India cruise past West Indies
From TVNZ Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli produced stylish half-centuries today as India completed a seven-wicket win over the West Indies in a group match at the World Twenty20. Sharma (62 not out) and Kohli (54) helped India reach 130-3…
Revealed: Conservative peer Lord Blencathra’s lobbying contract for tax haven Cayman Islands
By Melanie Newman, Oliver Wright From Independent UK Former Tory Chief Whip signed document to ‘make representations’ on behalf of Cayman Islands and details of £12,000-a-month role emerge after denials of wrongdoing to standards watchdog A senior Conservative peer, who…
The Editor Speaks: Sickening increases to CINICO’s members who actually pay for health insurance
We all know costs have increased and one can expect everyone has to pay more. It is by just how much more. When the Cayman Islands government, without any warning, can shove an increase of over 120% to some of…
Water Authority sponsors KYSTAR Athletics Cayman Invitational Track Meet 2014
The Water Authority Board recently approved a donation of $4,500.00, to assist KYSTAR Athletics in their 3rd Annual Cayman Invitational Track Meet. The event will take place at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex on 7 May 2014. With last years…
Drug traffickers benefit from Obama cuts to Coast Guard
By Jim Kouri Law Enforcement Examiner The U.S. Coast Guard offloaded 2,500 pounds of cocaine valued at $37 million that was seized in a historic multi-national operation in the Caribbean, officials said Tuesday. on.aol.com The Obama Administration’s budget cuts for…
iNews Briefs
Cayman Government’s “Affordable” health insurance becomes MUCH less affordable CINICO – Cayman Islands National Insurance Company – that provides health insurance coverage to Cayman Island residents who are unable to get insurance from the private companies, gave their members a…
Decosimo principal chairs National Hedge Fund Due Diligence Forum
Decosimo, a Top 100 accounting and business advisory firm, is the lead sponsor for the Hedge Fund Due Diligence Master Class hosted by the Financial Research Associates March 25-26 at New York City’s Princeton Club. Karl Jordan is Decosimo’s investment…
National Conference on Women to “Inspire Change”
Following the Cayman Islands Government’s December 2013 request for the United Kingdom to extend the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) to the Cayman Islands, the Ministry of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs will…
Dishin’ with Dody
By Dody Denman Don’t Ban the “B” Word…with a side of Tamale Casserole The powerful trio, Condoleezza Rice, Sheryl Sandberg and Girl Scouts CEO Anna Maria Chavez, exhibit their “Ban Bossy” buttons, aiming to change the conversation about girls and…
Premier appointed to Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin will travel to London on 23 March, 2014, to meet with Foreign and Commonwealth Office officials and attend a meeting of the Global Islamic Finance and Investment Group. The Premier has…
