The U.S. Government donates $30,000 to the Salvation Army to repair hurricane shelters
From Bahama islands info On Thursday, June 20, the United States Government through the Office of Foreign Disaster Assistance (OFDA) formally presented The Bahamas Division of the Salvation Army Bahamas Division with a $30,000 USD grant to assist with critical…
Maples and Calder wins Private Funds award
In its annual awards, Who’s Who Legal has selected Maples and Calder as Firm of the Year for Private Funds. Who’s Who Legal lists only the leading lawyers in each field, based exclusively on the findings of an independent six-month…
Cuba’s migration policy revised
From Cayman Islands Department of Immigration Cuban citizens residing in the Cayman Islands should be aware of key changes made earlier this year by the Cuban government to the Cuban Migration Policy. These amendments took effect from 14 January 2013,…
Country name for franchise nothing new
By Vinode Mamchan, Guardian Media Franchises carrying names of certain countries or cities is nothing new and is well accepted across the sporting world. This is the view of a top official of the Caribbean Premier League. According to the…
Tax havens are here to stay, thanks to ‘City UK’
By Mark Donne, guardian.co.uk David Cameron could act to bring UK territories into line on offshore investments but he’s in thrall to powerful City players The British media is now in moving-on mode on the issue of tax havens. It…
Chairman of city panel resigns, admits campaign fraud
By Sean Collins Walsh, Daily News Staff Writer Stanley Straughter, who until recently was chairman of the Philadelphia Commission on African and Caribbean Immigrant Affairs, has pleaded guilty in federal court to accepting repayments for political donations in a scheme…
“Crazy Coconut Christmas Chronicles”
#1 Best-Selling Author Scott Vedder Releases Holiday Storybook Entitled ‘Crazy Coconut Christmas Chronicles’ From books.broadwayworld.com In the “Crazy Coconut Christmas Chronicles,” the heroes of the story encounter bullying pirates, explore the legend of a witchdoctor and learn how a clumsy elf…
‘Crime, political agendas hurting Caribbean’
From Jamaica Observer NASSAU, Bahamas (CMC) — The prime minister of this archipelago of islands warns that crime, poor planning and the politicisation of development agendas threaten the future viability of Caribbean economies. Addressing a gathering of leaders from the…
Ramnaresh Sarwan: An atypical Caribbean batsman whose faith is in utility than flamboyance
By Jaideep Vaidya From cricketcounty.com Ramnaresh Sarwan, born on June 23, 1980, is a batsman of Indo-Guyanese descent playing for the West Indies. Jaideep Vaidya goes through the career of a man who once formed a formidable West Indies middle-order…
FATCA seminar to give industry further clarity
This week’s sold-out seminar on the US legislation known as FATCA – the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act – will give Cayman’s financial services industry additional clarity on this vital issue that will affect many businesses on-island. While a frequent…
