Caymanian Artwork Presented
A Caymanian artwork handcrafted of local conch shell on a base of mahogany will be the Premier’s gift to the Jamaican people in honour of the celebrations surrounding the golden jubilee of that country’s independence. On Wednesday morning (25 July),…
Tax Evasion net tightens as Cayman Islands will share information
Now that a model agreement for international cooperation in chasing tax evaders is available to be duplicated country by country, even tax havens like the Cayman Islands will start signing up to share information that tax evaders would like to…
It opened with a champion vibe
By Ronald Shillingford The hottest ticket in the world was for the London Olympics opening ceremony – and everyone lucky enough to be there felt blessed. The Cayman Islands team, with Kemar Hyman holding the flag, proudly strode round with…
Summer is for Interns
The week starting Monday, 30 July, GIS Spotlight revisits summer interns, examines climate change and refocuses on hurricane preparedness. Join us as we recall how government’s summer interns are able to translate their academic skill into hands-on experience. We highlight…
Bermuda’s Premier hits back at Bush
(orig. “Cox hits back at Cayman Premier”) By Marcia Breen, The Royal Gazetteonline Premier Paula Cox last night accused Cayman Premier McKeeva Bush of making disparaging remarks about rival jurisdictions to cover up problems in his own country. Ms Cox…
The thing about perfect
By Paul McGowan* of PS Audio Perfection is an interesting concept and sometimes it serves us and sometimes it doesn’t. For example when a musician spends their life perfecting their craft to be able to play the music perfectly with…
MLA Ezzard Miller’s response to the Premier’s statement on the Budget
From Radio Broadcast Friday 27th July Good evening Caymanians and expats, these are troubling and unstable times in our beloved Cayman Islands. The Premiers announcement on Wednesday July 25 that his UDP government intends to introduce direct income based taxation…
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…