Cayman Islands Minister Rivers, US Officials Talk about Tax Transparency
Cayman’s global leadership in tax transparency was the focal topic during recent meetings between the Minister of Financial Services, the Hon. Tara Rivers; and high-ranking US lawmakers and regulators. The Cayman Islands is at the forefront of tax transparency in…
WORC announced as new Cayman Islands Government department
Taking steps toward fulfilling the campaign mandate of establishing a new department geared towards restructuring the country’s labor market, the Cayman Islands Government has announced WORC, “Workforce Opportunities & Residency Cayman,” as the name of the department that will take…
The Editor Speaks: How media slants a story because of bias
The media, a name tag I have to admit to, knows how to slant a story and slanting a story to the way the Editor in Chief, columnist, media owner, etc, wants is now the norm. One only has to…
Prime Minister Theresa May and Lord Ahmad speak to OT leaders on public registers
From DISCOVERMNI On Thursday, “the Prime Minister and Lord Ahmad, Minister for the Overseas Territories, held a conference call with leaders of the Overseas Territories with financial centres to discuss company ownership transparency and, in particular, the issue of public…
‘Stop Museveni’ protest in New York on African Liberation Day
IBW Calls on Washington to Stop Supporting African Dictator NEW YORK — The Pan African Unity Dialogue (PAUD) held a demonstration outside Uganda’s Permanent Mission to the United Nations on May 25 to protest US-backed dictator Gen. Yoweri Museveni’s militarism…
Forecasters predict a near- or above-normal 2018 Atlantic hurricane season
From NOAA New satellite data and model upgrades to give forecasts a boost May 24, 2018NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a 75-percent chance that the 2018 Atlantic hurricane season will be near- or above-normal. Forecasters predict a 35 percent…
Irish abortion referendum: Ireland overturns abortion ban
From BBC The Republic of Ireland has voted overwhelmingly to overturn the abortion ban by 66.4% to 33.6%. A referendum held on Friday resulted in a landslide win for the repeal side. Currently, abortion is only allowed when a woman’s…
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Sir Ronald Sanders: Good journalism is a like a toothache: it hurts but it warns
By Sir Ronald Sanders Reporters Without Borders (RWB) just released its 2018 press freedom report and, apart from two of them, the lowest mark for rated Caribbean Community (CARICOM) countries is “fairly good”. The worst, rated as “problematic”, are Haiti…
Cayman Islands’ April arrivals continue record stayover performance
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (9 May 2018) Air arrivals into the Cayman Islands continued their positive trend in April with 39,057 visitors, or 0.33 percent increase over 2017. This represents the thirteenth consecutive month (June 2017 through April 2018), air…
Barbados will remain with CCJ
From Stabroek News (Barbados Nation) Barbados will remain as a member in the Caribbean Court of Justice (CCJ). This assurance came today from Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley, who said the CCJ represents “one of the best examples of Independence”…
