New Apple maps app under fire from users

Inaccuracies and misplaced towns and cities in Apple’s new map software have provoked anger from users. In June Apple announced it would stop using Google Maps in favour of its own system, created using data from navigation firm TomTom and…

International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame announces 2012 Inductees

Dive industry experts from around the world will journey to the Cayman Islands later this year to participate in celebrations marking the 12th annual International Scuba Diving Hall of Fame. The gala event, which will be hosted by the Honourable…

Treme returns to HBO

The third season of the drama series will premiere September 30th in the Caribbean HBO Latin America announced the September 30th third season premiere of Treme in the Caribbean. The drama series follows the people of New Orleans who continue…

Moody’s assigns Prime-2 rating to Noble Corporation (Cayman Island) CP programme

Initial rating of $1.8 billion commercial paper program New York, September 19, 2012 — Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Prime-2 rating to Noble Corporation’s (Cayman Islands) (Noble) newly established $1.8 billion commercial paper program. Moody’s also affirmed Noble’s and its…

UWC Cayman Islands celebrates the 50th Anniversary of the UWC movement with service

To mark the 50th anniversary of the international UWC movement, UWC Cayman Islands installed a plaque and benches commemorating the culmination of a service project at the George Town Primary School. UWC national committees worldwide were encouraged to participate in…

Cayman and the US Campaign: An Interview with Richard Coles

From Caribbean Journal published Sep 20, 2012 By Alexander Britell While places like Virginia and Florida will mean the most to the upcoming presidential election in the United States, another location has been popping up disproportionately during the campaign: the…

Obama’s First Term Is Like Roosevelt’s Dismal Second

A Commentary By Michael Barone, Rasmussen Reports People, not least himself, have often compared Barack Obama to Franklin D. Roosevelt. You know the narrative. He came to office in a financial crisis and proceeded to take government action to revive…

Microsoft, HP skirted taxes via offshore units [Cayman Islands]: US Senate panel

From economictimes.indiatimes.com Technology giants Microsoft Corp and Hewlett-Packard Co used offshore units to shield billions of dollars from U.S. taxes by taking advantage of loopholes in the tax code, a U.S. Senate panel said on Thursday. Describing tax avoidance as…

Service providers see opportunities as Malta gains traction

By Simon Gray, hedgeweek The success of Malta in becoming established as an alternative to the established European Union domiciles for both traditional and alternative cross-border funds, Luxembourg and Ireland, is underpinned by the growing breadth of capacity and depth…

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