Kent McTaggart hopes for Bodden Town
Local businessman, devoted husband and father of two, independent candidate Kent McTaggart has declared for Bodden Town. Hoping to win one of the four seats available, Mr. McTaggart states, “My dream for our Country is a Cayman defined by trust,…
Graeme Sunley named President of CISPA
Graeme Sunley, a partner with PwC Cayman, has been elected president of the Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CISPA) for 2013. Mr. Sunley was appointed to the Council presidency at CISPA’s Annual General Meeting held February 22 at the…
US Plans to Let Spy Agencies scour Americans’ finances
From Newsmax The Obama administration is drawing up plans to give all U.S. spy agencies full access to a massive database that contains financial data on American citizens and others who bank in the country, according to a Treasury Department…
Cayman Islands seeks to protect its tax shelter racket by seeking to extend its sovereignty to the US;
Cayman Islands seeks to protect its tax shelter racket by seeking to extend its sovereignty to the US; Trikona advisers to call for Congressional Hearings NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Trikona calls for Congressional hearings of the Cayman Islands tax shelter racket and…
The Editor Speaks: When is conservation a good time?
It is difficult to come to terms with a self-proclaimed “staunch environmentalist” who believes more protection for the marine environment and expanding the marine parks is a good idea, but “it’s simply not the right time to do so”. One…
A lot of hot air up in Cayman’s skies
One of iNews Cayman’s readers sent these pictures to us last Wednesday (13) of a hot air balloon soaring 100ft into the air. I can’t remember seeing a hot air balloon here before so it really got my attention. It…
CNCF Board to be elected by government
An amendment to the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) governing legislation, was passed by the Legislative Assembly (LA) on Wednesday (13). The amendment is quite a drastic change as the board will be appointed by government as opposed to one…
CITA needs your input regarding IMMIGRATION
The Cayman Islands Tourism Association (CITA) has sent out a communication to all their members with this plea: “With the election’s approaching in May, please know that the CITA and its Board members are meeting with candidates to find out…
Caribbean Vacation of a Lifetime promotion includes Cayman
CORAL GABLES, Fla., /PRNewswire/ — Vacationers visiting www.CaribbeanTravel.com can soon register to win a free Caribbean vacation per month, plus the Grand Prize one-week “Caribbean Vacation of a Lifetime” at the conclusion of the year-long promotion. www.CaribbeanTravel.com is the only…
Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly to play leading Commonwealth Parliamentary role
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN: New programmes to strengthen the capacity of Parliamentarians to contribute effectively to the new Commonwealth Charter will be proposed at a major meeting of Commonwealth Members of Parliament next week in the Cayman Islands. The Parliamentarians,…
