WARNING Fake IRS Form W-8BEN doing the rounds here in Cayman
Colin Wilson The attached letter and form was sent to me by a concerned reader asking me my opinion if I thought it was a fake. Immediately I said it was as NO GOVERNMENT WILL ASK YOU TO FAX IT…
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Cayman Islands Government saves CI$6.2M in interest costs The efforts and strategies implemented by the Government will save the Cayman Islands a total of CI$6.2 million in interest costs over the next ten years. The Ministry of Finance and Economic…
Weekly News | National Gallery of the Cayman Islands
The exhibition titled Our Story of Art is in full swing. Wednesday 22 January, we will be hosting a panel discussion with special guests from the Cayman Islands art community to discuss their artistic journeys in relation to the wider…
Norovirus hits Royal Caribbean
By Christina St-Jean From Liberty Voice Norovirus has apparently hit a Royal Caribbean cruise ship, leaving 68 people with more than just seasickness. There were nearly 2,600 guests with 844 crew on board the Majesty of the Seas. 66 guests…
Florida Bill would allow medical marijuana for child seizures
By Greg Allen From NPR Florida may soon become the latest state to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana. Advocates there are gathering signatures to put a medical marijuana referendum on the fall ballot. But Florida’s Legislature may act sooner to…
One-third of TLEPs leave Cayman
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – More than 500 people who held Term Limit Exemption Permits have left the Cayman Islands, leaving their employment positions open to Caymanians who are qualified and willing to take those jobs. In all, there were…
Home-based dialysis programme provides patient freedom
With the opening of the new Dialysis Unit at the Cayman Islands Hospital recently, there has already been significant improvements for some patients requiring dialysis. The new unit signalled the start of a new home-based dialysis programme which has led…
US court rejects banking associations challenge to Caribbean offshore tax compliance
From Caribbean360 The DOJ said that the Florida Bankers Association and Texas Bankers Association had challenged the 2012 amendments to the Department of the Treasury’s interest-reporting regulations. WASHINGTON D.C., United States, Thursday January 16, 2014, CMC – The United States…
Trinidad national on US “most wanted” list may be residing in Barbados
From Caribbean360 Andre Neverson has ties to Barbados, Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Bahamas, Grenada, St. Vincent and Canada and US authorities are offering a US$25,000 reward for information leading directly to his arrest. BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, CMC – United States law…
‘Shocking abuse of public trust’: Columbia University prof estimates $20tln hidden in tax havens
From RT World billionaires and mega rich companies stash trillions in so-called “treasure islands” special tax zones like the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands, Jeffrey Sachs, head of Columbia University’s Earth Institute told RT at the Gaidar Forum….
