribbean Haven’s Music Therapy Programme; the “Singrays”…
Cayman Islands’ Governor names new Auditor General
Her Excellency the Governor, Ms Helen Kilpatrick, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ms Sue Winspear as the new Auditor General of the Cayman Islands. Ms Winspear will take up her role in July 2016. Ms Winspear joins the…
Cayman Islands government appoints new Deputy Accountant General
A Caymanian accountant and former Treasury Manager, Theresa Walters, is the new Deputy Accountant General in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development. In this new role, Mrs. Walters is responsible for managing the preparation of the Core Government’s budget…
US: EFF sues for release of data on decryption requests
By Cheryl Miller, The Recorder SACRAMENTO — Digital liberties group Electronic Frontier Foundation sued the U.S. Department of Justice Tuesday for documents that may shed light on how many times—if ever—the federal government has sought a secret court order forcing companies…
