Permission required for use of Cayman Islands Coat of Arms & Flag
From the Office of the Deputy Governor of the Cayman Islands The Office of the Deputy Governor would like to remind the public that permission must be obtained for the reproduction of the Cayman Islands Coat of Arms and Flag. Pursuant…
Gadget of the week
Brilliantly simple, low-tech device to help blind dogs navigate By Rain Noe From Core77 Man’s Best Friend deserves Man’s Best Hack First off, this much-“Liked” video, which has nothing to do with blind dogs, is currently making the social media…
John Harris joins Higgs & Johnson partnership in the Cayman Islands
The Partners of Higgs & Johnson wish to announce that Mr. John M. Harris has been admitted into the partnership as at 1st January 2016. John, who joined the firm in 2010, specializes in commercial litigation with an emphasis on…
Common Reporting Standards come into effect for many offshore funds on January 1, 2016
By Ropes & Gray LLP From Lexology Cayman Islands, OECD December 28 2015 On January 1, 2016, the new standard for automatic exchange of information between tax authorities developed by the OECD (the “Common Reporting Standard”) becomes effective in the Cayman…
LOGIC: KeyTech’s six month results: Loss of $3.1 Million
From Bernews The KeyTech Group of Companies today [Dec 30] announced a loss of $3.1 million for the six-month period ended September 30, 2015, compared with a loss of $19.9 million for the same period in the prior year. “This…
China is replacing police dogs with these ‘sharp, keen, and brave’ animals
By Tom Phillips From Business Insider “Among all poultry, geese [are known] for being extremely vigilant and having excellent hearing,” Zhang Quansheng, a police chief in Xinjiang’s Shawan county, told the newspaper. The People’s Daily said the “sharp, keen and brave”…
Caribbean countries ban styrofoam in 2016
From Irie Jamaica Radio 2 Caribbean countries will lead the region’s ban on Styrofoam beginning the first of the new year. Earlier this month, Antigua & Barbuda’s Prime Minister Roosevelt Skerrit announced that as of January 1, 2016 his government…
Why Taylor Swift just had one of the best years of any music artist in history
By Nathan Hubbard, Medium From Business Insider In sports, cross-generational comparison of the historical greats provides endless fodder for family arguments, podcast and radio diatribes, social media trolling, bar fights, and general contentiousness between fans old and young. Why? Because despite…
Residents in 9 US States could need a second form of ID to pass through airport security next year
By Ashlee Kieler From Consumerist Ten years ago, Congress passed the REAL ID Act, which set minimum security standards for state-issued driver’s licenses and photo IDs. While the rules haven’t exactly been enforced to the “T” by the Dept. of…
The 2016 Horoscope: 10 Predictions for the Year in E-Discovery
By Philip Favro, From Legaltech News Philip Favro of Driven, Inc. provides his yearly predictions on the BYOC conundrum, the future of predictive coding, and more. This is the time of year when we routinely consult with our favorite astrologers…