Newest Customs Officers Welcomed
Five Caymanians are the newest Customs Officers to don the signature epaulettes, after “graduating” Monday, 30 June 2014 from a rigorous 12-week training course at Customs Headquarters. The group comprised Mr. Philip Justin Anglin, Mr. Derry Arch, Ms Melinda Dickson,…
The Editor Speaks: Selling off our public schools would be crazy
The CNS headline that the Cayman government is considering selling off our public schools by the creation of grant-maintained, charter-based academies or independent schools financed via a combination of private sector and government money, is crazy. So crazy that the…
World Cup Fever: symptoms include a disturbing increase in domestic violence
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, 8 July 2014: Whilst the World Cup seems to have temporarily united the world with supporters and opposers coming together in the spirit of the game, there is a worrying and disturbing trend associated with World…
The Cayman Islands Financial Services Regulatory Framework
Article by Cindy Scotland From Cayman Finance The Cayman Islands and CIMA actively strive to increase international cooperation and collaboration, without compromising the rights to confidentiality of legitimate clients. Introduction The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is the principal regulator…
FATCA unlikely to impact persistent tax evasion in Latin America
By Emilio Godoy From Caribbean360 MEXICO CITY, Mexico, Friday July 4, 2014, IPS – The U.S. Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act is unlikely to contribute much to combating persistent tax evasion in Latin America, which will require more national and…
Latin American, Caribbean unlikely to meet U.N. anti-poverty goals
By Aaron Morrison Special to the Miami Herald The United Nations has set a 2015 deadline for countries to meet various anti-poverty goals but not all nations in Latin America and the Caribbean are expected to meet the deadline. UNITED…
ICCI releases performance data on Government Scholarship Students
(GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS) – Students on Government Scholarships attending the International College of the Cayman Islands (ICCI) are doing better than they were earlier this year, but there is a lot of room for improvement, according to the College….
Turtle Nesting and the Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman
It’s Turtle Nesting Season and the Southern Cross Club in Little Cayman Stands Guard as the First Nest of the Season Hatches On a quiet Little Cayman beach on Saturday evening July 5, a small group of lucky and excited…
High energy costs slow export-oriented Caribbean manufacturing
By AleemKhan From Breaking News Trinidad and Tobago Export-oriented manufacturing activities in the Caribbean are very limited due to high energy costs in all countries except Trinidad and Tobago, according to a study by the United Nations’ Economic Commission for…
A Survivor’s Dream Come True
By Bethany Rundell, From Baptist Health South Florida A diagnosis of ovarian cancer is scary. But when you’re 25 years old, engaged to be married and had hoped to have children, it can be downright devastating. That’s the reality that…
