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Cayman’s Operation Tempura Boss, Bridger, under investigation The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) have revealed that Martin Bridger, the lead investigator of the fiasco known as Operation Tempura, an investigation into police corruption in the Cayman islands, is himself…
Cayman Islands Brandyn Murray trains with elite in Germany
Over the summer, twenty-year old college sophomore Brandyn Murray had the unique opportunity to train with a number of professional and semi-professional football teams in Germany and England. The trip was made possible with the financial support from Grasspiece Promotions…
The Editor Speaks: Sunday trading: Will it really make a difference?
With a whopping 75% of the membership of the Cayman Islands who participated in the Cayman Islands Chamber of Commerce Sunday Trading Survey executed in 2005 in favour of allowing all businesses the option of opening on Sundays, I do…
Rob Ford, mayoral rivals draw attention at Caribbean Carnival parade [in Toronto]
From The Globe and Mail Toronto mayor Rob Ford drew plenty of attention Saturday when he appeared at the Scotiabank Caribbean Carnival parade. The annual event drew thousands to the Exhibition Place and Lake Shore Boulevard. For more on this…
Hexagon Geospatial announces new Caribbean distribution partnership with GeoOrbis
>PRWEB.COM NewswireNorcross, GA (PRWEB) August 04, 2014 Hexagon Geospatial announces its new partnership with GeoOrbis to distribute the company’s full line of solutions in the English-speaking basin of the Caribbean. Headquartered in Barbados, GeoOrbis is a GIS consulting firm offering…
China-based electronics maker seeks primary listing on TWSE
From Focus Taiwan Taipei, Aug. 2 (CNA) China-based electronics components supplier BrightKing Holdings Ltd. has filed an application with the Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) to seek a primary listing on the main board, the TWSE said Saturday. The TWSE said…
Robots score on a human soccer team, humans retain control of the world
By Dylan Love From Business Insider Founded in 1997 with the ambitious goal to develop a robotic humanoid soccer-playing robot by 2050, the RoboCup is an annual robotics competition that sees robots play soccer against each other in an exercise…
Super-Rich Gubernatorial Candidate used controversial Cayman tax gimmick to maximize his fortune
By Alan Pyke From Think Progress Illinois gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner (R) made part of his fortune from investments in a Caribbean tax haven, the Chicago Sun-Times reports. But because Rauner won’t release details on his tax filings it is…
Internet’s organizing body: Nobody actually owns country codes, not even countries. Or us.
By Kate Cox From Consumerist Does anyone actually own the internet? That might be the existential crisis of our age. We know companies own and operate websites, that other companies own the software that let us look at those sites,…
Global firm WeiserMazars buys Sacramento’s pmpm Consulting
By Kathy Robertson Senior Staff Writer- Sacramento Business Journal Global accounting, tax and consulting services firm WeiserMazars LLP has bought the Sacramento health care consulting firm pmpm Consulting Group Inc. The New York-based company announced the deal Wednesday. No financial…