Two reasons why FIFA President Sepp Blatter is almost guaranteed re-election [& Cayman Islands has a big part]
By Zach Bergson From Forbes On May 29, FIFA’s 209 member nations will vote in an election to decide who will be the head of the most powerful sports organization in the world. Joseph “Sepp” Blatter, the incumbent president, is…
High-level meeting of Caribbean Fisheries Ministers to be held in Grenada
St. George’s, Grenada, 13 May 2015 (CRFM): Fisheries Ministers from Member States of the Caribbean Regional Fisheries Mechanism (CRFM) are expected to sign off on the Declaration on Spiny Lobster by way of a resolution, when they convene the 9th…
Millennials pose risk to corporate mobile security: survey
By Chris DiMarco, From Legaltech News Despite being digital natives, millennial technology habits could compromise corporate-issued device security. Millennials may be more tech-savvy than their baby boomer and Gen X co-workers, but a new survey conducted by Absolute Software Corp…
Boundless growth opportunities!
From Caribbean Shipping Association GS-CSEC2015CSA President Grantley Stephenson urges regional shipping execs to take advantage of recent maritime events Over 150 delegates attending the 14th Caribbean Shipping Executives’ Conference (CSEC) of the Caribbean Shipping Association (CSA) now underway in the…
Talking about a revolution, UWI sees change in the future of the Caribbean
By Christine Nanton From The Bahamas Weekly ST. AUGUSTINE, Trinidad and Tobago – UWI academics from across the Caribbean comprised over 65 regional and international thought leaders, who for three days engaged in vigorous debate and discussion on challenges and…
Irell Partner reflects on sale of Klimt’s gold painting
By Nell Gluckman, From The Am Law Daily One evening in March, almost exactly seven years ago, Steven Thomas of Irell & Manella went to dinner at Hotel Bel-Air, a Los Angeles hotel that bills itself as the place “where…
iNews Briefs & Community Events
Community Events MAY 14 Ballet Magnificat, comes to Cayman The Christian ballet company, Ballet Magnificat, comes to Cayman for a two night performance. Dancers will bring author C.S. Lewis’ novel The Screwtape Letters to life with the production called Stratagem….
BVI and Cayman removed from Italy’s tax blacklist
By Aki Corsoni-HusainAki Corsoni-Husain, Ayana HullAyana Hull, Carolynn VivianCarolynn Vivian, Emily YiolitisEmily Yiolitis | Harney Westwood & Riegels On 1 April 2015 the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands and 19 other jurisdictions were removed from Italy’s blacklist of jurisdictions….
Cayman Islands extend FATCA compliance deadlines
From FoleyHoag On May 11, 2015, the Cayman Islands announced the extension of its FATCA registration and reporting deadlines, as follows: Compliance Obligation Old Deadline Extended Deadline Registration May 12, 2015 May 21, 2015 Reporting May 31, 2015 June 12,…
For the record: A review of the British Virgin Islands Trustee (Amendment) Act, 2015
By Will Burnell From Harneys Publication Date:12 May 2015 On 30 March 2015 a new section (the New Section) relating to trustees’ obligations to maintain trust records was inserted into the British Virgin Islands’ (BVI) Trustee Ordinance. The provisions of…