Cayman Islands Cadets seek new youth members
The Cadets Corps has begun student recruitment for the 2015-16 year under the auspices of the Cayman Islands Cadet Corp Committee (CICCC) and the Commandant of the Cadet Corps. Former High Court Judge Andre Mon Désir is the Chairman of…
Cayman Islands residents urged to join a Flash Mob for Peace
The Family Resource Centre (FRC) urges the Cayman Islands community to become partners in peace on Monday, 21 September 2015. As it has for the past four years, FRC is set to lead Peace Day celebrations that are set to…
Cayman Islands: CIMA deregistrations and applications for audit waiver by 1 October 2015
Article by Ingrid Pierce, Denise Wong, Hughie Wong, Tim Ludford-Thomas and Laura Rogers From Walkers Last Updated: 14 September 2015 The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) issued a new Rule and Regulatory Procedure earlier this year relating to the cancellation…
Divers take the plunge in Cayman Islands
By Hannah Stephenson From Total Travel Stingray City is the most popular attraction of the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. “If you kiss a stingray, it means seven years good luck,” our genial skipper jokes before we tentatively enter the…
FACTA: Expect the unexpected (and the worst) in tax treatment and disclosure of offshore assets, particularly for Indian assets
By Parag Patel in NRI Tax From The Economic Times On July 9, 2015, India and the US signed an agreement to implement the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) that will facilitate exchange of information between the two countries…
Cayman Islands Funerals August 2015
Pastor Esau Brooks 26 Apr 1933 – 18 Aug 2015 Pease Bay David Catron 9 Apr 1958 – 25 July 2015 Erna Audrey Ryan 28 Feb 1933 – 18th July 2015 Stake Bay Victoria Winsome Scott 21 Nov 1972 –…
plus-size fashion show
In Project Runway first, finalist debuts entirely plus-size fashion show By Hayley Wilbur From Mashable Project Runway has had 14 seasons of contestants show at New York Fashion Week and, for the first time, one designer showcased a completely plus-size…
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A bittersweet journey to the Caribbean researching Scotland’s shameful role in the slave trade
By Stephen Mclaren From The National Scotland Last year I read Professor Tom Devine’s comprehensive and engaging history of the Scottish diaspora, To the Ends of the Earth, and was stunned to discover that Jamaica had a crucial and disturbing…
This woman just became one of the most powerful people at IBM
By Julie Bort From Business Insider IBM just hired Deborah DiSanzo to lead the company’s all-important Watson Health unit. That’s the part of IBM that is trying to change health care by bringing IBM’s super smart computer, Watson, to doctors,…
Steps closer to business mobility in the greater Caribbean
By ACS, Press Release September 10th, 2015 — The movement of people within the Greater Caribbean Region has existed since time immemorial and has spanned centuries and generations. Persons of our Region have always moved in search of greater opportunities…
