Jersey is world’s favourite offshore centre [Cayman is 4th]
by Jim Atkins, iExpats.com Despite their reputations taking a severe knock, the world’s offshore financial centres have managed to bounce back in popularity, according to a new report. The Global Finance Centre Index, produced by research group Long Finance, uses…
The corporate offshore tax shuffle
By Scott Klinger, Sky Valley Chronicle Shifts $90 billion of tax expenses onto the backs of working stiffs this Tax Day (NATIONAL) – Today (April 8), corporate profits are setting all-time records while middle class families continue to struggle financially….
Once Upon A Time spin-off takes shape, gains a wolf…sort of
by Alasdair Stuart Bleeding Cool Staff Writer Once Upon A Time is one of those shows I’m still trying to figure out. It’s a great idea in principle, and the episodes I’ve seen have involved Robert Carlyle not so much…
Grand Bahama enchanted by Welsh choir benefit concerts
Grand Bahamians who were in town for the Easter holidays were rewarded with the melodic sounds of the multi-award-winning Brythoniaid Male Voice Choir over the weekend. The 50-member choir performed two benefit shows for the Grand Bahama Children’s Home (GBCH):…
Navasota Energy disturbed by allegation of inappropriate behavior by Cayman’s ERA
Because of former Managing Director of Cayman Islands Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERA), Joey Ebanks, claim that he was asked to fix the bid for DECCO in order for them to be awarded the contract to them to generate 36MW of…
France asks media to give tax haven evidence to judiciary
PARIS: France’s new budget minister on Tuesday asked media organisations involved in a global “Offshore Leaks” probe on tax havens to hand over any evidence they have to the judiciary. “I ask the press that says it has elements and…
7-Year-old boy fighting brain cancer scores 69-yard touchdown
From Mashable It’s not every day that you see players and fans from both teams cheer at the top of their lungs when someone scores a touchdown, but that’s what happened when Jack Hoffman ran the ball into the end…
Why doesn’t WSPA view the CTF ‘independent inspection’ report as a legitimate basis for constructive dialogue?
Following public pressure from nearly 180,000 individuals across 150 countries (WSPA, 2012), WSPA was encouraged to see that the Cayman Turtle Farm (CTF) responded to our animal welfare concerns by commissioning an independent inspection to establish whether its operation was…
UK, EU Tighten the screws at the banks. . . maybe
Unprecedented new levels of regulation are poised to take effect in the United Kingdom and across the Eurozone due to banking sector reforms demanded by the public after the recent European debt crisis. Nevertheless, there are doubts about implementation, in…
Travers on CIMA transparency and DMS apply for Judicial Review
Cayman Islands: Commentary On The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) – Private Sector Consultation Paper On Corporate Governance 13 March 2013 Article by Anthony Travers, Travers Thorp Alberga Summary The CIMA paper on proposed corporate governance expresses the intention that…
