Preparations underway for 46th annual Agriculture Show
With Ash Wednesday fast approaching, farmers are preparing for Grand Cayman’s biggest and best show of the year – the 46th annual Agriculture Show. This means that come Wednesday, 13 February, the Agriculture Grounds in Lower Valley will be a…
Virgin Media agrees sale to US-based Liberty Global
Virgin Media, which supplies TV and broadband services to just under 5m UK customers, is being bought by US-based company Liberty Global in a deal worth $23.2bn (£15bn). Colorado-based Liberty Global already operates services in a range of countries around…
Church welcomes three bishops and honours members
It was an unusual sight but it made St. George’s Anglican Church very proud to welcome not one, not two, but all three bishops from Jamaica. The three bishops arrived for the Annual Corporation and Council Meeting that was held…
CITA members not members of CHTA can use free marketing opportunity
From Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) The Caribbean Hotel and Travel Association has a website at www.caribbeantravel.com and they are offering NON-MEMBERS the opportunity to create a FREE listing on their website. Please see the notice sent to CHTA members…
West Bay cop and Tiffanys’s pre-school team up for Stride against cancer
West Bay neighbourhood cop, PC Leslie Franklin, was on hand last Friday to make sure that the students of Tiffany’s pre-school completed their annual Stride against cancer walk safely. The event, which took place on Friday morning in the Bolton’s…
Swindon Town FC Under 14s to return in February
In February 2013, for the second year running, the West Bay Sports Foundation (WBSF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, Environment, Youth, Sports and Culture, the Cayman Islands Football Association (CIFA), Pepsi, Aquafina and a number of local companies,…
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) worries
Two stories that explain FACTA and why the Cayman Islands is worried The push for global tax transparency – the UK’s son of FATCA From pwc If press rumours are to be believed, the Autumn Statement may see the introduction…
Cayman Islands Directors Vote For FATCA IGA Model 1
by Amanda Banks, Tax-News.com, London Members of the Cayman Islands Directors Association (CIDA) have been surveyed on the reporting methods that could be used under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) and have voted in favor of Intergovernmental Agreement…
Police Vehicle in MV Accident
The RCIPS have confirmed that around 3:45 pm this afternoon (Feb 7) a police vehicle was involved in a motor vehicular accident in the Frank Sound area. The police vehicle was hit from behind by the other vehicle involved. The…
