Cayman Islands’ Small Business Expo seeking exhibitors and sponsors
The 2016 Small Business Expo, put on by the Ministry of Commerce and the Cayman Islands Small Business Association (CISBA), will give Cayman’s business community an opportunity to support local entrepreneurship. The expo, entitled ‘Synergy,’ will take place on Saturday,…
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Reef damage under probe, Cayman Islands 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…
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Four & a half year jail term for Cayman Islands Permanent Residency scammer Marcia Hamilton was sentenced last Tuesday (26) to 4 1/2 years at HMP Fairbanks by Justice Charles Quin for her part with two other women of obtaining property by…
Office nets Cayman Islands first LEED platinum designation
From Proud Green Building The newly renovated and expanded Arch & Godfrey office has been awarded the highest level of certification through the U.S. Green Building Council’s (USGBC) Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) program, according to the Cayman…
Turks and Caicos corruption trial prolonged
From Caribbean News Now PROVIDENCIALES, TCI — The corruption trial in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) of former government ministers and others will not be finished in 2016, according to chief prosecutor Andrew Mitchell QC. The proceedings began…
IMF reports mixed outlook for Latin American, Caribbean economy
From Shanghai Daily MEXICO CITY, April 28 (Xinhua) — The International Monetary Fund (IMF) Wednesday predicted a 0.5 contraction in the GDP growth of Latin American and Caribbean region for 2016, marking the first time for the area to see…
Japan’s offshore investors on edge as Panama Papers revelations spark Hong Kong clampdown
By Reiji Yoshida From The Japan Times Hong Kong-based financial consultant Yoshimitsu Sasago is unsettled by developments since the recent leak of client data from a Panama-based law firm. Sasago has served Japan-based clients in Hong Kong for the past…
Cayman Islands, Jersey: Fighting firewalls
By Andreas Kistler and Graham Stoute From Carey Olsen An examination of two judgments on a conflict between the firewall provisions of Jersey and Cayman trust laws. INTRODUCTION The Grand Court of the Cayman Islands and the Royal Court of…
In Presidential legal fee race, Trump beats Hillary
By Brian Baxter, The Am Law Daily The five remaining U.S. presidential candidates all have a need for outside counsel on the campaign trail, and not surprisingly it’s the two frontrunners that have accrued the most in legal expenses. Below…
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Supercomputer speed records: World’s fastest machines of the past 15 years By Nick Heath From Tech Republic Supercomputers are perhaps the pinnacle of computing – machines capable of doing in seconds work that would take a PC years to carry…
