Butterfield welcomes proposed change of confidentiality laws in Cayman Islands
Hamilton, Bermuda and George Town, Grand Cayman—27 May 2016: Butterfield Group, which comprises full-service community banking and wealth management operations in the Cayman Islands and Bermuda, and specialised wealth management and fiduciary services operations in Guernsey, Switzerland, The Bahamas and…
Sacha Tibbetts appointed Vice President, Customer Service and Technology
President and CEO of Caribbean Utilities Company, Ltd. (CUC) Mr. Richard Hew today announced the appointment of Mr. Sacha Tibbetts to the position of Vice President, Customer Service & Technology. This appointment will take effect on June 1, 2016. Mr….
Writer conquers fears to enjoy Cayman Island stop
By John Ceballos From Polk Life When Christopher Columbus first caught a glimpse of the Cayman Islands in 1503, he referred to them as “Las Tortugas” because of the abundance of sea turtles in their surrounding waters. So when I…
Telstra to fight Cayman Islands action
From Computer Daily News| Telstra has confirmed that it will fight a court action launched in the Cayman Islands by minority shareholders of Chinese car Web site Autohome, seeking to nullify Telstra’s sale of a 47.7 percent stake in Autohome…
MALTA: It’s time for Bannister to go, Education Minister insists
By Miriam Dalli From Malta Today Evarist Bartolo says no regulator should hold his position for more than 10 years: ‘I’m not favouring anyone … I’m talking about good governance’ Education Minister Evarist Bartolo is adamant that it’s time for…
Cayman Islands Department of Labour & Pensions launches new website and Facebook page
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Following the implementation of the Labour (National Minimum Basic Wage) Order, 2016 as of March 1st and the passage of the National Pensions (Amendment) Bill, 2016 (NPL) in the Legislative Assembly this month, the Department…
Reef damage under probe, Cayman official says Pullmantur was not negligent
From Seatrade Cruise News Pullmantur is under fire for damaging a Cayman Islands coral reef with a ship’s anchor chain in an incident captured on video that has had hundreds of thousands of YouTube views. However, Pullmantur Zenith was inside…
Australia removed from UN world heritage climate report
From BBC All references to climate change’s impact on World Heritage sites in Australia have been removed from a United Nations report. A draft of the report contained a chapter on the Great Barrier Reef and references to Kakadu and…
Hillary’s email woes about to get much worse
By Sandy Fitzgerald | Saturday, 28 May 2016 09:43 AM Hillary Clinton’s use of a private email server while secretary of state is expected to face even more scrutiny within the next few weeks, with testimony scheduled that she and…
Venezuela is a Caribbean North Korea – but the revolution won’t exit soon
By TIM PADGETT From WLRN It’s hard to believe that guards at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas still let Venezuela’s breathtakingly clueless President Nicolás Maduro through the gate each morning. Because history will remember Maduro – the laughable lefty who…