Registry Staff learns about upgraded Data System
From Ministry of Finance Marketing and Communications Unit General Registry staff attended training sessions on 7 and 8 November to learn the enhanced capabilities of the Cayman Islands Online Registry Information Service (CORIS) system. CORIS is available to service providers…
Privy Council advises not to consider Judicial Petition: Chief Justice is ‘disappointed’
The Privy Council has ruled that it should not consider the constitutional issues put before it at this stage. Chief Justice Anthony Smellie had petitioned for advice under the terms of the UK’s Judicial Committee Act 1833 with regard to…
China confirms leadership change
Xi Jinping has been confirmed as the man to lead China for the next decade. Mr Xi led the new Politburo Standing Committee onto the stage at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, signalling his elevation to the…
Premier says Cohen’s proposed borrowing deal would have cost us less
Statement By the Premier, Honourable McKeeva Bush, OBE, JP In the Legislative Assembly November 15th 2012 Madam Speaker, In 2011 the Government proposed to borrow, but to not use the conventional way of taking a loan from a commercial bank…
Higgs & Johnson supports Pink Ladies Annual Christmas Bazaar
Higgs & Johnson, Attorneys-at-Law, have once again supported the Pink Ladies Volunteer Corps Cayman Islands in their Christmas Bazaar preparation. Since the early 1980’s, the Pink Ladies have been raising funds and volunteering for the NCVO, Pines Retirement Home, Health…
First Trust plans active commodities ETF [through Cayman Islands]
By Olly Ludwig, Index Universe First Trust, the money management firm known for niche strategies such as an Internet-focused ETF, filed regulatory paperwork detailing plans to market an active futures-based multi-commodity fund, though it will achieve its exposure indirectly by…
FFR finally passed into law
The Framework for Fiscal Responsibility (FFR) as set out in the Public Management and Finance (PMFL) amendment bill was finally passed into local law in the Legislative Assembly on Thursday (15) afternoon. The three UDP back-benchers, Ellio Solomon, Dwayne Seymour and Cline…
The Editor Speaks: 3 different stories and a mysterious woman
In my much younger days my favourite crime author was Edgar Wallace.He was already dead by the time I was born – I am not THAT old! His most famous book series was The Three and the Four Just Men…
