HSA’s forensic laboratory receives international accreditation
HSA’s forensic laboratory receives international accreditation The Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) is pleased to announce their forensic laboratory has recently received international accreditation for its toxicology testing, making Cayman the first English-speaking island in the Caribbean to receive…
Dublin cut tax burden on multinationals after US lobbying
By Jamie Smyth in Dublin and James Fontanella-Khan in Brussels Financial Times Dublin amended its tax code following lobbying by US industry, reducing the tax burden on multinationals that funnel royalty payments to offshore tax havens, the FT has learnt….
Purple Dragon National Karate 2013 Championship
Over 100 compete in Purple Dragon Cayman Islands National Karate 2013 Championships Purple Dragon National Karate 2013 Championship – Cayman Islands The Purple Dragon National Karate 2013 Championships recently took place at the St Ignatious Catholic School. 113 people took…
BGF names 12-member team for junior golf championships
The Freeport News Grand Bahamas A 12-member team was selected by the Bahamas Golf Federation (BGF) to represent the country at the upcoming Caribbean Amateur Junior Golf Championships. The official names were released by BGF President James Gomez who believes…
‘Immoral Google cheated taxpayers out of millions’
By Tom Kelly From iol scitech London – A former Google executive on Sunday accused the company of cheating taxpayers out of hundreds of millions of pounds with an “immoral” tax avoidance scheme. Barney Jones, 34, described how profits on…
7 Fathoms under the Sea:
7 Fathoms under the Sea: Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands By Cacinda Maloney, From pointsandtravel A fathom is 1.8288 meters and is used for measurement, especially measuring the depth of water. So 7 x 1.8288 is 12.9016 meters under the sea…
New chief executive to join Hawksford in 2014
From businesslife.co Maxine Rawlins, a partner at Ernst & Young, will take on the role of chief executive of Hawksford, in 2014 when the incumbent chief executive, Peter Murley, retires. A partner at Ernst & Young in Jersey, Mrs Rawlins…
Oxfam says EU tax havens hold $12 trillion in offshore wealth
By Rebecca Christie, Bloomberg Business Tax havens under European Union jurisdiction hold 9.5 trillion euros ($12 trillion) in global offshore wealth that translates into $100 billion in lost government revenue each year, according to a study released today by Oxfam…
National Geographic features Fred Burton and Cayman’s Blue Iguana
From NewsWatch The Return of Grand Cayman’s Blue Iguana: From Near-Extinction to Endangered Posted by Nicole Glass In 2002, between 10-25 blue iguanas remained in the wild. Today, there are 750. By incubating eggs in his home office and gathering…
Global banks need to be watched as integrated, single entity
By Shrikanth Rao, The Hindu Business Line Frauds are not new to the banking industry and they have been perpetrated since organised banking has been in vogue. But cases such as Bank of Credit and Commerce International (BCCI) which went…
