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“There’s a lot of money being paid ….. and we don’t know who it’s going to” says Cayman Minister When North Side Member of Cayman Islands Legislative Assembly queried the operating costs of the CAREPAY card swipe system used by…
HR from around the world represented (including Cayman islands)
By Roy Maurer More than 1,000 attendees from more than 80 countries and territories are in Orlando, Fla., for the 2014 SHRM [Human Resources] Annual Conference & Exposition. Canada, as in recent years, accounts for the largest number of international…
The Editor Speaks: Paradise lost – when the paradise is in London
Cayman is often associated with paradise and it is an adjective that is often used to describe it. However, after reading the article in the Cayman Compass (“Ex-chief: Cayman’s London office ‘totally dysfunctional’” at: http://www.compasscayman.com/caycompass/2014/06/23/Ex-chief–Cayman-s-London-office–totally-dysfunctional-/) the Cayman London office is…
New missionaries gather for orientation
By Megan K. Mertz staff writer with LCMS Communications. ST. LOUIS — Thirty-one new LCMS career and GEO (Globally Engaged in Outreach, serving two- to three-year terms) missionaries and spouses began a two-week orientation at the Synod’s International Center here…
Two former Cay Clubs executives arrested in Central America, accused of lying to the feds, among other things
From KEYSINFONET Two principals in the former Key Largo-based Cay Clubs Resorts and Marinas, which the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission says was a $300 million Ponzi scheme that bilked 1,400 investors, have been arrested in Central America and returned…
Goodbye gasoline… first green LEAF arrives in the Cayman Islands
By Kevin Shereves Caribbean News Now contributor GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands — The NCB group in the Cayman Islands has purchased the very first new all-electric Nissan LEAF in the Caribbean, reinforcing its commitment to environmental sustainability. “NCB Group is…
Corporate Governance: The art of war or the science of compliance?
By Joe Truelove From Carey Group, Guernsey Purpose of the article This article has been written to consider the nature of corporate governance and the impact that has on board selection and behaviour. Fundamentally, is corporate governance an art or…
Helping develop a leader
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin presented Samantha Hennings with a $2,000 cheque Friday afternoon in part sponsorship for her to attend the 33Fifty Commonwealth Youth Leadership Programme in Scotland. Ms Hennings is a young Caymanian who…
TV and radio ads launched on hospital CEO’s receiving excessive pay and storing public funds in Cayman Islands
Ads urge legislators to demand accountability and transparency BOSTON, June 23, 2014 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — The following is being released by Massachusetts Nurses Association/National Nurses United: A TV and radio campaign has been launched to highlight spendthrift hospital CEOs stashing millions…
“Bitcoin Jesus” promises a virtual paradise
By Jason Clenfield and Pavel Alpeyev From The Washington Post He’s known as “Bitcoin Jesus” in the world of cyber-currencies. Though he can’t promise you heaven, he is offering a haven: a condo in the Caribbean that comes with a…
