Lime launching LTE in the Cayman Islands
Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) says that it will become the first operator to launch LTE mobile data services in the Cayman Islands, where it trades as Lime. CWC said that it will launch LTE services in the 2013/14 financial…
Asia Pacific Clean Energy / Islands & Isolated Communities Congress
From Renewable Energy for SIDS The 2013 Asia Pacific Clean Energy Summit and Expo will be held jointly with the 2013 Islands & Isolated Communities Congress at the Hawai‘i Convention Center starting tomorrow September 9th, and through September 11. The…
Three for court following Crew Road burglary
From RCIPS Three people have been charged and are due to appear in court in connection with a burglary in Crewe Road last June. The two men and one woman, aged 29,30 and 43 respectively, have been charged with handling…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Government is “Getting back on course”
Cayman Islands Government 99-Day Message From Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA, 5 September, 2013 I first want to again thank the Caymanian people for the confidence and trust that you have bestowed on this Administration to get the…
Finance Minister says all government bodies have submitted financial statements
Press Release By the Minister for Finance & Economic Development 6 September 2013 The Public Management and Finance Law stipulates that Government’s Ministries, Portfolios and Offices along with its Statutory Authorities and Government-Owned Companies, submit their 30 June year-end financial…
Seminar planned for possible 6,000 individuals affected by FATCA
Indicating the serious impact the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) is anticipated to have on people in the Cayman Islands, Cayman Finance and the Government’s Ministry for Financial Services have again joined forces to bring another FATCA seminar…
Private equity fund structures in the Cayman Islands: key issues and considerations
By Nicholas Butcher and Julian Ashworth, Maples and Calder Introduction The Cayman Islands has an internationally respected legal system, developed from English common law, and a robust regulatory system which equally benefits managers and investors alike. The jurisdiction offers an…