Government Finance Professional Development Week 2012
The Cayman Islands Society of Professional Accountants (CISPA) is organizing a professional development week designed specifically for finance and audit personnel in the government, but also of interest to all public sector managers and private sector accountants. The event provides…
Speaker speaks in error
Mary Lawrence, Speaker of the Legislative Assembly (LA), made an error on Monday (5) by leaving a motion still on the floor whilst moving on to another. It was plain to see and hear that the speaker seemed very confused…
Mac climbs down – Premier speech in full
Breaking news on CITN-Cayman27 News at 6pm tonight (6) Cayman Islands Premier has bowed to mounting pressure from the UK and locally. He has announced that the China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC) cruise ship berthing terminal negotiations have been called…
Implementation Day Message from His Excellency the Governor
6 November, 2012 is a very important day in the history of the Cayman Islands. This is Implementation Day, the day on which Part I of the Cayman Islands Constitution Order 2009 – the Bill of Rights, Freedoms and Responsibilities…
Implementation Day Message from the Human Rights Commission Chairman
As Chairman of the Human Rights Commission I am pleased to share in the celebrations of Implementation Day. Today – 6 November, 2012 – is a monumental day; one of which we should all be proud; one which marks a…
Go Man, go
By Joanne Harris Business is booming in the Isle of Man, a small jurisdiction that thinks big. Appleby’s 2009 merger with Isle of Man (IoM) firm Dickinson Cruickshank was seen by some as just another stage in the offshore giant’s…
Bradley Wiggins withdraws from controversial tax-dodging scheme linked with company in Caymans
By Harry Glass, This Is Money Olympic gold medalist and Tour de France winner Bradley Wiggins has withdrawn from a controversial tax-avoidance scheme, he said today. The 32-year-old cyclist was criticised last week after it was revealed he was using…
Hedge Funds Care Charity Event | Hosted by FLAIA | Art Basel Week | Miami, Florida | Dec. 5
2012.11.04 Hedge Funds Care is an international charity, supported largely by the hedge fund industry, whose sole mssion is preventing and treating child abuse. It has 2 goals: To raise as much money as possible to fund the programs that…
Four top Pakistan cricketers hit by massive tax bill
Ex-Pakistani cricket captains Shahid Afridi and Younis Khan are among four players facing tax demands totalling 80m rupees ($825,000, £521,000). They have been given two weeks by the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) to pay up or face penalties. Top…
Landscaping cargo trailer fire in GT
Traffic was disrupted on Monday (5) November when a cargo trailer caught fire in Elgin Avenue near the entrance to Cricket Square at around 7am, near the new Government Administration Building. The trailer belonged to a local landscaping company, Reliable…
