The right’s eyebrow-raising defense of Romney’s foreign tax havens [like the Cayman Islands]
Paul Abrams Huffington Post All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, all men are Socrates. (Love & Death, Woody Allen). Mitt Romney (R-MA) seems to have succeeded in becoming persona non grata overseas, but his money is welcome…
West Bay man convicted of rape of 14 year old girl
Tyrone Roswell Ebanks, a 45-year-old man from West bay, was found guilty of having unlawful sexual intercourse with a young girl who was only 14 when the offence occurred. In a judge alone trial, Justice Michael Mettyear, sentenced Ebanks to…
Satellites trace sea level change
Scientists have reviewed almost two decades of satellite data to build a new map showing the trend in sea levels. Globally, the oceans are rising, but there have been major regional differences over the period. A major reassessment of 18…
Romney’s donation mostly goes to CULT MORMON CHURCH…
Romney’s donation mostly goes to CULT MORMON CHURCH already worth billions offshore in the Cayman Islands By Alex Lombard, mcprovidence 2011 Taxes: How Much Did Romney Donate To Anti-Gay Mormon MULTIBILLION CULT Church? Mitt Romney at 3:00 PM ET today…
SEBI fears round-tripping through overseas cell companies [like the Cayman Islands]
Funds structured as PCCs, which are legal entities in places like Mauritius, might be looking at a re-entry into Indian markets through routes like foreign venture capital funds and other avenues for round-tripping of funds. New Delhi: Securities and Exchange…
Record Arctic sea ice loss is an emergency requiring urgent attention says Jeff Masters
Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog posted on Weather Underground, Sept 20th The extraordinary decline in Arctic sea ice during 2012 is finally over. Sea ice extent bottomed out on September 16, announced scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data…
Tax taskforce will hunt rich targets abroad [like the Cayman Islands]
‘Shady’ tax dodging millionaires who stash their wealth offshore will face a government crackdown, Vince Cable* said today (24) Tax havens such as Monaco and the Cayman Islands are simply ‘sunny places for shady people’ he said in his speech…
Discovery of tagged captive stingrays sparks DOE call for legislation
Gina Ebanks-Petrie, Director of the Cayman Islands Department of Environment (DOE), has called for amending the marine conservation law or passing the national conservation law and adding stingrays as a protected species to prevent people from taking these marine creatures,…
Chamber Pension Plan adopts new CFA Code of Conduct
The Chamber of Commerce’s Pension Plan has recently embraced the Code of Conduct developed by the CFA Institute for pension plan trustees, emphasising how transparency, integrity and strong governing principles are at the cornerstone of its operations. The Chamber Pension…
OffshoreAlert’s London Conference – Ticket Deadline
The deadline for the first wave of discounted tickets for OffshoreAlert’s upcoming conference in London expires this Wednesday. The OffshoreAlert Conference Europe, taking place at The May Fair hotel in London on 26-27 November 2012, will go beyond the clichés…
