EHi comments on Cayman Islands court’s outright dismissal of Ctrip’s lawsuit and the Ctrip Consortium’s revised non-binding proposal
PR Newswire – Sun Jul 1, 11:21PM CDT Cayman Court States Allegations in Ctrip’s Lawsuit “Unsustainable” and “Unmeritorious,” arising from “the cynical and abusive presentation of a winding-up petition” Court Further Notes That “far from seeking to advance a class…
The Lions roar again
By Georgina Wilcox The Cayman Islands Lions of Tropical Gardens held their annual Change of Administration Dinner on Saturday June 23rd at The Hard Rock Cafe overlooking Hog Sty Bay. Not only was the dinner sumptuous, but we also had…
The View From Europe: Time for honesty about the future of the CSME
By David Jessop From Barbados Advocate In the coming days, CARICOM Heads of Government will meet in Montego Bay. There they will hold a special session on the future of the Caribbean Single Market and Economy (CSME). They will also…
How Randy Boyd’s company avoided paying millions in taxes using a ‘double Irish’ loophole
By Dave Boucher From Nashville Tennessean A business founded by a Tennessee Republican gubernatorial candidate avoided paying millions in U.S. and international taxes thanks to a controversial corporate structure with a funny name. The private company, Radio Systems Corporation, deployed a…
Will an Abraaj court case help investors or cast shadows on future deals?
From AMEinfo Troubled Abraaj Group, which is going for court-supervised liquidation following allegations regarding the misuse of investors’ money, seems to be faced with more problems with each passing day. Now threats of arrest and jail-term are looming over the…
Maples and Calder Welcomes Newly Qualified Caymanian Lawyer to Finance Team
Maples and Calder is pleased to announce that Alicia Thompson has completed her articles of clerkship with the firm and was admitted as an attorney-at-law in the Cayman Islands by Hon. Justice Williams on 8 June 2018, before an audience…
Clamor for Independence grows in British Caribbean Territories as UK advances restrictive sanctions, Anti-Money Laundering Bill
From teleSUR “People realize the days of being dictated to by England need to come to an end,” said Thomas Christopher Famous, an MP from Bermuda. Discontent is growing across a number of British overseas territories in the Caribbean, with…
RCIPS Awards
Cayman Islands police holds 2017 Outstanding Service Award Ceremony, 29 June From RCIPS Last night, Thursday 28 June, the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service (RCIPS) held its annual Outstanding Service Awards Ceremony at the Cayman Islands Government House (the Governor’s…
Male Voice Choir scintillates
Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir give a scintillating sound performance By Georgina Wilcox Despite missing some stalwart singers, including their conductor, the Cayman Islands Male Voice Choir gave another skillful, scintillating, sound performance at their June Gospel Concert on Sunday…
Cayman Islands economy benefits from stayover performance
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (29 June 2018) The Cayman Islands welcomed a total of 209,143 visitors in the first five months of 2018. This reflects a 16.51 percent increase over 2017 which is a total of 29,637 more stayover visitors….