Cayman Islands Governor issues writs to Elections Returning Officers
Her Excellency the Governor, Helen Kilpatrick, today (Wednesday, 14 December 2016) issued writs to 19 Returning Officers as the next step towards conducting General Elections next year. At the Government Administration Building at noon, the Governor handed over the writs…
UK Border Force officers arrive to discuss cooperation with customs and immigration
Two senior officers from the UK Border Force arrived in the Cayman Islands last weekend for talks on future cooperation and assistance in the customs and immigration areas. Sam Bullimore, Deputy Director, Border Force Intelligence Directorate and Timothy Coward, National…
Statement on Oxfam report: Tax Battles: The dangerous global race to the bottom on corporate tax
Statement on Oxfam report: Tax Battles: The Dangerous Global Race to the Bottom on Corporate Tax Oxfam is wrong. This is the same purposefully misleading rhetoric pretending to be research that Oxfam has published and republished for years. Through their…
NiCE workers help enhance Cayman Islands landfill
A team of workers from the National Community Enhancement Project is working at the George Town landfill on a variety of projects to help improve the facilities and services before Christmas. Known as the NiCE project, the three-week seasonal programme…
Cayman Islands: Twelve years since 6.8 M earthquake
It has been twelve years since the 6.8 magnitude earthquake which occurred twenty miles south of George Town on December 14, 2004. Since then, there was a 5.9 magnitude earthquake on January 19, 2010 and a number of other small…
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How China rescued — then ruined — the Caribbean’s largest resort project
By Muhammad Cohen From Forbes As an American living overseas, I often hear gripes about U.S. influence in the world. Over the years I’ve learned that the best response is to acknowledge that U.S. stewardship of the post-World War II…
US passes legislation to strengthen relations with the Caribbean
From WiredJa Online News WASHINGTON, DC, December 14, 2016 – Legislation to enhance United States’ engagement with the Caribbean is now heading to President Obama’s desk for signature, after it passed both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Ranking…
Cayman Islands Court Sanction of Scheme
From SAT Press Releases NOT FOR RELEASE, PUBLICATION OR DISTRIBUTION, IN WHOLE OR IN PART, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY IN, INTO OR FROM ANY JURISDICTION WHERE TO DO SO WOULD CONSTITUTE A VIOLATION OF THE RELEVANT LAWS OF SUCH JURISDICTION For…
Hong Kong identified as a cross-border fund hub by asset managers
From Asia Asset Management Global asset managers have ranked Hong Kong as a leading cross-border fund hub on the basis of its thriving Mutual Recognition of Funds (MRF) programme – according to a survey by New York-based financial services provider…
Cruise Fever lists Grand Cayman #4 in 2016 Top 10 best Caribbean cruise ports
By Ben Souza From Cruise Fever This Year’s Top 10 Cruise Ports in the Caribbean What are the top 10 best cruise ports in the Caribbean? We asked our readers to vote for the best ports in the Caribbean and…
