Change is near on Cayman Islands National Pension Law
From Silver Thatch Pensions Change is near on National Pension LawImportant and extensive changes to the National Pensions Law were unanimously approved in second reading by the Legislative Assembly on May 12, 2016. All that is needed now is final…
Hugo Chávez dismantled Venezuela’s businesses on purpose to create Socialist Paradise
From Generational Dynamics I was startled to hear analyst Yolanda Valery on the BBC describe some of the history of the tenure of Hugo Chávez, as he worked to create his Socialist paradise. In the mid-2000s decade, Venezuela was swimming…
St Kitts: Moneygram robbers charged!!
From Times Caribbean Basseterre, St. Kitts, May 28, 2016, (RSCNPF) Two persons have been charged for an Armed Robbery committed at the MoneyGram Office in Basseterre on Friday, (May 20). Charged for the offence are: Inebo Ibo Hendrickson, of Sandy…
Student Programme for Innovation in Science and Engineering (SPISE)
BY CARDINAL WARDE From Caribbean Science Foundation The long-term overall goal of the CSF (http://caribbeanscience.org) is to help diversify the economies of the Caribbean Region by smulating more technology-based entrepreneurship, creating more high paying jobs, and thereby raising the standard…
Hulk Hogan case rattles litigation funding firms
By Julie Triedman, From The Am Law Daily As if Hulk Hogan’s courtroom brawl with Gawker Media wasn’t already spectacle enough, this week brought news that PayPal billionaire and Sullivan & Cromwell alum Peter Thiel has been funding the litigation,…
Pubs and bingo halls are among 40,000 properties across London now owned by offshore firms
By MARK DUELL FROM MAILONLINE IMAGE: Registration: Admiralty Arch, once the Cabinet Office’s base, is allegedly an offshore-owned London landmark Pubs and bingo halls are among 40,000 properties across London now owned by offshore firms – with one in ten properties in…
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Cayman Islands Grand Court Jurors Report Date Changed The report date for Grand Court jurors has been changed. All Grand Court Jurors who are in the 6 April – 5 July 2016 session, please be advised that you are now…
Schofield’s story
By Dale Bass from Kamloops This Week Douglas Schofield says he finds inspiration for his novels anywhere — from a case he might be working on or a stray snippet of conversation at a cocktail party. The tiny gems roll around in…
Explore the underwater world of Little Cayman Island
By Pam LeBlanc From My Statesman Leave the crowds behind on a sleepy Caribbean island where iguanas outnumber humans I tug on fins, press a mask to my face and gaze out over the blanket of ocean rippling in front of…
Telstra faces misconduct allegations over $2.1 billion Autohome sale
By Max Mason From AFR Weekend Telstra faces allegations of misconduct over its $2.1 billion sale of most it is majority stake in Autohome in an action brought in the Cayman Islands by the minority shareholders of the Chinese car…