Remember the world’s poorest and most marginalized, IFAD President urges leaders gathering at WEF
Rome, 23 January 2018 – As an unprecedented number of government and business leaders gather at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos today to improve international collaboration in a ‘fragmented world’, the President of the International Fund for Agricultural…
Expert Director joins Cayman Islands accountancy firm
Global accountancy, tax and advisory firm Grant Thornton is pleased to announce its continued growth in the Cayman Islands with the recruitment of Margot MacInnis as a director of Grant Thornton Specialist Services (Cayman) Limited, their Cayman based restructuring and…
Deadly Storm Eleanor batters Europe
From BBC Three people have died as winter storm Eleanor swept across most of northern Europe, causing widescale disruption. A skier died in the French Alps and 15 others were injured elsewhere in the country, four of them seriously. Two…
EU grey list must not let tax havens ‘off the hook’
By Tom Carnegie, From International Adviser Oxfam has warned that the EU grey list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes should not be treated as a way of letting tax havens “off the hook”, as those named try to get…
Butterfield to acquire Global Trust Solutions business from Deutsche Bank
HAMILTON, BERMUDA— 25 October 2017: The Bank of N.T. Butterfield & Son Limited (“Butterfield”) (NYSE: NTB | BSX: NTB.BH) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Deutsche Bank’s Global Trust Solutions (“GTS”) business, excluding its US…
Destinations of the week
The 32 best places to travel alone Part 1 By Sarah Schmalbruch From Business Insider Although traveling solo can seem daunting, it’s something that everyone should try at some point. Solo travel allows for more self-reflection, and chances are, you’ll…
Renowned award for PV Energy’s 10 MWp solar energy project cluster for Antigua & Barbuda
The award “Best Utility Scale Solar” was presented yesterday at the Caribbean Renewable Energy Forum 2017 With its 10 MWp clean energy project cluster, planned, designed and realised for the Caribbean twin-island state Antigua and Barbuda, the solar energy provider…
Cayman Islands’ Butterfield marks Anniversary giving $50,000 to Charity
(Grand Cayman – 14 September 2017) This year marks a milestone for Butterfield Bank (Cayman) Limited as it celebrates its 50th Anniversary. The Bank, which was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on 17 November 1967, was one of the first…
U.K. well on its way to becoming colder, damper Cayman Islands
By JON SHAZAR From Dealbreaker A decade ago, the City of London was abuzz with rumors of a cross-Channel exodus. Fed up with high taxes and the threat of increased regulation, some of Britain’s most prominent hedge fund managers collected…
meeco increases capacity and installs again the largest solar plant in Zimbabwe
Pioneering, eco-friendly and profitable: Clean energy provider installs for Zimbabwean company additional off-grid/grid-connected solar solutions The clean energy provider meeco expands its renewable energy endeavours in Zimbabwe. After equipping the facility of a Zimbabwean company with the so far largest…
