Hometown hero Kemar Hyman joins all-star line-up
Kemar Hyman is the latest athlete to join the talented group of track stars at this year’s Cayman Invitational on May 8 at Truman Bodden. This is Hyman’s second year participating in the Cayman Invitational. “I am very excited to…
Hollande campaign treasurer had companies in [Cayman Islands] tax haven: report
From Business Recorder PARIS: President Francois Hollande’s one-time campaign treasurer holds shares in two companies registered in the Cayman Islands tax haven, a report said Thursday, in another potential political headache for France’s embattled Socialist government. The report in Le…
Death toll hits 62 in India building collapse
MUMBAI, India — The death toll in the collapse of a residential building being constructed illegally in India’s financial capital rose to 62 Saturday amid diminishing hopes of finding any survivors alive, police said. Another 70 people were injured when…
Cayman gets the blame now for US tax payers obtaining less refunds
How about this piece of US nonsense from a Boston, MA radio station wsbradio. Less refund from IRS? Blame the Caymans By Bill Caiaccio Boston, MA — A new study shows you’re probably getting less back in your tax refund…
Fisheries managers from 17 CRFM member states build capacity in transformational leadership
“Our future in the Caribbean lies in our ability to develop and use the knowledge, mental capacity, and skills of our people to make the most of our limited resources and negotiate our way in an increasingly complex and competitive…
Inside the Alpha Course – British Christianity’s biggest success story
From Matthew Bell, The Independent What makes an Alpha male? They may not all clap happily and speak in tongues, but they are all part of an evangelical tide; a global Anglican phenomenon A small cloud hangs over the drab…
Ponzi Scheme used Tax Havens to shuffle investors’ money
ICIJ | By Marina Walker Guevara and Emilia Díaz-Struck Bribes for Venezuelan officials were funneled through tax havens, court filings claim. Francisco Illarramendi often called on Moris Beracha when he needed an infusion of cash. The Venezuelan-born Illarramendi was a…
Pedal cyclist seriously injured in MVA
On Friday 5 April 2013 about 10:56 pm a pedal cyclist was injured along the West Bay Road* in the vicinity of Mandalay Condominiums. His condition is considered serious but stable. The cyclist was apparently riding home towards WB after…
NGO pushes G8 on company ownership transparency
From globalpost Transparency campaigners Global Witness (NGO) on Thursday urged the G8 to take the leak of records from offshore tax havens as a wake-up call and require the names of company owners to be made public. The London-based non-governmental…
Economic policy in Europe: Hypocrisy joins incompetence [Cayman is NOT blamed]
by Andrew Watt Sven Giegold (MEP for the German Greens) has an interesting comment piece in Handelsblatt: while focusing on Portugal, it is illustrative of much that is wrong with economic policymaking in Europe. He reports that 17 of the…






