Court affirms fraud award in Tax-Shelter case
By JEFF D. GORMAN From Courthouse News Service (CN) — Consulting firm Grant Thornton must pay nearly $40 million in damages to a hotel owner for fraud and negligence in its tax advice, the Kentucky Court of Appeals ruled. William Yung…
Cayman Islands hosts Caribbean Week of Agriculture Conference
Regional Forum enables key decision-makers to better acknowledge the importance of agriculture to the economic, social and environmental stability of the region. Grand Cayman (20th September, 2016) The 14th Annual Caribbean Week of Agriculture (CWA), which ranks as one of…
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Jamaican in Cayman Islands admits to possessing 1000s of child-porn images Trevorne Daley, a 25 year old Jamaican was arrested and charged in May in the Cayman Islands following an inquiry triggered by the US authorities when he befriended a…
Hybrid green/rock iguanas found on Little Cayman
Scientists didn’t think it was possible but they are wrong. The invasive green iguanas have successfully bred with the indigenous rock iguana on Little Cayman producing hybrids. In a release on Tuesday (20) the Cayman Islands Department of Environment said the…
National Gallery of the Cayman Islands to host the Museums Association of the Caribbean
MUSEUMS ASSOCIATION OF THE CARIBBEAN 27th Annual General Meeting and Conference The Essential Museum – Redefining the role of the cultural and heritage sector for 21st century audiences. 9-12 October 2016 National Gallery of the Cayman Islands On October 9-12,…
The Editor Speaks: Waste solution or waste of money and time
We can only hope that the present government gets re-elected otherwise there is a strong possibility all the money and time spent on coming up with a solution to our waste management problem will be for nothing. I have lost…
Clinton emails reveal more ‘shenanigans’ in Haiti
From Caribbean News Now NEW YORK, USA — In an article entitled “More Clinton shenanigans in Haiti”, Mary Anastasia O’Grady writing in the Wall Street Journal has reported that on January 27, 2011, Clinton Foundation chief operating officer Laura Graham…
Cayman Islands: HSM IP participated in CIFEC Career Fair
HSM IP participated in the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) Career Fair on the 15 and 16 of September 2016. HSM was actively looking to recruit 12 new students to join our 2016/17 internship programme. Managing Partner, Huw Moses…
Cayman Islands Stingray Swim Club: 20 years old and still swimming
Stingray Swim Club turns 20 this year and is marking the event with a celebratory gala recognising its swimmers, families, friends and supporters — past and present — while also looking forward to the next 20. The celebratory gala: Simply…
[Cayman Islands Leading Dive Destination] – Jamaica leads WTA Caribbean 2016
From LUXUO When you’re based in the tropics, getting away for winter is meaningless, unless you’re planning a ski trip, but we understand that readers in the northern hemisphere might be planning a toasty getaway right now. If so, you…