Pinterest loves the Cayman Islands
Pinterest (website:pininterest.com) is an online pinboard where you can organise and share things you love. I found it by accident the other day when I was searching for stories that had a Cayman connection and I was pleasantly surprised to…
Tax for Cayman has made headlines all over the Internet world
There are so many articles concerning our premier’s announcement of a PROPOSED “Community Enhancement Fee” that fooled no one into believing it was nothing but a TAX, and Mr. Bush certainly got free publicity for the Cayman Islands. Unfortunately, it…
CIMA Investigates HSBC Mexico S.A.
The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) is investigating whether the Cayman Islands Branch of HSBC Mexico S.A. (“The Cayman Islands Branch”) breached any local laws or regulations. As the regulator of financial services institutions in the Cayman Islands, CIMA officials…
Turtle Tragedy on Public Beach in Cayman Brac
Despite pleas to Public Works and Government officials in Cayman Brac protesting brightly lit Public Beach, it became a tragic scene for 133 baby Loggerhead Turtles emerging from their nest on Sunday morning. In the early morning hours, a local…
Boom lift tips over in George Town, Grand Cayman
At approximately 11.35hrs on Sunday (29) a 27 year old male was transported to George Town Hospital with head injuries. The male was operating an 80ft boom lift in the process of carrying out painting work on the CIBC-First Caribbean…
Letter to the Editor: Don’t Let South Korea Kill Whales for Research
From Care2 Hi iNews, When will humans learn that whales are mammals too: capable of thoughts and emotions, including fear? When will we stop trying to find excuses to massacre these beautiful, intelligent animals? Now, South Koreans want to begin…
From Biglaw to Boutique: Reflections from Cayman
By Tom Wallerstein* as posted on abovethelaw.com I recently had a client ask me about asset protection strategies. Having read The Firm (affiliate link) before I ever went to law school, and mindful of the classic Tom Cruise movie of…
Police and Vehicle Licensing join forces for road safety crackdown
Drink drivers, tint, obscured number plates, dangerous driving, out of date coupons and driving without insurance are being targeted by police and the Department of Vehicle and Drivers’ Licensing during a road safety crackdown which began, Friday 27 July 2012….
Anthony Travers comments on Premier’s proposed tax on work permits
The significance for the Cayman Islands and, particularly the financial services industry, goes far beyond the $50million intended to be raised. The confidence placed by investors in the tax free status of the Cayman Islands is based, not simply on…
