ROME II – Opportunities and risks for [Cayman’s] financial sector
By Andrew Tetley, Anker Sorensen and Brice Mathieu From Reed Smith This alert reports a French case that relates to a hedge fund registered in the Cayman Islands, the investment agreement of which was governed by Cayman law, and where…
How Munich rejected Steve Ballmer and kicked Microsoft out of the city
By Nick Heath Tech Republic Breaking up with Microsoft is hard to do. Just ask Peter Hofmann, the man leading the City of Munich’s project to ditch Windows and Office in favour of open source alternatives. The project took close…
Cayman official disputes ECHN execs’ claim that Caribbean sojourn is mandatory
By Don Michak From Journal Inquirer Top officials at Eastern Connecticut Health Network [ECHN] and their spouses are again planning to make a yearly sojourn to a luxury resort in the Cayman Islands for what the regional nonprofit has described…
XL Group Files 8K – Entry Into Definitive Agreement >XL
XL Group PLC (XL) filed a Form 8K – Entry Into a Definitive Agreement – with the U.S Securities and Exchange Commission on November 18, 2013. On November 21, 2013, XLIT Ltd. (“XL-Cayman”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of XL Group plc…
Pirates Week 10K Run
Seattle Seafair Pirate Kevin Guiberson fittingly won the Pirates Week 10K in 37-minutes, 48 seconds out of 117 persons who competed. Greg Meaker came second and Derek Larner was third. The first female crossing the line was Tiffany Cole in…
Injured Gayle could miss the rest of the ODI series
From Caribbean 360 KOCHI, India, Thursday November 21, 2013, CMC – West Indies opening batsman Chris Gayle could be out of action for up to four weeks, after suffering a hamstring pull during the first One Day International (ODI) against…
Cayman Finance seminar to look at international tax initiatives
21 November 2013 (George Town, Grand Cayman) Anyone interested in finding out more about some of the multilateral initiatives proposed and confirmed with regard to international tax — such as FATCA, multilateral automatic exchange of information, and central registries of…
Cayman’s Kiwanis Key Leader programme benefits 49 students
The Kiwanis Club of Grand Cayman held its 6th annual Key Leader event on 18-20 October at the St Ignatius High School campus. Forty-nine students participated in the weekend-long event. The students, including five from Cayman Brac, ranged in age…
Consultation Begins on Firearms Law Changes
Government will begin a period of public consultation on proposed changes to the Firearms Law tomorrow, Friday, 22 November 2013. Friday’s Extra-ordinary Gazette will contain a draft Bill to amend the Firearms Law to add offences that relate to the…
Reject Queen Conch Petition: CRFM urges [it affects Cayman too]
WASHINGTON, DC, USA, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 22, 2013–The Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM), has made a formal request on behalf of the Caribbean Community to the United States-CARICOM Council on Trade and Investment, to reject the petition of WildEarth Guardians, an…
