Go Man, go
By Joanne Harris Business is booming in the Isle of Man, a small jurisdiction that thinks big. Appleby’s 2009 merger with Isle of Man (IoM) firm Dickinson Cruickshank was seen by some as just another stage in the offshore giant’s…
US heads for cliffhanger election
US presidential rivals Barack Obama and Mitt Romney face a final sprint across swing states for undecided voters, on their last day of campaigning. Mr Romney is in Florida, where polls suggest he has the edge, and will head to…
Open Water Swimming Clinics: All Officials and Volunteers are Encouraged to Attend
CIASA, as part of its commitment to developing swimming in the Cayman Islands at all levels, is bringing Dennis Ryther to Cayman to run a series of Open Water Swimming clinics from Wednesday 7th through Friday 9th, followed by the…
The Editor Speaks: Bush whacked
In the wake of the UK’s Overseas Territories Minister, Hon. Mark Simmonds to Cayman Islands Premier, Hon. McKeeva Bush failure to honour his commitment to put the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility into law, his disregard for good governance, and his…
Government TV channel soon come
The Cayman Islands government-broadcasting channel is set to start soon. Monday 5th November was the date that has been mentioned but nothing official sent by way of a press release to us until late Monday afternoon. One would have expected…
Bradley Wiggins withdraws from controversial tax-dodging scheme linked with company in Caymans
By Harry Glass, This Is Money Olympic gold medalist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from a controversial tax-avoidance scheme, he said today. The 32-year-old cyclist was criticised last week after it was revealed he was using…
Hedge Funds Care Charity Event | Hosted by FLAIA | Art Basel Week | Miami, Florida | Dec. 5
2012.11.04 Hedge Funds Care is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mssion is preventing and treating child abuse. It has 2 goals: To raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that…
Two Caymanians do well overseas in Women’s Football
For the fifth time in seven seasons, the No. 2 West Florida women’s soccer team won the Gulf South Conference Championship. The top seeded Argonauts cruised past No. 2 seed North Alabama in a 4-0 victory Sunday at Ashton Brosnaham…
Four top Pakistan cricketers hit by massive tax bill
Ex-Pakistani cricket captains Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan are among four players facing tax demands totalling 80m rupees ($825,000, £521,000). They have been given two weeks by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to pay up or face penalties. Top…
Landscaping cargo trailer fire in GT
Traffic was disrupted on Monday (5) November when a cargo trailer caught fire in Elgin Avenue near the entrance to Cricket Square at around 7am, near the new Government Administration Building. The trailer belonged to a local landscaping company, Reliable…
