Caribbean indigenous peoples call for “a seat at the table”
BELIZE CITY – The Caribbean’s indigenous people have urged that they be given a seat at the political table so as to safeguard their rights to their ancestral lands and resources, as they wrapped up an historic University of the…
Seaboard Marine increases Grand Cayman-US Ports rates
General Rate Increase to Grand Cayman from U.S. Ports Effective June 5, 2016 From Seaboard Marine Seaboard Marine wishes to advise its valued customers of a General Rate Increase to Grand Cayman from United States ports effective June 5, 2016….
Traditional banks may be in trouble due to digital banking
By BI Intelligence From Business Insider The BI Intelligence Content Marketing Team covers news & research we think you would find valuable. More millennials are moving toward digital banking, and as a result, they’re walking into their banks’ traditional brick-and-mortar branches less…
Man arrested on suspicion of Money Laundering last Friday, 6 May/Fund adviser Rob Aspinall arrested in Cayman on suspicion of $500K liquidation fraud
Man arrested on suspicion of Money Laundering last Friday, 6 May From RCIPS Mon, May 9, 2016 at 11:59 AM Last Friday, 6 May, detectives with the RCIPS Financial Crimes Unit arrested a man, age 37, of George Town, on…
The Editor Speaks: Mothers
Sunday is/was (depends when you read this) Mother’s Day. I hope all our readers had a wonderful day. Joan had a different Mother’s Day to one that was originally planned due to her car crash injury but that did not…
Review of the Cayman Islands National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2016
By James Bergstrom & Cline Glidden From Ogier Introduction The following is an overview of The National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (the Bill) which proposes to amend The National Pensions Law (2012 Revision) (the Law). This overview focuses on the…
World MS Day for Multiple Sclerosis [Wed 25 May]
World MS Day is officially marked on the last Wednesday of May every year, though events and campaigns take place throughout the month of May. It brings the global MS community together to share stories, raise awareness and campaign with…
Cayman Counsel Series: Extended Notification and Reporting Dates for US FATCA and UK FATCA for 2016
By Madeleine Welham From Ogier Further to our recent advisory, Cayman Counsel Series: 2016 TIA Notification for US FATCA and UK FATCA, the Cayman Islands Tax Information Exchange Authority (TIA) has advised that they will take a soft approach to…
Film development: call for submissions
Call for Submissions: Film Development and Production Incubator for Caribbean and Caribbean Diaspora Producers By CaribbeanTales | Shadow and Act April 18, 2016 at 2:46PM The CaribbeanTales Incubator (CTI) is a year-round film development and production hub for Caribbean and…
The Editor Speaks: World Health Day
April 7th is celebrated throughout the world as Health Day. In iNews Cayman we have deliberately featured a number of articles on health. The most alarming one is obesity. Followed by diabetes and both are linked. Premier Alden McLaughlin highlighted…