Banks among top companies making use of tax havens
By Georgia Wilkins, Sydney Morning Herald Almost two-thirds of Australia’s top 100 companies listed on the sharemarket have subsidiaries in tax havens or low-tax jurisdictions, a new report shows. Further, 13 of the top 20 companies have entities in well-known…
Why gift cards suck
By Mary Beth Quirk, Consumerist Judge says customers won’t see one red cent of unredeemed Borders gift cards Ineffective rectangular frisbees? Tiny coasters? Better start thinking of some ideas for any of those unredeemed Borders gift cards you may still…
Rivers to hold meeting with her constituents to discuss PPM offer. McKeeva set to be opposition leader
Tara Rivers, the West Bay elected member of the Legislative Assembly and part of the Coalition for Cayman (C4C) team of independents has been given until 8AM Tuesday (28) to decide if she will accept a position in the Progressives…
Bahamian students participate in shark research expedition
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, Bahamas — From May 7 until June 15, Stony Brook University’s Institute for Ocean Conservation Science School of Marine and Atmospheric Science and the Cape Eleuthera Institute are tracking the movements of three species of…
New management for entertainer Mackie Conscious
by PRCaribbean News Montego Bay, Jamaica, W.I. Mackie Conscious, also known as Dennis McKay, prolific singer, songwriter and musician, is now being managed by PanaCarib PR & Management Team, headed by Sharon Parris-Chambers and Theo Chambers. The team has international…
R.E.A.C.H. appeals to the public for help funding free camp for autistic children
From Bahama islands info NASSAU, Bahamas — Super salesman Mario Carey looked out at the group gathered at 7am in a meeting room at the British Colonial Hilton knowing that he had only a few minutes to make one of…
Put an end to intensive hen confinement
Target: Indian Ministry of Environment and Forests Sponsored by: Care2.com The Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960 was supposed to protect egg-laying hens from the torture of battery cages, but sadly, the Act has been largely ignored….
10 of the world’s biggest unsolved mysteries
From mother nature network Go figure Few stories have the power to captivate us more than those that remain unresolved. Codes, puzzles and cryptic public art tease us with their intrigue: Why is their message coded? What great secrets might…
Maples and Calder supports Sailing Club
Maples and Calder has donated CI$3,000 to assist the Cayman Islands Sailing Club in purchasing a new sailboat to be used in their Government Schools Programme. The Government Schools Programme provides training at no cost to students attending government schools…
Building a 21st century infrastructure: better outcomes, faster timelines, and less red tape
Posted by Secretary Ray LaHood and Sylvia Burwell, Office of Management & Budget, the Whitehouse President Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum that will shave months, and even years, off the time it takes to review and approve major infrastructure projects….
