Anthony Travers comments on Premier’s proposed tax on work permits
The significance for the Cayman Islands and, particularly the financial services industry, goes far beyond the $50million intended to be raised. The confidence placed by investors in the tax free status of the Cayman Islands is based, not simply on…
The Editor Speaks: Taxation looms
The announcement by Cayman’s premier, Hon McKeeva Bush to place a payroll tax on work permit holders has caused a wave of discussion today. The word “tax” strikes such an arrow into the heart of everyone living in the Cayman…
The major International health organisations
By IMVA (International Medical Volunteers Association) Introduction Almost the entire cost of health care in the developing world is borne by the developing countries themselves. According to two separate estimates, aid from international health organizations in the developed countries pays…
Cayman Finance Statement on Proposed Payroll Tax
Cayman Finance has not yet received any details on the proposed “payroll tax” beyond that which has been reported in the media. We are therefore unable to offer any technical or specific feedback on the proposal at this stage. We…
Governor’s Statement on Budget
Issued by: Governor’s Office In response to enquiries received following the statement in regard of the budget issued by the Honourable Premier yesterday, the Governor has issued the following statement: “I have seen reports of a statement issued by the…
The 20-year odyssey of Eva Peron’s body
By Linda Pressly BBC Radio 4 Three years after Eva Peron’s death 60 years ago, her embalmed corpse disappeared, removed by the Argentinian military in the wake of a coup, which deposed her husband, President Juan Peron. It then went…
Battles for key cities of Aleppo, Damascus heat up in Syrian civil war
Undeterred by a wave of casualties, Syrian rebels say they will not back down in their quest to seize Aleppo, the country’s commercial hub and its second-largest city. After six days of fighting, the seesaw battle with government forces…
OCG Refers Results of Special Audit to Parliament, the DPP and the Police
Kingston; July 26, 2012 – The Office of the Contractor General (OCG) has today referred to Parliament, the Commissioner of Police and the Director of Public Prosecutions, the results of a Special Enquiry Audit that it has conducted into the…
Refuting potential downsides to stem cell drug court ruling
From Knoepfler Lab Stem Cell Blog There was a burst of feeling last night (25) in the stem cell community as word began circulating that a federal court had ruled in favor of the FDA defining manipulated stem cell products…
