Cayman Islands recall of Orajel Baby and Spam
From Foster’s Food Fair Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that Church and Dwight has issued a voluntary recall on Orajel baby teething products containing benzocaine due to serious safety concerns as recommended by the information from the Food…
Cayman Islands: Foster’s IGA donate thousands of trash bags & gloves for the 2018 Earth Day Clean-up
Foster’s IGA has generously donated thousands of trash bags and plastic gloves for the Chamber of Commerce’s 2018 Earth Day Clean-up. “We are incredibly grateful to Foster’s IGA for their donation of these items,” said Chamber CEO, Wil Pineau, CCE….
Reckless driving incident by Cayman Islands supermarket truck
From Foster’s Food Fair Reckless Driving Incident – Thu 22 June 2017 On 22 June 2017, a video surfaced on Facebook showing a tractor trailer driving at high speeds around the Island Heritage Roundabout. Foster’s Food Fair – IGA is…
Foster’s Food Fair Product Recall – Lantana Hummus
From Foster’s Food Fair Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that the House of Thaller, a Knoxville Tennessee company, is voluntarily recalling selected 10 ounce packages of Hummus with Pine Nut Topping, because an ingredient supplier noted that their…
Cayman Islands: Product Recall – Nathan’s Beef Hot Dogs
From Foster’s Food Fair Foster’s Food Fair-IGA would like to announce that the company that makes Nathan’s and Curtis hot dogs is recalling more than 200,000 pounds of product due to metal found in the packages. John Morrell and Co.,…
BVI Government signs Model 1B IGA in relation to FATCA
By Ross Munro From Harneys The BVI Government has signed a Model 1B (non-reciprocal) Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) in relation to the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), it was announced on 30 June 2014. The IGA can be accessed…
Cayman issues FATCA guidance notes, awaits industry feedback
By Avia Collinder, Business Reporter From Jamaica Gleaner Cayman Islands’ Ministry of Financial Services, Commerce and the Environment is now collecting industry feedback on guidance notes circulated to the financial sector regarding tax compliance under separate inter-governmental agreements, or IGAs,…
Cayman Islands – Draft FATCA guidance notes released for comments
The Cayman Islands on 12 May 2014 released a first draft of FATCA guidance notes concerning the compliance requirements of the intergovernmental agreement (IGA) between the Cayman Islands and the United States and between the Cayman Islands and the United…
Structured Finance – Why Cayman?
Article by Alasdair Robertson and Nicola Bashforth From Maples and Calder Cayman SPVs The Cayman Islands is one of the leading jurisdictions in which to establish special purpose vehicles (SPVs) used for securitisation and other structured-finance transactions. A structured-finance transaction…
7 Deadly myths of FATCA: Cayman Islands Investment Funds
From DMS Offshore Investment Services Introduction It is quite a human trait to live in a state of suspended disbelief – when the news is just too bad to absorb, or when the consequences of an action are too much…