Cayman Islands Dr. David Marshall scheduled to present at ACICS Annual Conference May 12, 2016
Washington DC – After much consideration the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS) has selected Dr David Marshall to present at the 6th annual ACICS conference in Ft. Worth, Texas May 11-13th at The Worthington Renaissance in Sundance…
Cayman Islands Attorney General answers FOI requests
A Summary of FOI responses by the Cayman Islands Attorney-General to local lawyer Peter Polack 1. The Attorney General has 19 employees 2. The Attorney General Earns over CI$150,000 per annum 3. 3 employees of the Attorney General earn over…
Who will be the next Caribbean Exporter of the Year?
Bridgetown, BARBADOS, March 30, 2016. The search for the Caribbean Exporter of the Year Award (CEYA) winner for 2016 is on. In addition to recognising the substantial contribution made by the region’s private sector to the Caribbean economy, the Caribbean…
How to Save Money on Hedge-Fund Fees
By LAURENCE FLETCHER From The Wall Street Journal Most hedge funds are based in the Cayman Islands. But more and more are choosing to be domiciled in Europe. Hedge funds’ notoriously high fees are inching ever lower. Managers have been…
Tethys Petroleum Limited Press Release: 2015 Annual Results
GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS–(Marketwired – March 29, 2016) – Tethys Petroleum Limited (TSX:TPL)(LSE:TPL) today announced its Annual Results for the year ended December 31, 2015. Corporate Highlights – 2015 Extension of the Akkulka Exploration Contract for another four years, from…
Food for the Poor frees nonviolent prisoners for Easter
Organization helps to free 256 inmates Prison overcrowding is a major problem in the Caribbean, often creating a deadly environment for inmates and correctional officers working in these facilities. So, in the spirit of the holy season, Caribbean charity Food…
Toxic Ash: A Caribbean time bomb Part 1 – Something happened in Arroyo Barril
By Omar Alfonso From Caribbean360 This is part one of a three-part investigative series produced by Puerto Rico’s Center for Investigative Journalism, in collaboration with La Perla del Sur newspaper, about the environmental and health threat posed by coal ash…
Law firm mergers don’t benefit clients, report finds
By Chris Johnson, From The Am Law Daily Just over a week after Greenberg Traurig terminated its merger talks with London-based Berwin Leighton Paisner, a new report has been published that claims that the majority of law firm mergers fail…
Bird wants harmonised Caribbean position on banking regulations
From Jamaica Gleaner Former Antigua and Barbuda Prime Minister Lester Bird Tuesday called on the Caribbean Community (CARI-COM) to adopt a harmonised approach as it deals with the issue of corresponding banking. Bird, who is now a senior minister in…
Secret world of tax havens
By JESSICA CHIA FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Maximum security vaults packed with secrets and $7,000-a-night suites: A glimpse into the secretive world of 13 tax havens… and they really don’t want to let outsiders in. Paolo Woods and Gabriele Galimberti traveled to…