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…
Hyacinth Rose Jervis laid to rest
A Memorial Service of Celebration and Remembrance in Honour of the late Hyacinth Rose Jervis, who died after illness on Friday 22nd June, was held at Elmslie Memorial United Church, George Town, last Saturday 14th July. Officiating ministers were Rev…
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)…
Yacht capsizes with ten on board
RCIPS confirmed Monday (16) morning they had received a report shortly after 5.00pm Sunday that a 52 foot motor yacht was taking on water off Bobby Cay. Although the Joint Marine Unit began making its way to the location, a…
Cubans in Frank Sound
Immigration officials are monitoring a vessel carrying 13 Cubans, which arrived off Frank Sound around 8:00a.m. Monday, 16 July 2012. The 230-foot motorized wooden craft has 13 adult males, and is undergoing repairs in transit to another destination. Footnote: Immigration…
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…
