Cayman Islands: CCMI hires exploration expert
Dr. Steve Whalan recently joined the Central Caribbean Marine Institute (CCMI) as a Senior Research Scientist with expertise in coral reef ecology. Dr. Whalan brings a vast amount of knowledge and skills to CCMI, an institute that has won awards…
Caymanian studying in the UK spends her Spring Break with the RCIPS
A few weeks ago, Inspector Kevin Ashworth, head of the RCIPS Training and Development Unit, was pleasantly surprised by an email he received from Emma Lang, age 21, a Caymanian attending university in the UK. Ms. Lang expressed her interest…
NZherald lists world’s most beautiful tax havens [Cayman is second]
From New Zealand Herald The Panama Papers have put the spotlight on the world’s tax havens. Photo / iStock It can’t be just a coincidence that many of the world’s tax havens are in stunningly beautiful locations. As the Panama…
The Editor Speaks: The threat of direct rule
When the United Kingdom’s Opposition Leader, Labour Party head Jeremy Corbyn, made his startling statement in Parliament in the wake of the Panama Papers leak, that the government should now impose “direct rule” on its Overseas Territories, it sent shock…
Cayman Islands BT Walking Track will encourage exercise and sport
From junior athletes to families and retirees, residents of Bodden Town and the eastern districts will soon benefit from a new walking track. Work is underway to construct and surface the four-lane track at the Bodden Town Primary School. It…
Cameron sets out transparency measures as Corbyn, Osborne publish tax returns
By Press Association From Maol On Line David Cameron has set out new measures to make it harder for people to hide the proceeds of corruption offshore, as Jeremy Corbyn and George Osborne published details of their tax returns. The…
Cayman Captive delegation on the road to RIMS
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dozens of representatives from Cayman’s captive insurance industry, including the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC), Government officials and representatives of the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA), and Cayman Finance will be on the road next…
FT: Global economic recovery ‘in danger of stalling’
By F McGuire From Newsmax Weak growth and a recovery that is “weak, uneven and in danger of stalling yet again” is haunting the world economy, the latest Brookings Institution-Financial Times tracking index warns. Professor Eswar Parasad, an economist at…
Is Putin behind Panama Papers leak?
By Greg Richter From Newsmax Russian President Vladimir Putin was the first world leader mentioned when the Panama Papers leak first hit the press last week, but one prominent economist is suggesting Putin himself might be behind the leak. In…