Florence catches its breath before a potential Bermuda-U.S. encounter next week
By Bob Henson From Weather Underground Hurricane Florence’s first phase as a major hurricane came to an end overnight Wednesday night, but Florence is expected to reintensify into a large and dangerous storm that could pose multiple threats for Bermuda…
Cayman Islands: Under 14 Boys’ international football tournament kicks-off this weekend
The Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA) will host Group D of the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) Boys’ Under 14 Challenge Series this weekend with double-header games on Saturday, August 18, Monday, August 20 and Wednesday, August 22 at the Ed…
Cayman Islands: LOM’s profits and revenue soar
By Jonathan Kent, From Royal Gazette LOM Financial Ltd’s profits almost doubled in the first half of this year on the back of soaring revenue. Net income for the first six months totalled $809,021, or 14 cents per share, up…
TT rugby dreams dashed by RAN
From Newsday tt Request to reschedule Cayman match denied. RUGBY Americas North (RAN) has blanked TT’s request to reschedule their clash with Cayman Islands because it was not made in a “timely manner”. TT were unable to acquire funding to…
Clamor for Independence grows in British Caribbean Territories as UK advances restrictive sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Bill
From teleSUR “People realize the days of being dictated to by England need to come to an end,” said Thomas Christopher Famous, an MP from Bermuda. Discontent is growing across a number of British overseas territories in the Caribbean, with…
A Caribbean coming together
By Christopher Famous fromRoyal Gazette Recently, the Caribbean island of Grand Cayman served as the host for the 43rd Annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Association’s Caribbean, Americas and Atlantic region conference. The conference ran from June 16 to 23. Nearly 100 delegates…
Cayman Islands: Paradigm shift: disruption & the fintech effect
By Article by Marco Calleja (EY) and Chris Maiato (EY) Cayman Finance From Mondaq Disruption, innovation and change are rapidly impacting the financial services industry across the globe, and the Cayman Islands will need to adapt to ensure the industry is…
Rugby: Cayman Islands down Bermuda in a thriller
From Americas Rugby News The Cayman Islands downed Bermuda in a thriller, winning 20-19 on Saturday. Played at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex in George Town the Caymans needed their home advantage to avoid an upset loss. The match was the…
Schrum among Appleby speakers at Forum
From Royal Gazette Three speakers from Appleby will be part of the Transcontinental Trusts International Forum, in Bermuda, which starts on Sunday and concludes on Tuesday. Vanessa Schrum, Partner and Bermuda Group head of private client and trusts, will be…
Corporate board directors with island tax haven ties signal greater levels of tax avoidance, study finds
By George Diepenbrock KU News Service LAWRENCE — U.S. companies with board directors who have connections to well-known island tax havens of the Bahamas, Bermuda and the Cayman Islands exhibit significantly greater tax avoidance than other companies, according to a…