Agriculture ministers tour Cayman Islands farms
Government is maintaining its focus on agriculture following January’s Heroes Day event and this month’s Agriculture Show. Agriculture Minister Kurt Tibbetts, along with visiting officials from St. Kitts and Nevis – Minister of Agriculture Alexis Jeffers and Permanent Secretary Eric…
Another promotion in Ogier’s Cayman corporate & finance team
Ogier Cayman has announced the promotion of specialist finance lawyer Mark Santangeli to Managing Associate within the firm’s Corporate & Finance practice. This follows the appointments of Brad Kruger to Partner and James Heinicke to Managing Associate, and almost 30%…
FLOW is exclusive broadcast partner and sponsor of CARIFTA Games
Flow has once again given Caribbean sports fans another reason to celebrate – as for the first time in the history of the CARIFTA Games, a three day sports event will be broadcast live in High Definition (HD) across the…
CONCACAF member associations unanimously pass landmark statutes reforms
Revised statutes include term limits, independent members, governance reforms, greater financial transparency, and effective compliance processes Zurich, Switzerland (Thursday, February 25, 2016) – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (CONCACAF) today announced that its Member Associations…
HBO releases official posters from the sixth season of “Game of Thrones”
The new season premieres on April 24th MIAMI, FL, February 25, 2016 – HBO released the official posters from the sixth season of Game of Thrones, including an exclusive image only for Latin America and the Caribbean of Oberyn Martell,…
Was PM misled on Baha Mar? Chinese Builder knew it was likely to miss deadline
By NEIL HARTNELL Tribune Business Editor From Tribune 242 WEEKS after Baha Mar’s contractor assured Prime Minister Perry Christie and the developer, Sarkis Izmirlian, that all was on track for a scheduled opening at the end of March 2015, the…
Tech, privacy and security: A debate we need to have
By Naked CIO From TechRepublic Apple has announced it is fighting a court order in the US which would allow authorities to gain access to the contents of an iPhone as part of a terrorist investigation. It amazes me that…
Royal Caribbean sued over cruise that ran into monster ocean storm
By Craig McCarthy From NJ Advance Media The first lawsuit has been filed against Royal Caribbean over its New Jersey-based cruise ship that plotted into the path a powerful storm system earlier this month, according to reports. One of the passengers, Bruce Simpson,…
Is it becoming harder for international firms to avoid tax?
By Jamie Robertson & Lucy Hooker Business reporters, BBC News When Google’s European boss, Matt Brittin, appeared before the House of Commons’ Public Accounts Committee on Thursday he faced a wave of indignant questioning from MPs. Since George Osborne applauded…
Retrieving black money: Stairway to tax havens
By Krishnamurthy Subramanian From IST Economic Times To demonstrate his government’s commitment to bringing back black money, finance minister Arun Jaitley must list in his Budget proposals on Monday the tax havens with which the government plans to sign Tax…