Cayman Islands Prospect Primary School students publish book and build school in Kenya
On 30th September Prospect Primary School students from Ms. Jayme Farrell’s Year 3 class from the academic year 2013-14, presented senior Ministry of Education and Department of Education Services’ (DES) officials with copies of their published book, The Serenity Sombrero….
The difference between “Tax Evasion” and “Tax Avoidance”
By Colin Daniel From Caribbean360 BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday October 9, 2014 – After my recent article on “Tax Policy as a Tool” , a colleague of mine asked me to explain the difference between “Tax Evasion” and “Tax Avoidance” Simply…
Canada assisting Jamaica, Caribbean in bigger ways than before
By Vernon Davidson Executive editor – publications From Jamaica Observer [email protected] Much like a covert philanthropist, Canada has been providing vital assistance to Jamaica for decades. In fact, the relationship between Ottawa and Kingston predates Jamaica’s Independence in 1962. “It…
Online security strategy
By Nelson A. King The Organization of American States (OAS) says it has concluded a two-day event in Kingston with the government of Jamaica during which a draft of Jamaica’s National Cyber Security Strategy was presented and discussed publicly for…
Evaluating third-party litigation funding in the wake of recent scandals
From OffshoreAlert With the collapses of Axiom Legal Financing Fund and the Argentum Capital/Centaur Litigation Group with a combined £200 million of losses to investors due to fraud, third-party litigation funding has received plenty of negative publicity in recent years,…
CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness to be launched
From SKNVibes September 17, 2014 – The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Caribbean Association of National Training Agencies (CANTA) will formally launch the CARICOM Regional TVET Strategy for Workforce Development and Economic Competitiveness on Monday, September 22, 2014, at the…
Caribbean stakeholders to discuss marijuana tourism
From Jamaica Observer BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Richard Kildare, the deputy chief executive officer of Jamaica’s first medical marijuana company, will lead off debate on the notion or reality of marijuana tourism during the Caribbean Tourism Organisation’s (CTO) State of…
Earn overseas? U.S. still wants its tax bite
By Megan McArdle From The Daily Record Jacob Levy, an American professor living in Montreal, made a point on Twitter this week that I wish more journalists would take to heart: If you’re writing about inversions, and you don’t prominently…
Cayman Attractive to Canadian Captives
The Canadian and Cayman Islands insurance markets are made for each other August 26, 2014 – GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE)–So says representatives from the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman, who have been going regularly to Canada to discuss the…
Burger King in talks to buy Tim Hortons, creating new publicly listed company based in Canada
From StarTribune MIAMI — (AP) Burger King is in talks to buy Tim Hortons in hopes of creating a new, publicly traded company with its headquarters in Canada. With a new base in Canada, Burger King, now based in Miami,…
