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Month: March 2014

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Cayman provides solution to escalating operational costs experienced by global commodities companies

Cayman Enterprise City (CEC), the Cayman Islands’ award-winning special economic zone, today announces 2014 plans for a focus on global commodities companies seeking to curb escalating operational costs in order to become more profitable. CEC began the outreach in Canada…

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Dancing With the Stars’ fires longtime band leader

From Hollywood Reporeter Veteran orchestrator and band leader Harold Wheeler takes a 28-member group of musicians and singers with him, to be replaced by another band and the ABC competition’s boosted use of recordings. American Federation of Musicians president Ray…

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European Union bans seafood imports from Belize

From Caribbean360 Curacao and two other countries received warning “yellow cards” in November and are currently being evaluated. BRUSSELS, Belgium, Thursday March 27, 2014 – The European Union has blacklisted seafood imports from Belize in its toughest move yet to…

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Managing Partners offers exit route for locked–in life policy investors

By Mark Battersby, Editor, International Adviser Managing Partners, the Cayman Islands-registered-asset manager which suspended redemptions on its Traded Policies Fund last year, has set up a new fund to give investors a way of exiting and a choice of investment…

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The Bat Cave on Cayman Brac

By Andrew McLachlan The Bat Cave on Cayman Brac, Cayman Islands The island of Cayman Brac, found within the Cayman Islands, is noted for its numerous caves, which are found at various locations around the island. These caves were typically…

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The battle for the iron throne continues in Game of Thrones on HBO

HBO Latin America is thrilled to announce the premiere of the highly-anticipated 4th season of Game of Thrones, premiering on April 6th in the Caribbean, simultaneously with the United States. This hit drama series, based on the bestselling fantasy novels…

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TV’s Judge Joe Brown jailed by real judge after courtroom argument, court says

By Alan Duke, CNN TV’s Judge Joe Brown was jailed on a contempt of court charge issued by a Tennessee juvenile judge on Monday, March 24, according to a court spokesman. He was later released on his own recognizance, CNN…

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Private equity funds eye Cayman ahead of rule change

From Dillon Eustace A proposal for amendments to Cayman law could align their legislation with that of Delaware in order to facilitate private equity structures adopting the master/feeder structure, potentially attracting more funds domiciling in the offshore jurisdiction. Cayman is…

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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,…

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Transfers of shares of Cayman Companies in Liquidation

From Ogier Over the past two or three years, we have seen an increasing number of cases where a client holds and wishes to sell or transfer shares in a Cayman Islands company which is in liquidation, or is seeking…