Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming has announced that it has established new, all inclusive CIASA swimming records.
“With the assistance of CIASA director Adrien Royston, we are delighted to release the first set of CIASA swimming records,” said President Peter Mackay. “This is something which our new technical director Ian Armiger has been instrumental in introducing and…
Tax: Starbucks in talks with UK’s Revenue and Customs
Global coffee chain Starbucks has said it is in talks with HM Revenue and Customs and the Treasury over how much UK tax it pays. It is one of several well-known firms that were criticised over the level of their…
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. : to Present at New York Society of Security Analysts’
Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. : to Present at New York Society of Security Analysts’ 16th Annual Water Utility Conference on Thursday, December 6, 2012 GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS — (Marketwire) — 11/30/12 — Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. (NASDAQ:…
Moody’s cuts AAA rating of ESM rescue fund
Moody’s has cut the triple-A rating of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) euro rescue fund by one notch and given it a negative outlook. It follows a downgrade earlier this month of key ESM-backer France. Moody’s also cut rating of…
Egypt court halts all work amid Islamist ‘pressure’
Egypt’s Supreme Constitutional Court has said it is halting all work indefinitely in protest at the “psychological pressure” it has faced. Islamist protesters earlier prevented the judges from meeting in Cairo to rule on a draft constitution. The supporters of…
Kansas City Chiefs play after Jovan Belcher shooting
The Kansas City Chiefs NFL team is hosting a game at the stadium where one of their players shot himself dead after killing his girlfriend. The crowd observed a moment’s silence for victims of domestic violence before the noon (18:00…
Shakira sued for $100m by former boyfriend
Colombian pop star Shakira is being sued for $100m (£62.4m) by a former boyfriend who acted as her business manager for six years. Antonio de la Rua claims he was the “principal architect” of a business plan that turned the…
Paraguay peasant leader Vidal Vega shot
The leader of a landless peasant movement in Paraguay involved in a land dispute with a powerful politician has been shot dead. Vidal Vega had been co-operating with an inquiry into the deaths of 11 of his supporters and six…
Crown Dependencies meet UK Treasury officials on ‘UK FATCA’
From Tax & Regulation Nov 30 2012 BY: Helen Burggraf , Contributing Editor , International Adviser The Governments of Jersey, Guernsey and the Isle of Man issued statements late this afternoon saying that they had met with UK Treasury officials…
The Editor Speaks: How does UK view Dart FCIA and the Cayman Islands?
At a meeting with the press last Thursday (29) Dr Peter Hayes, the new Overseas Territories (OT) Director, said he would not be questioning every decision the Cayman Islands government would be making but financial parameters had been set between…
















