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Former Cayman Islands University president case goes behind closed doors Hassan Syed, former Cayman Islands University president, who is accused of misuse of his government credit card during his time as the president of UCCI,spending public money on Tiffany jewellery and…
The Editor Speaks: Shhhh! LGBT being discussed
Do you remember the uproar when on February 1st 1998 the Cayman Islands Government refused to let a cruise ship full of gay vacationers dock here that touched off calls for a boycott of the islands? In a letter to…
Operational Enhancement: The Cayman Exempted Limited Partnership
By Joss Morris, Partner, Harneys, Cayman Islands From IFC Review The Cayman exempted limited partnership (ELP) has, since its creation in 1991, established itself as an effective, enduring and widely used offshore funds vehicle particularly in the closed ended private…
Ticket office inc mobile food truck staging area on Cayman Islands waterfront turned down by planning
An application by local businessman, Kel Thompson, for a Ticket Office with Trellis, Restroom Facility, Storage Building, Tour Operator Sales Area and Mobile Food Truck Staging Area on Block OPY Parcel 190 (F14-0221) (P14-1007 (CS) has been turned down by…
Interview with Jonathan Groff (Patrick) LOOKING
LOOKING Season 2 HBO (Broadcast – completed in LA, Jan 2015) Q: The first episode of this season sees the boys go on a trip. Where is that place? It looks lovely. JG: We were in Russian River, which is…
Rules of Engagement – Cayman on the front foot
By Robert Searle, Partner and Norman Chan, Senior Associate, Campbells, Cayman Islands From IFC Review Adapting to new regulation successfully is a critical element for survival in international finance. The Cayman Islands have adopted a high-engagement approach when it comes…
The readers’ editor on… showing that black writers can write about far more than race
By Chris Elliott From The Guardian So often the ‘go to’ people are white, have been to the same schools, the same universities. The media seem only ever to ask black people to write about race Reading Festival of Crime Writing,…
4-3 Reversal of murder conviction prompts justice’s call for legislative action
By Alyson M. Palmer, From Daily Report A 4-3 decision by the Georgia Supreme Court to grant a new trial to a murder defendant prompted a dissenting justice to call on the Legislature to change a statute governing trial judges’…
Palliative Care options – Something to talk about for Caribbean elders
By Lyndon Johnson From CaribPress News/New America Media LOS ANGELES–Do you ever wonder, if you were to become terminally ill, would your doctors be able to provide you with the kind of care you would want in the last days…
‘Godfather II’ explains Dominican anxiety over U.S-Cuba
By Ezra Fieser Bloomberg News From Idaho Statesman The Caribbean country where the movie’s Havana scenes were filmed stands to lose a lot from normalized relations. The scenes of mafia don Michael Corleone driving through the streets of Havana on…