FATCA notification and reporting – Are you ready?
ByKevin C. Butler, Craig T. Fulton From Conyers Dill & Pearman Second Quarter Notification and Reporting Deadlines for Reporting Cayman Islands Financial Institutions Reporting Cayman Islands Financial Institutions (“Cayman Islands FIs”) are reminded that 2015 is the first year in…
Law firms to form Cybersecurity alliance
By Christine Simmons and Nell Gluckman, The Am Law Daily As pressure to strengthen defenses against security breaches increases, at least five Am Law 100 and Magic Circle firms are working to form an alliance that would allow them to…
Many pupils are expelled illegally and not as a last resort, charity alleges
By Sally Weale, education correspondent From The Guardian UK Too many exclusions involve children from minorities, with problem pupils jettisoned in schools’ race for ratings, says Communities Empowerment Network Boys were three times more likely to be excluded, as were…
Digicel and Marriott open Haiti hotel
Port-au-Prince Hotel Gives Boost to Business Travel, Tourism and Local Economy The new Marriott Port-au-Prince Haiti Marriott Hotel yesterday checked in its first guests. Among the 200 new Haitian hotel workers who welcomed them were young people from disadvantaged backgrounds,…
Strengthening Cayman’s AML/CFT Regime: Private sector replies by 30 March 2015
From Solomon Harris The Cayman Islands Anti-Money Laundering Unit (‘AMLU’) is strongly encouraging private sector responses to its sector-specific National Risk Assessment (‘NRA’) questionnaires before the online survey closes on Tuesday, 30th March 2015. It considers that completion of the…
FATCA Compliance: Bahamas races toward the finish line with EY and Convey
From Bahamas Ministry of Finance Ministry of Finance Enlists EY and Convey to Develop and Deploy FATCA Model Nassau, Bahamas – The Government of the Bahamas through the Ministry of Finance announced today that it has moved to a new…
DOJ report alleges constitutional violations by Ferguson Police
By Zoe Tillman, Legal Times During the past five years, African-American residents of Ferguson, Missouri, disproportionately were the victims of discriminatory and illegal conduct by police and court officials, the U.S. Department of Justice concluded in a report released on…
Marley heirs win licensing suit
By Vinette K. Pryce From Caribbean Life Thinking about using a photo of Bob Marley to decorate a T-shirt? Think again. If you do, the heirs to the reggae king could legally haul you into court and slap you with…
Scotland set for hottest weather of year as 17C Caribbean air arrives
From STV Scotland is set for its hottest weather of the year this weekend with tropical temperatures expected in parts. North-eastern Scotland is expected to see temperatures of up to 17C, compared with 15C in London on Saturday. It could…
Cartoon of the week
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,…
