James Buchanan Duke: Father of the modern cigarette
By William Kremer, BBC World Service It looks harmless enough – white, 8cm (3in) long and about the width of a child’s finger – but the cigarette is vilified like no other product. Who invented it and how much responsibility…
Tethys Petroleum Limited: Operations Update
Tethys Petroleum Limited TPL 11/13/2012 2:00:05 AM Tethys Petroleum Limited: Operations Update GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwire – Nov. 13, 2012) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) today provided an update on testing of the AKD07 well in Kazakhstan and seismic and…
Mark Clattenburg: Police drop investigation into referee
The Metropolitan Police has dropped an investigation into alleged comments by referee Mark Clattenburg towards Chelsea’s John Obi Mikel and Juan Mata. Police said there was no evidence an offence was committed during Manchester United’s 3-2 win over Chelsea. The…
Chinese company certified by CAACI
Shanghai Hawker Pacific Business Aviation Service Centre certified by the Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands Business aviation is on a positive growth trend in the Asian market and the Cayman Islands is poised to take in the tremendous…
KQ buys planes from tax haven [Cayman Islands]
National carrier Kenya Airways is purchasing planes through two offshore companies registered in the Cayman Islands. A Capital Markets Authority report on the airline shows that KQ is procuring its aircraft through the tax haven instead of directly from the…
U.S. in talks with dozens of nations on anti-tax dodge pacts
In a step toward reining in offshore tax evasion, the U.S. Treasury Department on Thursday said it was close to finalizing tax information-sharing pacts with countries ranging from Canada to islands such as Guernsey and the Isle of Man. Treasury…
CDB to provide hurricane relief financing to borrowing member countries affected by Hurricane Sandy
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) has offered to provide the Government of the Commonwealth of The Bahamas, the Government of Jamaica and the Government of Haiti with financial assistance for their recovery efforts in the wake of the passage of…
HSBC investigation: Drug dealers, gun runners and Britain’s biggest bank
By Holly Watt, Robert Winnett and Claire Newell Britain’s biggest bank is at the centre of a major HM Revenue and Customs investigation after it opened offshore accounts in Jersey for serious criminals living in this country, The Telegraph can…
Bermuda Team Win CEA Dressage competition- Cayman win Children’s competition
Yesterday [Nov 10] Bermuda won the Adult Team competition in the CEA Dressage Competition, defeating teams from Jamaica, Cayman, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago. Bermuda also placed second in the Children’s Team competition, where they also competed against teams from…
Q&A: BBC crisis explained
The BBC’s head of news Helen Boaden and her deputy Stephen Mitchell have been replaced pending the outcome of an internal review into how the corporation handled sexual abuse claims against former presenter Jimmy Savile. The news came two days…
