The CIA’s 1971 secret report on the Senkaku Islands dispute
From Tofugu Tensions have started flaring up again in regards to the Senkaku Islands, though to be honest that’s been going on for a while now. I brought the islands up in my “Where is Japan?” post, quite a while…
Cooperation with regulators improves reputation
By Colin MacKay The 2007/8 global financial crisis continues to influence the environment within which the Cayman investment funds industry operates. Global economic patterns, largely driven by factors emerging from that crisis, continue to shape cross-border political and regulatory developments….
15,000 tons of tyres
15,000 tons of tyres are burning in England. Just imagine the smell By Melissa Goldin From Mashable Approximately 15,000 tons of tyres are up in flames at a tyre recycling plant in a village in the northeast region of England….
Pope won’t be lenient with predator priests: ex-prosecutor
By Philip Pullella From Sun Sentinel VATICAN CITY (Reuters) – Pope Francis will not show leniency towards pedophile priests because truth and justice are more important than protecting the Church, the Vatican’s former sex crimes prosecutor said on Saturday. Monsignor…
Gonsalves tackles issues facing Caribbean community
By Tim Padgett From Miami Herald.Com St. Vincent and the Grenadines, St. Lucia and other Caribbean countries were hammered on Christmas Eve by more than a foot of torrential rain. The flooding and landslides killed at least 13 people and…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
It’s a wrap for HBO’S original drama series “The Newsroom”
The Emmy®-winning drama series is set to begin production on its third and final season Miami – HBO Latin America announced that the Emmy®-winning HBO drama series The Newsroom will begin production on its third and final season this spring,…
Should company benefactors be public knowledge?
By Richard Addlestone, Solomon Harris In response to the push towards greater global transparency on beneficial ownership, the UK has proposed a public register of ownership interests in companies, which could be searched by anyone, anywhere in the world. It…
CIMA’s final Statement of Guidance
From hedgeweek The Statement of Guidance on corporate governance for mutual funds (SoG) published by CIMA in December 2013 is one of the key regulatory developments to have come out of the Cayman Islands in recent years. The results of…
Queen Elizabeth II to gradually hand over charge to Prince Charles?
From The Times of India Queen Elizabeth II turns 88 in April and, since suffering a bout of ill-health last spring, has steadily been shifting responsibility to younger generations of the royal family. LONDON: Britain’s Queen Elizabeth II seems set…
