Professional Accountants Learn About FOI
Cayman Islands’ Information Commissioner, Mrs. Jennifer Dilbert, revealed that there have been over 2,500 freedom of information (FOI) requests for records made to public authorities since inception of her office in January 2009. Mrs. Dilbert’s shared the statistics while providing…
UK’s territories keep schtum on ‘son of FATCA’ report, pending meeting
By Helen Burggraf , Contributing Editor , International Adviser Spokesmen for some of the UK’s key overseas territories said little beyond the fact that they look forward to meeting UK Government officials imminently to discuss the possibility of their exchanging…
The 25 Days of Christmas 2012… Spread Some Joy with a Toy!
They’re back again and they want to make this Christmas bigger and better! Help Elisabeth & Victoria achieve this by giving NEW, un-used, gifts for children of any age! From babies to teenagers, every child deserves something to…
OCG: NCG Contract Endorsements May and June 2012
For full details on the contract award recommendations that have been endorsed and/or approved the the National Contracts Commission (NCC) go to the following link
CONCACAF AWARDS GOLD CUP AND CHAMPIONS LEAGUE COMMERCIAL PARTNERSHIP RIGHTS TO TRAFFIC SPORTS
INTERNATIONAL AGENCY TO LEVERAGE OVER 30-YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH CONCACAF AND CONMEBOL TOURNAMENTS TO INCREASE CONCACAF PROPERTIES TWO-FOLD NEW YORK (Tuesday, November 27, 2012) – Following a global RFP process and the approval of its Executive Committee, the Confederation of…
Formula 1: Ferrari consider Sebastian Vettel protest
By Andrew Benson BBC Chief F1 writer Ferrari want to establish whether there is enough evidence to lodge a protest that, if successful, could overturn the result of the world championship. Ferrari are “evaluating footage” that appears to show Red…
Spain banks to cut jobs and shrink in restructuring
The European Commission has approved the Spanish government’s plans to restructure four troubled banks. Bankia, NCG and Catalunya Banc must cut their loans and investments by over 60% in the next five years, shut half their branches and shed thousands…
BP faces temporary ban from new US contracts
BP has been temporarily suspended from new contracts with the US government, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has said. While it is unclear how long the ban will last, it follows BP’s record fine earlier this month over the 2010…
Another Virginian hopeful has Cayman Islands Investments
By Josh Israel thinkprogress.org Meet Corey Stewart, Virginia’s Mitt Romney The chairman of the Prince William County Board of Supervisors, Corey Stewart (R), is running for Virginia Lieutenant Governor in 2013. But the former co-chairman of Mitt Romney’s 2012 Virginia…
Canada is much more than a land of Mounties and maple leaves
By Sarah Rainey The Telegraph Mark Carney, the new Governor of the Bank of England, is a remarkable man. He studied economics at Harvard, racked up a Master’s and a doctorate at Oxford, and, for the past four years, he’s…