Cayman: YMCA hosts 5th Leaders for Youth Conference
The YMCA of the Cayman Islands will be hosting their 5th Annual Leaders for Youth Conference from January 17 – 18, bringing together up to 150 YMCA staff members, volunteers, teen leaders and community partners. The conference is the YMCA’s…
Cayman Islands remains on updated Dutch Blacklist
By Taxand From Lexology Netherlands January 6 2020 The Dutch Ministry of Finance has published an update of the list of low tax jurisdictions on 30 December 2019. Barbados and Turkmenistan have been added to the list while Belize, Kuwait, Qatar…
Elon Musk says a device resembling a ‘UFO on a stick’ will connect people to SpaceX’s new Starlink satellite internet service
By Dave Mosher From Business Insider SpaceX rocketed another 60 internet-providing Starlink satellites at once on Monday night, adding to 120 previously launched to space. The more than 170 working satellites makes the company, founded by tech mogul Elon Musk, the single-largest operator of spacecraft in orbit…
Harry and Meghan to step back as senior royals
From BBC The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have announced they will step back as “senior” royals and work to become financially independent. In a statement released by Buckingham Palace, Prince Harry and Meghan also said they plan to split…
Australia fires: How the world has responded to the crisis
From BBC The world has watched with horror as bushfires have torn across Australia, leaving a trail of destruction in their wake. The blazes have razed almost 2,000 homes, and killed at least 25 people and hundreds of millions of…
Iran plane crash: Ukraine International Airline jet crashes killing 176
From BBC A Ukrainian Boeing 737-800 with 176 people on board has crashed in Iran, and officials say there is no chance of finding survivors. Ukraine International Airlines flight PS752 to Kyiv went down just minutes after taking off from…
Trump: Iran ‘standing down’ after missile strikes
From BBC US President Donald Trump has said Iran “appears to be standing down” after it targeted air bases housing US forces in Iraq, in a televised address from the White House. Mr Trump said no US or Iraqi lives…
Cayman: RCIPS hosts Online Child Sexual Assault and Exploitation Conference
Earlier last month (December 2019) the RCIPS hosted a two week seminar: the Online Child Sexual Assault and Exploitation (CSAE) Conference and Masters-Class. The seminar featured trainers from the National Crime Agency (NCA) as well as the National Cyber Forensics and Training…
Leap Therapeutics thrusts out on high deals
By Shreyas Tanna From Biopharmapress The biotech company Leaps Therapeutics Inc. and the commercially successful bio pharmacist BeiGene Ltd. have announced the exclusive option-and license-based agreement on the cline development and marketing of DKN-01 Anti-Dickkopf-1 (DKK1) antibody in A Leap…
Cayman: Referendum question tweaked
GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands – Cabinet has agreed and gazetted a slightly revised question for the national referendum on the proposed cruise berthing and enhanced cargo port project to assist in resolving any concerns with the referendum question. Shirley Roulstone,…