Manchester United faces double tax bill if it moves to Cayman Islands
MANCHESTER United’s tax bill will rise if its owners complete their proposed move of the club’s parent company to the Cayman Islands, according to its stock market flotation documents. Historically, the Premier League club has only ever been subject to…
Blatter: Lampard the catalyst for introduction of goal-line technology
FIFA president Sepp Blatter says Frank Lampard‘s “ghost” goal at the 2010 World Cup played a decisive role in the introduction of goal-line technology, reports BBC Sport. The International Football Association Board voted unanimously in favour of introducing the technology…
Ohio diner owner dead hours after serving Barack Obama
A restaurant owner who served US President Barack Obama breakfast on a campaign stop has died hours later. Josephine Harris, 70, who owned Ann’s Place in Akron, Ohio, was taken to hospital after complaining of fatigue and a tingling feeling….
Kemar Hyman of Cayman Islands runs career-best 9.95 to win 100 in Madrid Meet
Kemar Hyman of the Cayman Islands ran a personal-best 9.95 seconds to win the 100 meters in the Madrid Meet on Saturday. Hyman, aided by a strong but legal tailwind, broke the record for the Spanish capital meet after smashing…
Insight: Dengue vaccine in sight, after 70 years
One of the grimmest legacies of the war in the Pacific is still being fought 70 years on, but a victory over dengue, the intensely painful “breakbone fever” which that conflict helped spread around the world, may be in sight….
Serena edges Radwanska to win Wimbledon, 14th career Slam
Serena Williams overcame a resurgent Agnieszka Radwanska to clinch a hard-fought 6-1 5-7 6-2 victory and earn her fifth Wimbledon singles title. The American, a winner in 2002, 2003, 2009 and 2010, had eased through the opener with Radwanska rarely…
Scenes from a celebration told in pictures
Further to our incredible story in iNews Cayman’s July 5th publication under the title “Higgs boson-like particle discovery claimed at LHC” see: http://www.ieyenews.com/2012/07/higgs-boson-like-particle-discovery-claimed-at-lhc/, our friends at TechRepublic. have published an article by CNET News.com showing the celebratory story, by way…
Scientists gather in Kingstown to examine and advise on the state of the region’s major fisheries
The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), a regional fisheries organization of seventeen (17) Member States spanning the Caribbean region, concluded its 8th Scientific Meeting on June 30th, 2012 in Kingstown, St. Vincent and the Grenadines. Every year, the CRFM scientific…
Fletcher Sues to Block Cayman Liquidation of Hedge Fund
Fletcher International Ltd., a hedge fund managed by the investment firm of Alphonse “Buddy” Fletcher, sued to block Cayman Islands-appointed liquidators from selling off its assets, after having filed for bankruptcy. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Manhattan…
Cayman Court upholds restructuring arrangements and delineation of legal and beneficial interests
The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands last week handed down judgment in the closely followed case of Medley Opportunity Fund Ltd v Fintan Master Fund Ltd and Nautical Nominees Limited, says Peter Cockhill and Rachael Reynolds of Ogier. Medley…
