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OPINION: Japan’s yen for whales blown
By Sir Ronald Sanders From Caribbean 360 Many Caribbean environmental groups that participated in the struggle to get their own governments not to support Japan will feel vindicated by the ICJ decision says Sir Ronald Sanders. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, Thursday April…
Dr Ulric Trotz reviews the latest IPCC Report
Posted by Nicholas Robson The Cayman Institute The Cayman Institute is an apolitical, privately funded, non profit organization established to consider the long term effects and implications of diverse technological, sociological, economical and cultural issues to the Cayman Islands. Its…
An undercover U.S. sting is focusing attention on undeclared accounts in the Cayman Islands.
By Laura Saunders From Wall Street Journal U.S. authorities are expanding their investigation of hidden overseas assets far beyond Switzerland. The latest focus: the Cayman Islands. Undercover agents from the Internal Revenue Service conducted a yearlong probe that led to…
Dr. Anna Jarvis receives prestigious honour from University of West Indies
By Justin Faiola Dr. Anna Jarvis, a retired staff physician in the Division of Paediatric Emergency Medicine at The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids), was presented with the University of West Indies (UWI) Vice Chancellor’s Award at the UWI Toronto…
Vancouver’s Morales claims boxing gold in Caribbean event
By Paul Danzer, Columbian community sports reporter Vancouver fighter wins all three of his bouts in Dominican Rep. Victor Morales, Jr., didn’t blink in his international boxing debut. Representing the United States at a tournament in the Dominican Republic, the…
FATCA Update – Hong Kong, Luxembourg and Caribbean
By Lisa Smithfrom iexpats As the inexorable countdown towards FATCA starting on July 1, 2014 continues, every few days see more nations signing up to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). FATCA is an international network of tax…
Boating in paradise: Couple to sail Caribbean
By Andrea Stetson Special to The News-Press A Naples couple is about to set sail on an adventure of a lifetime. They are leaving their jobs, the comforts of home and dry ground to spend a year sailing around the…
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Detention for criminal suspects reduced in Cayman Islands According to the Police (Amendment) Law, 2014, a police custody officer can only authorise the detention of a person without criminal charges for up to 48 hours from the time of the…
US Today’s top family-friendly attractions in the Caribbean [includes Cayman]
By Mark Rogers From US Today The Caribbean by its very nature is family-friendly. Give most kids a beach and they’re in heaven. While there are scores of resorts throughout the region that cater to families with water parks, children’s…
Rebuild fiscal buffers, Latin American and Caribbean nations told
By Judith Ugwumadu From Public Finance International Latin America and the Caribbean governments need to shore up their fiscal reserves to guard against risks from other parts of the world, the Inter-American Development Bank has warned. Its 2014 Latin American…
