First quarter tourism arrivals sets the tone for 2015 success
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (27 April 2015) Demonstrating a 5.7% increase in air arrivals, the first quarter of 2015 has proven to be one of the best for tourism arrivals in the recorded history of the Cayman Islands and continues…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events APRIL 29 Amin Mohammed Memorial Steel Band Competition The Amin Mohammed Memorial Steel Band Competition is Wednesday (29 Apr) at Mary Miller Hall at 630pm. Police Welfare Committee Fundraiser The Police Welfare Committee is inviting all government departments…
The Editor Speaks: Safety at work
Tuesday (28) when I wrote this Editorial is World Safety Day with emphasis on Safety and Health at Work. The Cayman Islands Minister of Education, Employment & Gender Affairs, Tara Rivers, has made a statement on the importance of safety…
Gadget of the week
I really wanted to hate the Apple Watch By Zach Epstein From BGR Anyone who listens to our podcast knows how unbelievably excited BGR founder Jonathan Geller has been leading up to the Apple Watch’s debut. You’ll also recall that…
CIMA: Proposed changes to outsourcing arrangements for funds service providers
By Matt Roberts From Harney Westwood & Riegels Contact The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has recently released a draft Statement of Guidance: Outsourcing All Regulated Entities (Excluding Regulated Mutual Funds) (“SOG”) and Consultation Paper (“Paper”). The Paper calls upon…
The waiting game: lined up for the gay marriage cases
By Mike Sacks, From The National Law Journal Facing each other in two parallel lines along the U.S. Supreme Court’s sidewalk awaiting Tuesday’s same-sex marriage oral arguments were a woman and a man with paths that could only have met…
Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup attracts professional U15 teams
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman – The second annual Under 15 Cayman Airways Invitational Youth Cup will take place Tuesday May 5 – Sunday May 10 2015 and will feature eight local and international football teams. The upcoming tournament will host:…
Australia seek probe of drug trial but 8 executed
Australia seeks probe of trial of 2 drug traffickers in Indonesia/ 8 executed From Voice of America In a last-ditch effort to save two drug traffickers from the firing squad in Indonesia, Australia’s Foreign Ministry urged Jakarta Monday to delay…
The Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company turns sixteen
By Rachael Reynolds and Jennifer Fox From Ogier May 2014 marks the sixteenth anniversary of the Cayman Islands segregated portfolio company (‘SPC’). This article takes a look back at the SPC’s first decade and a half and in particular at…
The Caribbean Court ruling on the Maya Land Case in Belize will have an impact on the Garifuna people as well
By Wellington C. Ramos from Patrick Jones Belize The Caribbean Court Ruling on The Maya Land Case in Belize Will Have an Impact on The Garifuna People as WellLong before the Europeans came to the Caribbean, Americas and other parts…