Minister Bodden gets Councillor
New Ministers sworn is as Justices of the Peace GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Councillor Alva Suckoo has been appointed to Minister Hon. Osbourne Bodden to help in the areas of Sports, Youth and Culture in the Ministry of Health,…
Premier invited to Chatham House, HARDtalk
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin will depart from the Cayman Islands on Friday, 31 January, 2014, for London to deliver one of only two Keynote Addresses at a Chatham House Conference on corruption. The title of…
The Editor Speaks: Just what ‘game’ is Bridger playing?
Martin Bridger was the ‘scapegoat’ for the Operation Tempura fiasco that has already cost the Cayman public millions of dollars. Estimates vary from $15M to $30M!! However, as the man in charge, who made a very handsome salary and produced…
Working for the disabled
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin met with members of the Cayman Islands Disability Policy Subcommittee Thursday, 23 January, 2014. Mr. McLaughlin thanked them for their work in helping the country develop a National Disability leading up…
Liquidated Suntech appoints new CFO
By Max Hall From pv magazine Deyong He will replace Weiping Zhou, who resigned as interim CEO, CFO and president of the rump Suntech company for ‘personal reasons.’ What is left of Suntech will hold a creditors’ meeting on Grand…
Cayman insolvency petitions on the rise
From hedgeweek Insolvency petition filings in the Cayman Islands spiked more than 30 per cent in 2013 when compared with 2012, resulting in the highest number of filings in the past three years, according to Appleby. The increase reversed a…
Heroes Day 2014
Heroes Day 2014 celebrates ‘Cultural Heritage’ iNews Cayman’s Publisher Joan Wilson was one of the recipients of The Pioneers Award at Monday’s (27) Heroes Day. Message from The Premier, Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, MLA, JP Minister for Home & Community…
Cayman Islands accountholders must disclose financial affairs “within 30 days”, says HMRC
From Out-Law.com UK taxpayers with undisclosed income and capital gains in the Cayman Islands must provide HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) with this information “within 30 days” or face “detailed investigation”, according to letters sent to accountholders by the UK…
Old phone books for recycling
Cayman Yellow Pages is on a “green” campaign to keep old phone books out of the landfill and to increase awareness about recycling. The Yellow2Green telephone directory recycling program, started three years ago, was designed by the company to recycle…
Describing the Framework in Governance
From the Office of the Auditor General Governance in the Cayman Islands Government – Describing the Framework EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Governance of a public sector entity is critical to its ability to operate effectively and to achieve results. As part of…
