iNews Briefs & Community Events (From BIG FISH 95.5)
Bank of America declares $0.05 dividend Jan 21 2016, 10:27 ET | Bank of America (NYSE:BAC) declares $0.05/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 1.46%Payable March 25; for shareholders of record March 4; ex-div March 2. Cayman Islands Grand…
Cayman Islands requires diligence to keep the pace
By Becky Butcher From Captive Insurance Times The continued soft traditional insurance market, the ripple effects of healthcare reform in the US and increasing competition from more than 80 captive domiciles requires the Cayman Islands to be more diligent in…
The Editor Speaks: The silent police but they don’t want us to be silent – they want our cooperation
The Royal Cayman Islands Police Service want the public’s cooperation and speak out but it has to be a two way street. They will only get cooperation when they get the public’s trust. And what happened in the two incidents…
Mergers and acquisitions of CIMA regulated and licensed Cayman Islands companies
From Walkers Associate Hugh Anderson discusses the latest M&A activity involving Cayman Islands entities licensed and regulated by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority. M&A activity in the Cayman Islands is often related to the acquisition or listing of Cayman companies…
Authentic food, music on tap for Roycroft Caribbean party
By KAITLIN LINDAHL East Aurora Editor From Orchard Park Bee Despite much of Western New York getting doses of lake-effect snow in recent days, the Roycroft Inn is planning on a hot, tropical night for its annual Caribbean Island Party….
US Supreme Court rejects Kansas Court’s reprieve of Death Row inmates
By Tony Mauro, From The National Law Journal Justice Sotomayor, writing lone dissent, said court should have left Kansas ruling alone. The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday struck down a pair of Kansas Supreme Court rulings that reversed the death sentences…
Loch Lomond Golf Club [still owes its Cayman Islands PC £36M]
By Seamus Rotherick One of the world’s most exclusive golf clubs, Loch Lomond, is thought to have now paid off the huge amounts it has owed to its bank. The golf club does still owe its Cayman Islands-based parent company…
China’s bestseller of 2015
China’s bestseller of 2015 was a coloring book for adults By Victoria Hosingapore From Mashable China’s best-selling book of 2015 didn’t have many of words. Secret Garden, an adult colouring book, was the No. 1 book on China’s biggest online…
Travel Leader Group: Cuba is the Top “Luxury Travel”
From Travel Leaders group Cuba is the Top “Luxury Travel” Up-and-Coming Destination in Travel Leaders Group’s New Survey Luxury travel up-and-coming destinations also include United Arab Emirates, African Safaris, Iceland and Antarctica; European river cruises top all luxury travel international…
Spain in front of a historic crossroad
By Isidoros Karderinis For more than 40 years in the political arena of Spain two parties had been dominating, the People’s Party and the PSOE Party (Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party), which alternated in power. The last catalytic elections of December 20,…