Cayman Islands: Automatic exchange of information – further update
Harneys From ILO Introduction Key dates for 2017 A timely reminder for CRS compliance Phasing out of UK CDOT and EU Savings Directive obligations Introduction The Cayman Islands Tax Information Authority (TIA) recently issued further updates on the compliance obligations…
Announcing the Highest Rated Offshore Businesses of 2017
From itBusiness Net OffshoreReviews.com Announces the Offshore Businesses with the Top Client Reviews. PANAMA CITY, PANAMA – 28 Jun, 2017 – OffshoreReviews.com was launched in early 2016 and since then we have received nearly 1500 reviews of close to 4000…
UPDATE: Suspicious activity post on Whatsapp Messenger cannot be substantiated by Cayman Islands police
From RCIPS UPDATED: Fri June 30 2017 Update: Suspicious Activity Post on Whatsapp Further research into the Whatsapp message that circulated on social media yesterday has uncovered that it is most likely connected to a report regarding a domestic…
The Cayman Islands Beneficial Ownership Regime
By Nick Rogers, Giorgio Subiotto, Piers Dryden From Ogier The Cayman Islands beneficial ownership regime (Regime) comes into force on 1 July 2017. It establishes a secure, non-public centralised platform on which beneficial ownership information of in-scope companies (ISCs) must…
Min. meets staff
Cayman Islands Minister,Hon. Joey Hew, Meets Ministry Staff Minister of Commerce, Planning and Infrastructure, Hon. Joey Hew this week began officially meeting staff in ministries he has responsibility for by visiting some of the departments located in the Government Administration…
Surinamese energy champion Albert Ramdin joins global campaign to help heads of state go solar
Ambassador Albert Ramchand Ramdin has joined the Solar Head of State Advisory Board to offer his experience in the global campaign to proliferate the use of solar energy. Ambassador Ramdin is a Surinamese diplomat who served for 10 years as…
German Parliament set to vote Friday on gay marriage
Associated Press From Business Insider BERLIN (AP) — The German Parliament plans to vote Friday on whether to legalize same-sex marriage — only days after Chancellor Angela Merkel backed off her conservative party’s long-standing refusal to budge on the issue….
Former Saint Lucian Minister James Fletcher joins global campaign to promote Solar Leadership
Long-time champion of renewable energy both in the Caribbean and across the globe, Dr. James Fletcher has been appointed an advisor for the non-profit Solar Head of State (SHOS). Solar Head of State seeks to promote the use of solar…
Southwest Airlines to consolidate Cuba service with focus on Havana
From Caribbean News Now DALLAS, USA — Southwest Airlines has announced that it will concentrate its future service to Cuba in Havana (HAV) and will cease operations in both Varadero (VRA) and Santa Clara (SNU) at the end of day…
Voices from Venezuela: Understanding the crisis
Miami, June 29, 2017—Venezuela faces a profound humanitarian crisis. Public protests have escalated over recent months as international human rights organizations condemn widespread government crackdown on political opponents and violations to freedom of speech. The spillover risks of a large-scale…