CAACI hosts the Aviation Law for Managers course
George Town, Grand Cayman, (May 2012) – The Civil Aviation Authority of the Cayman Islands (CAACI) set precedent with the recent success of hosting the first International Air Transport Association (IATA) Aviation Law for Managers course in the Cayman Islands….
AsiaInfo-Linkage Inc. sells interests in two contractually controlled entities
By AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. BEIJING and SANTA CLARA, Calif., May 24, 2013 — /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — AsiaInfo-Linkage, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASIA) (“AsiaInfo-Linkage” or the “Company”), a leading provider of telecommunication software solutions and services in China, and the largest Business Support System (“BSS”)…
Island allure: The tax secrets of big business
By Georgia Wilkins and Ben Butler, with Ruth Williams. Sydney Morning Herald With many of Australia’s largest companies owning offshore subsidiaries in exotic locations, there are fears the structures are being used to minimise tax. ‘The rules… were developed for…
Ritz-Carlton stamp duty matter resolved
(GRAND CAYMAN, CAYMAN ISLANDS, 21 MAY 2013) – Five Mile Capital Partners LLC announce that the Cayman Islands Land Registry has now registered the transfers of Ritz-Carlton properties to the subsidiaries of RC Cayman Holdings LLC, RC Cayman Hotel Holdings…
Three Miss Scotts: Cayman Island triplets among today’s Elon’s graduates Triplets
By Steve Huffman / Times-News ELON — They were all born within six minutes, and Kristi, Staci and Suzanne Scott haven’t strayed far from one another in the years since. Today, the triplets — natives of the Cayman Islands —…
Hell is not heaven but Turtle Farm is
On a Disney Cruise Line (DCL) Discussion Board someone asked if anyone had gone to Hell on his or her own? These are some of the interesting replies: Question: From CamColt – Has anyone gone to Hell on their own,…
The myth of foreign investment
By Shahid Shah From The News International KARACHI: While several market pundits predicted a pre-election rally, few expected the KSE-100 index to cross the 21,000-point mark. The fundamentals hadn’t changed, they argued, so hefty inflows were unlikely. But the ‘foreign…
I-5 bridge collapse survivor: ‘You hold on’
By MANUEL VALDES and MIKE BAKER, From Yahoo News MOUNT VERNON, Wash. – Dan Sligh and his wife were in their pickup truck on Interstate 5 heading to a camping trip when a bridge before them disappeared in a “big…
9 Pieces of Furniture Made from Shipping Pallets
By Chaya, selected from Networx, Care2 Shipping pallets are a plentiful source of wood to reclaim and build with. Since pallets are rough hewn, they lend themselves to rustic pieces of furniture, which happen to be in style right now….
Treasure islands in trouble
From The Economist Britain’s Caribbean dependencies have been hurt by economic stagnation, the war on tax havens and their own fiscal recklessness and corruption. Last month McKeeva Bush, the ousted premier of the Cayman Islands, appeared in court to contest…
