Alberta now has a lower tax rate on the super rich than the U.S.
By Erica Alini From Canadian Business “Even lower than states with no income tax” A few weeks into 2013, a tax report landed on Allan Walsh’s desk. What it showed gave the Montreal-born hockey agent pause: as of the beginning…
The Pepper Jelly story in Carol’s words
I’m not going to give you a hokey story about my pepper jelly being a guarded family secret passed down by generations dating back to the 1700s – heck who knows what my great great Granny got up to…
Cartoon of the Day
By Tony Zuvela, Cartoonist “It’s my own little World which I can escape to everyday and create a fun, weird, berserk Cartoon to whatever subject I like. I enjoy doing all the work myself, and all the aspects of Cartooning,…
Firm urged Caymans transfers, cost Yung millions, judge rules
By Jim Hannah From nky.com FORT MITCHELL — William Yung hasn’t started counting his riches just yet. He knows it could take years of additional legal wrangling before he could collect on a legal judgment awarding him $100 million in…
Women land first three awards of the Year
Women have made a clean sweep of the first three Deputy Governor’s Employee of the Month awards for the government fiscal year that began on 1 July 2013. From diverse backgrounds, the one common thread that bonds them is their…
East Capital Explorer to be restructured
Part of East Capital Explorer’s fund holdings to be restructured and adapted to new EU regulations East Capital is restructuring some of its alternative investment funds in which East Capital Explorer invests. This restructuring refers to East Capital’s four Bering…
Property market starting to recover says Kim Lund
STARTING TO RECOVER – It has been a difficult four to five years for our economy, and the real estate industry has been no exception. Since the global financial crisis in late 2008, real estate activity and prices have fallen…
Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. (QUNR) is falling after Q3 report
From RTT news Qunar Cayman Islands Ltd. (QUNR: Quote) reported a third quarter loss of $0.08 per share after the close Tuesday. The stock is now down 0.53 on 3K shares. Qunar Cayman Islands dipped in early trade Tuesday, before…
Invasive sea grass spreads to Caribbean area
From Amigoe WILLEMSTAD — The invasive sea grass Halophila stipulacea has spread to more islands in the Caribbean area since 2011. According to former director of Carmabi, Dr. Dolfi Debrot – currently researcher of Imares, the marine institute of the…
Cayman Islands Signs FATCA Type IGA with UK
From Maples & Calder 19 November 2013 On 5 November 2013, the Cayman Islands signed an intergovernmental agreement with the United Kingdom (“UK IGA”), laying the foundation for the automatic exchange of financial information relating to UK tax payers who…
