Mark Boucher retires from international cricket
Further to the news story yesterday concerning the freak accident to Mark Boucher we regretfully announce his forced retirement from the game he loves most. South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher has announced his retirement from international cricket on Tuesday after…
Hedgeweek Guide to setting up Alternative Investment Funds – June 2012: Cayman Islands
by Harney Westwood & Riegels on 7/9/2012 Originally published in the FOCUS REPORT: Hedgeweek Guide to setting up Alternative Investment Funds Jun 2012 www.hedgeweek.com. The Cayman Islands is a leading jurisdiction for the formation of alternative investment funds. In the…
Cultural Historian Roy Bodden Shares His Latest Book of Short Stories
Join local educator, cultural historian and author Roy Bodden at Books & Books in Camana Bay on Thursday, July 26 at 7pm when he shares his latest book, A Gathering of Old Men (Ian Randle, 2012). This free event will…
4 Reasons why bananas kind of suck
Just a few days we published an article from Care2 under the title “15 Surprising Uses for Bananas by Katie Waldeck”. Again from Care2 we publish an article by Eric Steinman* that doesn’t exactly sing their praises: If there is…
$1,397,000 public money wasted for a vacant lot
Alastair Swarbrick, Cayman Islands Auditor General, in his latest report we highlighted last week, made especial mention of the poor management procedures the previous administration, the People’s Progressive Movement (PPM) had implemented resulting in over 5 million dollars on what…
The Mayor of Silicon Valley by Paul McGowan
Paul McGowan is the CEO and co-founder of PS Audio Inc. a Boulder Colorado design and manufacturing company of high-end audio products and services. McGowan has been designing and building high-end products for nearly 40 years. Hobbies include skiing, music,…
STEP Announces New Officers
The Cayman Islands branch of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (“STEP”) recently announced its officer elections following the annual general meeting held in June. Maples and Calder trust partner, Nigel Porteous, secured the honourable position of Chairman, succeeding…
Manchester United file out-of-date accounts for share offer
Manchester United’s Champions League final defeat against Barcelona in 2011 will be reflected in the accounts filed with the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The Glazer family‘s timing for floating Manchester United is facing criticism…
Why we should learn from the Quakers
This excellent article written by Richard Murphy that appeared on the Tax Research UK website asks the question, “Why did Barclays work as a Quaker bank?” Quakers seem to be in vogue at the moment. John Plender wrote about them…
What’s Romney hiding?
Every day iNews Cayman receives at least ten articles a day all concerning USA White House hopeful, Mitt Romney’s, offshore investments in the Cayman Islands (amongst others). Romney’s refusal to answer questions about these accounts has made the American pro…
