Madagascar’s palms near extinction
Eighty three percent of Madagascar’s palms are threatened with extinction, putting the livelihoods of local people at risk – according to the latest update of The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species™ released today by the International Union for Conservation…
Solar: Close to Going Mainstream
By Terence Murray, The Financialist A slew of new solar powered electricity projects have come online in the past two years, and the sheer volume has solar power nearing price-parity with carbon-based generation in some markets. In 2011 US solar…
Security Protection – Registration, Amendment and Release Requirements in Bermuda, BVI and the Cayman Islands
By Jeffrey Kirk & Victoria Chen, Appleby This article examines the laws of Bermuda, Cayman Islands, and the British Virgin Islands (the “BVI”) as such laws concern the registration, variation and release of charges and other security interests created over…
Mourant Ozannes wins HFMWeek US Client Service Award 2012
Mourant Ozannes has been awarded the ‘Best Offshore Law Firm – Client Service Award’ at the HFMWeek US Hedge Fund Services Awards 2012. This follows the firm winning the same client service accolade in both the US and Europe in…
CINICO announces completion of research to measure customer satisfaction
CINICO, the insurance company for Cayman’s civil servants, is pleased to announce the completion of a multi-phased market research project aimed at gauging customer satisfaction which included a series of focus group discussions and an online survey. Local public relations…
Past, Present, Future book to be launched
Human Rights Commission Members/Commissions Secretariat, His Excellency the Governor and Honourable Ministers and Members of the Legislative Assembly, Senior Members of the Cayman Islands Government and Artists are inviting the public to a viewing of a book called “Past, Present,…
JA Company Programme set for another successful year
The launch of Junior Achievement’s Company Programme for this school year once again demonstrates the importance of teaching young people the value of learning about the business world, with participant numbers increasing substantially over 2011/2012. The 294 students in Grand…
Cayman Islands are Number 1 in the World
According to Forbes the Cayman Islands are the number 1 World’s Friendliest Country of 2012. “There’s no income or payroll tax, summer all-year-round, hardly any crime, and no pollution,” notes happy Scottish expat Steve McIntosh. “Grand Cayman has all the…
Earthquake Magnitude 5.4 – Cayman Islands
This event has been reviewed by a seismologist. Magnitude 5.4 Date-Time Wednesday, October 24, 2012 at 17:56:00 UTCWednesday, October 24, 2012 at 12:56:00 PM at epicenter Time of Earthquake in other Time Zones Location 17.844°N, 81.690°W Depth 32.7 km…
