Cayman Islands Football Association to appoint Independent committee to review FIFA Goal project
From Cayman Islands Football Association CIFA – FIFA Goal Project – Independent Committee Review As you are aware, there has been a lot of attention placed on, and speculation in relation to, the FIFA Goal Project. In order to answer…
The Editor Speaks: Global warming
While the rest of the world embraced mostly with enthusiasm the Paris Climate Agreement that 196 world nations have committed to, there has been little or no response to it here in the Cayman Islands. I have been waiting for…
Cayman Islands Botanic Park donates Christmas palms to North Side Civic Centre
Christmas In Full Bloom! North Side, Grand Cayman, December 17, 2015– Christmas is in full bloom at the North Side Civic Centre, thanks to the generous donations of the Queen Elizabeth II Botanic Park and the Tourism Attraction Board! This…
China takes important step to boost international co-operation against tax evasion
From Offshore News Flash Credit: OECD 16/12/2015 – Today the People’s Republic of China became the 77th jurisdiction to sign the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement (MCAA), which allows it to move forward with plans to activate automatic exchange of financial…
Offense informs gefense: Minimizing the risk of a targeted attack
By Ian Lopez, From Legaltech News This ALM cyberSecure session focused on the nature of hacking and what should be done about it. As recent history has shown, no agency is immune to the ills posed by data breaches. In…
Cayman Enterprise City gets planned area development approved for new George Town campus
Special Economic Zone project will be a showcase of green building and sustainability. George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (Dec 16, 2015) – With zoning approval from the Central Planning Authority on its land use, Cayman Enterprise City is moving…
The 10 most important lessons IT learned in 2015
By Conner Forrest from TechRepublic Every year brings with it new challenges, and new lessons, for IT in the enterprise. Here are 10 of the lessons IT learned this past year. The end of a year is always a good…
Stock markets welcome US rate rise
European shares have surged after the US central bank increased interest rates for the first time since 2006. The UK’s FTSE 100 index rose 1.1%, while the main share indexes in France and Germany saw even bigger increases. The dollar…
What the Paris climate pact really means, according to the experts
By The Conversation From Business Insider After two weeks of negotiations in Paris, the world’s nations have reached a global deal to tackle climate change. The agreement commits 196 countries to help limit global warming to ”well below 2℃ above…
FIFA to make play for reform, but can it score?
By Rebekah Mintzer, from Corporate Counsel FIFA, the global governing body for soccer, seems to be stuck in a downward spiral of compliance and ethics disasters. In May, the U.S. Department of Justice had more than a dozen high level…