Uniregistry is hiring
From Elliot’s blog Frank Schilling is a big proponent of gTLD domain names, and he has invested millions of dollars into his company, Uniregistry. Not only is Uniregistry physically expanding in Grand Cayman, but the company is also hiring. According…
Snakehead ‘Monster’ Fish Invades NYC
Cherise Udell, Care2 A large “frankenfish” with piranha-like teeth that can live out of water for days was found in NYC’s Central Park. Take one look at this bad boy and you know you do not want this fish in…
George Osborne claims progress in tax haven plan
By Patrick Wintour, Juliette Garside and Ben Quinn, guardian.co.uk, All British overseas territories with large financial operations have signed up to transparency strategy, says chancellor George Osborne claims to have won a significant victory in his campaign to open up…
HMRC clampdown on offshore trusts might lead to jail, tax adviser warns
From International Adviser UK residents who have access to money through offshore trusts are being advised to check that their arrangements are still within the current tax laws following HMRC’s recently announced swoop on trusts that are being used to…
Royal Caribbean to expand short cruises from Florida [with stops in Cayman]
Royal Caribbean will have five ships sailing short Caribbean and Bahamas cruises out of Florida in 2014 — one more than this year. The lines says the 1,998-passenger Vision of the Seas will join the 3,634-passenger Liberty of the Seas…
Venezuela: Respect Free Speech!
Care2 signatures: 5,458 signature goal: 10,000 Target: Venezuela Government Sponsored by: Brittany E.G. Since the slight victory of Nicolas Maduro in the recent Venezuelan elections, the country has erupted in horrifically violent protests. Maduro’s opponent challenged the results, but the…
O2Micro Reports First Quarter 2013 Financial Results
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, May 1, 2013 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — O(2) Micro(R) International Limited (Nasdaq:OIIM), a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, reported its financial results today for the first quarter of…
Billionaire’s decades of profits spirited away [to Cayman?]
By Mark Baker, Editor-at-Large, The Age – From The Sydney Morning Herald Glamorous property deals and harbourside mansions reaped nothing for the taxpayer. One of Asia’s richest tycoons has avoided tax on tens of millions of dollars in profits from…
Managing Partners suspends redemptions to life policy fund
From Products By: Helen Burggraf – International Adviser Managing Partners Ltd, a Cayman Islands-registered asset manager, has revealed that it “imposed a redemption gate” on its Traded Policies Fund last month, becoming the latest traded life policy fund manager to…
More questions for 1MDB
By P Gunasegaram, malaysiakini QUESTION TIME So far, strategic development company, 1Malaysia Development Bhd or 1MDB has released two statement which attempt to answer many questions raised in two series of articles in KiniBiz and reports in other publications, as…
