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The Editor Speaks: Is it over for money service businesses?
Money service businesses or MTOs (Money Transfer Operators) like Western Union may cease to exist. The sudden notice by Fidelity Bank & Trust International Limited (FBT) here in the Cayman Islands to say they had already ceased to offer Western…
Cayman Islands Hazard Management monitoring volcanic activity
Hazard Management Cayman Islands (HCMI) is currently monitoring the elevated alert of the possible eruption of the Kick’em Jenny volcano issued by the UWI Seismic Research Centre Trinidad. This elevated alert of Orange means – Highly elevated level of seismic…
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Community Events Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The Grand Court jury report date has been changed. Grand Court Jurors who are in the 1 July – 6 October 2015 session are now to report on Wednesday, 29 July, 2015…
Cayman Islands: Couple celebrates 30th anniversary with Caribbean surgery
CAYMAN ISLANDS (July 23)—For many married couples, a wedding anniversary is an opportunity to enjoy a special luxury or a romantic getaway to a destination far away from the realities of everyday life. Not so for Janice and Kelly Renegar,…
Cayman Islands: Study examines local variability in ocean climate conditions for reef health
Joint NOAA – CCMI research monitors environmental conditions on Little Cayman’s coral reefs to understand coral resilience and improve the accuracy of NOAA’s bleaching forecasts. LITTLE CAYMAN ISLAND – A joint effort between NOAA and the Central Caribbean Marine Institute…
Cayman Islands: Navigating the complexities of International tax compliance
By Kevin A. Phillip from DMS Offshore Investment Services Introduction Recently, the Cayman Islands Department of International Tax Compliance (DITC) notified financial institutions that in October 2015 it will be introducing local regulations to implement the OECD’s Common Reporting Standard…
UN experts denounce televised reprisals against human rights defenders in Venezuela
From UN News Centre 23 July 2015 – In retaliation for their activities in Venezuela and cooperation with United Nations and regional human rights bodies, a group of UN and Inter-American rights experts has underscored their condemnation at attempts by…
Lionfish control efforts getting a boost from other lionfish
By Dennis Pillion From AL Efforts to control the invasive and highly-destructive lionfish in Florida and Gulf of Mexico may be getting a boost… from other lionfish. According to a report in National Geographic, several lionfish caught recently in the…
Probe team raises red flag over FII funds in key sectors [Cayman Islands flagged
By Sanjeev Sharma From The Tribune India New Delhi – “How can Cayman Islands (western Caribbean Sea) with a population of less than 55,000 invest Rs 86,000 crore in a single country like India?” This is a whodunnit on money…
NASA’s Kepler mission discovers bigger, older cousin to Earth
NASA’s Kepler mission has confirmed the first near-Earth-size planet in the “habitable zone” around a sun-like star. This discovery and the introduction of 11 other new small habitable zone candidate planets mark another milestone in the journey to finding another…
