UK Minister confirms commitment to Cayman Islands, OTs
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Minister for the Commonwealth Baroness Joyce Anne Anelay has assured the Overseas Territories of her commitment and eagerness to champion their interests in the United Kingdom as Britain exits the European Union. “I wanted to…
Ogier supports special needs initiatives in the Cayman Islands
Ogier recently made a donation of $2,500 to the 9th Annual Open Arms Gala in support of Rotaract Blue Cayman Islands. Rotaract Blue Cayman Islands is a leadership and community-service based organisation that established the Open Arms Program in 2007,…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Cayman Islands Business Licensing Counter to close early on Tuesday (26) The Department of Commerce and Investment’s (DCI) Business Licensing Counter will close at 3pm tomorrow (Tuesday, 26 July), for a staff training event. The counter will resume its…
Save Cayman Islands reef fish…19 August deadline for input to Conservation Plan
By Courtney Platt For those who may have missed it: Notice of Public Consultation: Fish Conservation Plan: The National Conservation Council invites public comment on a Species Conservation Plan for (reef) Fish. The Plan may be viewed at www.DoE.ky/fish-conservation and…
The Editor Speaks: The best
The Onetainement website – “Your number one source of Ghana latest news, entertainment news, sports and world news” has stated “A Technical Committee made up of experts from reputable International Civil Service Organisations and Think Tanks” have adjudged our premier…
Westfield Y enters into partnership with Cayman Islands YMCA
Westfield Y enters into partnership with newest YMCA in the world By Christine Alger From nj.com The Westfield Area YMCA is happy to announce that it has entered into a partnership with the YMCA of the Cayman Islands, the newest…
Butterfield Reports Second Quarter Profit
Butterfield Reports Second Quarter Profit Q2 2016 core earnings(1) of $32.1 million, up $4.3 million (15.2%) over Q2 2015 Q2 2016 net income of $29.8 million, up $6.5 million (27.7%) over Q2 2015(3) Core earnings per share of $0.06, up…
Community volunteers use new democratic platform to promote awareness for marine parks in Cayman Islands
A group of young volunteers have come together to raise awareness about the proposed marine parks enhancement with the assistance of an innovative new website called Speak Up Cayman. The website is a public, user-friendly platform that seeks to provide…
The ‘Stolen Money’ mentioned by US Justice Dept belongs to IPIC and not 1MDB, says blogger [Guarantee Deed by Cayman Islands fund]
From Malaysian Digest In its widely publicized move to seize assets believed to be bought using funds which the US Department of Justice (DoJ) says is stolen from 1MDB, a point of contention has arisen as 1MDB says it is…
Negative International perception affecting correspondent banking for Jamaican banks
From Jamaican Gleaner At least two local banks say Jamaica is finding it difficult to do correspondent banking with overseas banks because of the negative perception international banks have of the Caribbean region, even though they are in compliance with…