US icebreaker en route to help ships stuck in Antarctic Ice
By Jonathan Pearlman, Sydney, Josie Ensor and David Millward The United States coast guard is sending the Polar Star to bolster the relief effort, following an appeal by the Australian authorities. Although 52 passengers on board a ship trapped in…
The Editor Speaks: Why the crucifixion of Baines?
I am not a personal friend of Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines. I have only ever met the commissioner four times. Each time I have found him extremely polite, pleasant, a good conversationalist and listener. I have praised him…
Fidelity Group & Western Union Foundation donate to assist victims of Typhoon Haiyan in The Philippines
By Kimberley Miller From thebahamasweekly Nassau, Bahamas – Fidelity Group in cooperation with The Western Union Foundation, today announced a donation of $19,060 to Save the Children Federation, Inc., to provide disaster relief and recovery support for communities and families…
Dow Travers leads Cayman’s Winter Olympics team
Downhill skier, Dow Travers, leads Cayman’s delegation to the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, in Sochi, Russia that takes place from February 7-23. Travers was the first athlete to represent the Cayman Islands in a Winter Olympics when in 2010 he…
Intertrust builds legal strength in its fiduciary team
Intertrust has been meeting and exceeding expectations for the world’s largest multinationals, private equity firms and wealthiest individuals alike since 1952. The industry leader with over 1,500 specialists working from 33 offices in 24 countries has expanded its fiduciary team…
A lesson learned in Grand Cayman
By Mahlon Meyer From Huffington Post Try Grand Cayman. If you don’t like to dive, you may learn something. We did. Our first lesson consisted in island time. Everything is “five minutes.” “How long will it take for the taxi…
Welsh scientists declare bio war on SBV midges [and mosquitoes]
By Andrew Forgrave From Daily Post Welsh scientists aim to deploy biological warfare to counter the threat of Schmallenberg Virus (SBV). Researchers in Aberystwyth and Swansea hope to control midges, which carry the virus, by spraying them with a fungus….
Head of Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency to Open 2014 Conference
Head of Global Anti-Corruption Rating Agency to Open 2014 Conference The fight against corruption cannot succeed unless ethical values are strongly embedded in society’s institutions. Dr. Huguette Labelle, Chair of the Board of Transparency International The head of the organisation…
What new scrutiny of life insurance captives means for advisers
By Darla Mercado From Investment News Regulatory attention means advisers may want to rethink which companies they work with As regulators scrutinize life insurers’ use of “captive” entities — subsidiaries that reinsure blocks of existing business — advisers may need…
A single evening performance of poetry reading at The Playhouse
The Cayman Drama Society has hosted all sorts of performances over its many years. We have had our share of dramas, comedies, dance, musicals and music performances. We have had story telling. Now it is time for us to have…
