Richard Coulson’s Business Bites: Blacklisting – Why not fight back?
By RICHARD COULSON From Tribune242 I have just read press reports that another bill has been tabled in the House to avoid blacklisting, by satisfying – better read “appeasing” – the European Union (EU) in its campaign to extract full…
Cayman Islands: Maples Group Acts on Aircraft Securitisation for Sapphire Aviation Finance
Maples and Calder advised Sapphire Aviation Finance I Limited, as issuer, and Avolon Aerospace Leasing Limited, as seller, as to Cayman Islands and Irish law in connection with a US$768.4 million offering of aircraft asset backed fixed rate secured notes…
Property platform taps interest for digital payment
By Deepthi Nair From Khaleej Times Investors can use digital currency to buy a token and benefit from proceeds of a property portfolio Imagine if you could buy and sell a real estate asset at the click of a button?…
Cayman Islands: Rundown opening weekend a success
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Rundown, the Cayman National Cultural Foundation’s (CNCF) annual comedy revue, returned to the Harquail Theatre for its 26th season on Thursday, 26 April with a packed house each night over the four-day opening weekend. The…
BOTs express shock and anger over new ownership transparency regs
By: Helen Burggraf From International Investment A number of Britain’s 14 Overseas Territories have responded with a mixture of shock and anger to yesterday’s news that the UK is to require them to adopt public beneficial ownership registers by 2020…
Record tourism numbers lead to increased Grand Cayman real estate activity
Cayman Islands realtors point to increased flights from key North American destinations and hurricane-free weather in 2017. Last year’s storms brought an influx of people who were previously unfamiliar with Grand Cayman, but this has led to more sales as…
Jamaica: Tourism Minister says safety and security issues impacting regional tourism
By Garwin Davis From JIS Story Highlights Minister of Tourism, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, says safety and security issues represent the biggest problems facing global tourism and that Jamaica and the rest of the region must never lose sight of that…
Cleveland Clinic researchers uncover new way to restore movement sensation in patients with upper limb amputations
A team of researchers led by Cleveland Clinic has published first-of-its-kind findings in Science Translational Medicine on a new method of restoring natural movement sensation in patients with prosthetic arms. Led by Paul Marasco, Ph.D., the research team has successfully…
Cayman Islands National Trust appoints full time employee for Mission House
The Mission House, a property of significant historical value, will now be open on a regular basis to the general public from Monday 30thApril. The regular hours are being boosted as The National Trust has a new National Trust (NT)…
Bionic bartenders
Bionic bartenders are mixing up a good time for Royal Caribbean (VIDEO) From Porthole Cruise With speed, accuracy, and precision, the bartenders at Bionic Bar mix up unique cocktails for thirsty guests. How they got so good at their job…