Henry Streather appointed tax senior manager at KPMG
By James Qualtrough From Isle News KPMG in the Channel Islands has strengthened its US tax capabilities with the appointment of Henry Streather as senior manager. The firm has provided US tax reporting services to investment fund clients in the…
Grave concerns for Windies cricket in new ICC proposals
From Jamaican Observer Relegation proposed for regional cricketers ST JOHN’S, Antigua (CMC) –The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) appears to have called an emergency meeting to discuss proposed changes to the International Cricket Council (ICC) which some officials in the…
National Heroes Day announcement
NATIONAL HEROES DAY ANNOUNCEMENT The National Heroes Day Committee regrets to advise that there will be no luncheon on Saturday, 25 January 2014. All Honorees will be recognised on Monday, 27 January 2014 at the National Heroes Day celebrations at…
FGBMFI breakfast (Sat 25) has been cancelled
The Grand Cayman chapter of the Full Gospel Business Men’s Fellowship International monthly meeting on Saturday January 25th at 7:30am, at The Holiday Inn Resort, Crystal Harbour has been cancelled due to an illness.
The Editor Speaks: Compromise and diplomacy do work
When one is confrontational it rarely succeeds. This has been the biggest problem with ex-premier McKeeva Bush and surprisingly he doesn’t seem to have ever owned up that confrontation is even part of his persona. Quite the contrary. He often…
Clifton Hunter High School gets support from Rotary Sunrise
Students can not learn when their stomachs are hungry and as an organization committed to youth, education and literacy the Rotary Club of Grand Cayman Sunrise has recently made a donation of CI$5,000 to Clifton Hunter High School in support…
Jamaica showcases offerings at Caribbean Travel Marketplace
From Breaking Travel News Jamaica is showcasing some of its spectacular tourism offerings this week as Montego Bay plays host to the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) premier tourism marketing event, Caribbean Travel Marketplace 2014. The marketplace, which is…
National Heroes Day Celebrations
National Heroes Day celebrations will honour the achievements, traditions and people of the Cayman Islands at Heroes Square in the heart of George Town on Monday, 27 January 2014, a public holiday. “On this day, we come together annually to…
Feds free to ‘liquidate’ seized silk road Bitcoins worth $25M
By Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchiera From Mashable Federal prosecutors are now free to cash in on the Bitcoin seized from the online drug marketplace Silk Road. United States District Judge J. Paul Oetken signed off on the forfeiture order for the Bitcoins,…
St Lucia police to charge three in murder of British tourist
[*see update below – 2 more arrests] From Caribbean360 The results of a post mortem on Robert Pratt indicate that he died of asphyxia secondary to blunt force trauma. CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Wednesday January 22, 2014, CMC – Charges are…
