This couple dropped everything to open a pizza boat in the Caribbean
By Noelle Hancock From Stuff.co.nz Sometimes you just need pizza. It is a truth so universally acknowledged that there are entire corporations dedicated to delivering it directly to your face. And those moments when you require it and it is…
Maples and Calder advises Avolon on Sale to China’s Bohai in $7.6bn deal
Maples and Calder is advising Irish-headquartered global aircraft leasing firm Avolon in its US$7.6 billion sale to Bohai Leasing Co., Ltd. (“Bohai”), a majority controlled subsidiary of the HNA Group. Under the agreed terms of the deal, Bohai will pay…
Which offshore companies have bought land or buildings in your neighbourhood?
By David Lindsell From Richmond and Twickenham Times: IMAGE: An online map shows which properties have been bought by overseas companies. The map, created by Private Eye magazine using Land Registry Data between 2005 and 2014, includes hundreds of properties…
UK seems to relax pressure on Caymans over company register
Rowena Mason Political correspondent From The Guardian UK Grant Shapps, Foreign Office minister, says on visit that Cayman Islands could use existing systems to help tax authorities The UK government appears to have relaxed its pressure on the Cayman Islands…
Maples and Calder in Cayman Islands advises Diamond Head Aviation on US$260m ABS
Cayman Islands | 26 August 2015: Maples and Calder recently advised Diamond Head Aviation 2015 Limited (the “Issuer”) on the Cayman Islands legal aspects of its US$260.75 million asset backed securitisation (“ABS”) of a diverse portfolio of 30 aircraft. AWAS…
Caribbean women benefit from the Springboard programme
Barnstaple, United Kingdom, PR.com)– Women in the Caribbean are now benefitting from the award-winning development programme from The Springboard Consultancy (SBC), an international training company based in the UK, specialising in addressing women’s development issues. When she was studying for…
Carey Olsen launches its British Virgin Islands litigation practice
Offshore law firm Carey Olsen continues to expand its global litigation offering with the launch of its British Virgin Islands (BVI) litigation and insolvency practice. The firm established its BVI office in 2013 with an initial focus on international commercial…
Steve Jobs’ $120m super-yacht
Steve Jobs’ $120m super-yacht spotted in the Caribbean after the futuristic vessel was inherited by Apple founder’s widow From Daily Mail UK The 256-foot-long Venus was pictured off the coast of Norman Island in the British Virgin Islands on January…
A Corner of Wales in the Caribbean
By Abigail King in British Virgin Islands, From Inside the TravelLab Today, we are all so connected. So much so that as the ferry sped across the sparkling, foaming blue, I managed to snap this shot and tweet it to…
Ahoy, Matey! Grab the helm at these sailing schools
By Ann Abel from Yahoo Travel There’s something effortlessly enticing about the Caribbean sailing lifestyle—barefoot days spent swimming and sunning, sundowner cocktails at island dive bars, falling asleep to the gentle rock of the waves, and the simple pleasure of…
