Two ribbon cutting ceremonies for Cayman Airways at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport
Anna.aero featured Cayman Airways launch of its new route from Grand Cayman to DFW on their website last Wednesday (27): Having recently launched services to Panama City, on 23 June, Cayman Airways commenced operating weekly flights to Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW),…
UK Government Publishes White Paper on the Overseas Territories
The United Kingdom (UK) will be keeping a much more close watch on its UK territories than it has done in the past especially on finances, good governance and the potential for corruption across the last remnants of empire. In…
Cayman National Bank robbery – Fourth man arrested
Police confirmed Tuesday (3rd) that a fourth person has been arrested in connection with the Cayman National Bank robbery. A 29-year-old man was charged and in court also on Tuesday in connection with last week’s Cayman National…
Barclays hit with $US453m fine in lending probe
British bank Barclays will pay $US453 million to US and British authorities to settle allegations that it manipulated key interbank lending rates known as Libor, ramping up pressure on other banks to cooperate in a probe that could cost the…
Cayman Islands deals within more deals
What connects an acquisition in the Cayman Islands, falling sales of Honda City cars and a new airport in the Delhi metropolitan area? That may resemble a Freakonomics question, but is actually revealing of a fundamental ailment of the Indian…
Cayman Islands are a ‘nuclear cemetery’
Leading Spanish political commentator Carlos Carnicero has equated Gibraltar with the Cayman Islands in an article published in the national press. Against the backdrop of the current crisis affecting the Eurozone and its devastating effects on Spain, Sr Carnicero rails…
Cancer sufferer gains a new life and goes snorkelling in the Cayman Islands
For Sheila Scott, it was a defining moment. She stood knee deep in the beautiful blue Caribbean waters off the shore of the Cayman Islands, donned her mask and snorkel, took a breath and dove into the warm water in…
Tax amnesty offered to Americans in Canada
The United States has announced details of a long-promised amnesty program for the millions of Americans living in Canada and offshore – many who haven’t filed taxes for years. The U.S. Internal Revenue Service said Tuesday it will waive potentially…
Sir Richard Branson keynote speaker at Cayman Alternative Investment Summit
Visionaries from around the world gather in Grand Cayman, November 1-2, to discuss the future of alternative investments The world’s leading institutional investors, CEOs, economists and academics will gather at the world-renowned Ritz-Carlton in Grand Cayman, November 1-2, 2012 to…
RBS says most bank accounts now updated
Banking group RBS has said that 99% of RBS and NatWest accounts have now been brought up to date. A computer software upgrade at RBS failed last week, disrupting many payments into and out of accounts. However, RBS added that…
