Cayman Islands Truman Bodden Law School welcomes two new lecturers
The Truman Bodden Law School has recently welcomed Scott Atkins and Michael Bromby as newly appointed Lecturers in Law. Mr Atkins will lecture on Contract, Commercial and Trusts Law on the Law School’s undergraduate and postgraduate programmes. Scott graduated from…
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Paradise Papers: Oxford and Cambridge invested millions offshore
By Padraic Flanagan From iNews UK Oxford and Cambridge universities have secretly invested tens of millions of pounds in offshore funds, leaked documents from the Paradise Papers reveal. The files reveal that the universities invested in a joint venture to…
U of T’s endowment, pension funds have investments in two offshore tax havens
By ROBERT CRIBB From The Star The pension fund holds shares in WLR IV Loans AIV Feeder (Cayman), Ltd., part of a web of offshore companies traced to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, who founded a coal company implicated…
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Endowments boom as [US] colleges bury earnings overseas
By STEPHANIE SAUL From New York Times American universities are using offshore strategies to swell their coffers, skirt taxes and obscure investments that could spark campus protests. In 2006, the endowments of Indiana University and Texas Christian University invested millions…
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OECS joins NDC Partnership
Monday, November 6, 2017 — The OECS Commission is proud to be one of the newest members of the NDC Partnership, an initiative launched at COP22 in Marrakesh, Morrocco, to build in-country capacity and increase knowledge sharing so that climate…
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Cayman Islands: 4 students awarded IMAC scholarships
GEORGE TOWN, GRAND CAYMAN, 2 November 2017 Four young Caymanians are pursuing their tertiary education overseas in the upcoming months, thanks to the support of the Insurance Managers Association of Cayman (IMAC). Kimberly Tatum; Isaiah Robinson; Lacee Barnes; and Jake…
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Cancer in populations of African Ancestry: studies of the African Caribbean Cancer Consortium
From Springer Link Authors Authors and affiliations Camille Ragin Elizabeth Blackman Robin Roberts Raleigh Butler Samuel Gathere Darron Halliday Kimlin Ashing Among all non-communicable diseases, cancer is the second cause of death worldwide. Although some cancers are preventable [1, 2, 3] and treatable and even curable, cancer…
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Cayman Islands: Two CIFEC students become full time employees at HSM
The HSM Group has added two more employees to the firm from the Cayman Islands Further Education Centre (CIFEC) Internship Program. Gabriel Morla has joined HSM IP Ltd. to work on Intellectual property matters as an IP Administrative Assistant; he…
Cayman Islands Toastmasters Youth Leadership Programme Graduates 11
The Youth Leadership Programme (YLP), run by the Grand Cayman Toastmasters Club, graduated 11 young leaders on Saturday, 21 October. “The aim of the programme is to teach participants to be better thinkers, listeners and speakers,” Assistant Co-ordinator and Master…
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Halloween food safety tips- ‘Check your Treats’
From Cayman Islands Department of Environmental Health Although Halloween is not an official Caymanian holiday; many local children look forward to participating in trick-or-treat activities. The Department of Environmental Health wishes to remind parents and caregivers of some essential tips…
