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Community Events Apostle 13 & the Disciple of Demons Play with music & dance FOUR performances only Opens Thu Oct 22- Sat Oct 24 7:30pm & Sun Oct 25 3:00pm St George’s Anglican Church Hall Tickets $15 (A) $5 (C)…
The Editor Speaks: Dark clouds looming
I have been a supporter of most of this government’s running of the Cayman Islands affairs but one area I am deeply opposed is in the Freedom of Information (FOI). They want to combine the two departments of the Information…
Outsourcing by Cayman Islands Regulated Entities
By Martin Livingston From Maples The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (“CIMA”) has issued comprehensive guidance on the outsourcing of material functions and regulatory requirements by regulated entities (the “Guidance”). This requires regulated entities that fall within the Guidance’s scope to…
Consolidated Water Co. Downgraded by Zacks to “Sell” (CWCO)
From ABMN Consolidated Water Co. logoConsolidated Water Co. (NASDAQ:CWCO) was downgraded by Zacks from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating in a report issued on Tuesday, MarketBeat.Com reports. According to Zacks, “Consolidated Water Co. Ltd. intends to develop and…
Cayman Islands: Cayman Magic Reef Recovery Project
From teespring Help restore the damage caused in Grand Cayman on August 2014 when the Carnival Magic cruise ship dragged its anchor and 450 feet of heavy chain across a beautiful reef. Thousands of square feet of coral was crushed…
Baptist Health South Florida and Bethesda Health Sign
Agreement to Solidify Affiliation Plans MIAMI, Fla. – Oct. 2, 2015 – Baptist Health South Florida, headquartered in Coral Gables, and Bethesda Health, headquartered in Boynton Beach, have signed an agreement to merge, pursuant to a 24-month transition period culminating…
Impact of the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development’s Common Reporting Standards on Cayman Islands Entities
By Gene A. DaCosta, Jonathan R. McLean From Conyers Dill & Pearman Updated 30/09/2015 On 16 June 2015, the Department of International Tax Cooperation of the Cayman Islands (the “DITC”) announced that it would be implementing the CRS into domestic…
4 reasons why FIFA’s Sepp Blatter must step down immediately
By Michael Krumholtz from The Tico Times The big, bad wolf has been howling outside Sepp Blatter’s FIFA empire for the past few months, but now the entire foundation around him looks blown away with a mighty wind that hit…
Chta’s ‘chief’ to explore Cuba impact on Caribbean Tourism; Taps industry experts for insight
From Hospitality net THE CARIBBEAN — One of the most highly anticipated panels of the Caribbean Hotel & Tourism Association’s (CHTA) upcoming Caribbean Hospitality Industry Exchange Forum (CHIEF) is “Cuba: Opportunity or Threat?” which will take place on the closing…
Caribbean financial sectors under attack
By Sir Ronald Sanders From CARIBBEAN360 The Tax Haven label is hurting Caribbean countries. ST. JOHN’S, Antigua, Thursday October 1, 2015 – Once again, Commonwealth Caribbean countries are under attack as “tax havens”, even though they are nothing of the…