US AG faces corruption scandal involving Credit Suisse
At a time when millions of Americans are losing their homes as a result of questionable or fraudulent mortgage banking practices, Attorney General Eric Holder’s Justice Department is being accused of blocking prosecution of a high-visibility real estate deal. Holder,…
BCQS becomes first RICS Regulated firm in the Americas
BCQS International, the leading Property and Development Consultancy of its kind in the Caribbean region and Latin America announced today they are the first firm to be registered and Regulated by RICS in the Americas with respect to the newly…
Consegna signs LOI with Cayman Islands Investment Company
Consegna Group Limited (ASX:CGP) is pleased to announce that it has entered into a Letter of Intent with Triple A Holdings Limited of Grand Cayman, an investment company that in cooperation with Consegna, will roll out the global distribution of…
Expansion of Cayman Brac airport announced at renaming ceremony
Last Saturday (14) saw a renaming ceremony for the Cayman Brac airport. Formerly called the Gerard-Smith Airport after two past Cayman Islands commissioners, Andrew Gerrard and Ivor Smith, it will now be known as the Charles Kirkconnell International Airport (CKIA)….
Ritch & Conolly donates $2,500 to Football Association’s Academy Sports Club
Local attorneys Ritch & Conolly, announced on Monday (16) their sponsorship of the Football Association’s Academy Sports Club. Donating $2,500, the funds will help sponsor young footballers (aged 10 – 16 years old) to participate in Academy Sports Club (ASC)…
Cayman Islands featured heavily in “Action Stations” feature in thelawyer.com website
Offshore litigation is thriving as the fallout from the financial crisis and court innovations whip up a perfect storm. For law firms around the world litigation has been the department flourishing most in the past few years, and the offshore…
Another story on Cayman’s Enterprise City
Law firm Appleby helped move a client into a new special economic zone set up in the Cayman Islands where companies are exempt from work permits and taxes. In a bid to diversify and boost the economy, the Cayman Government…
Police helicopter crew obtain Emergency Medical Responder (EMR) certification
Four members of the RCIPS Air Operations Unit are now certified emergency medical responders – thanks to a joint initiative between the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority and the police. In addition, the Cayman Heart Fund has very generously donated…
Opportunities for the Summer
Scores of young people are now undertaking summer internships throughout the Cayman Islands government. The continuing programme this year benefits 250 students who are in Year-10 or above, including those on government scholarships. Of these, six summer interns have been…
Maples and Calder conflict of interest with Ritz Carlton
In a development concerning the receivership of The Ritz Carlton, Offshore Alert – the investigative website specialising in reporting about Offshore Financial Centres, owned by UK journalist David Marchant and based in Miami – sent us an alert under the…
