The Dangers of Your Car’s Air Conditioning
The Healthy Living Institute Some of you may already know this but in case you don’t… This was very interesting and a caution for all of us. My car book says to roll down the windows to let out all…
France set to ban the words mother and father from official documents
From The Telegraph France is set to ban the words “mother” and “father” from all official documents under controversial plans to legalise gay marriage. The move, which has outraged Catholics, means only the word “parents” would be used in identical…
NRA Chairman denies compulsory layoffs
National Roads Authority (NRA) Chairman Colford Scott and Members of the Board invited Deputy Premier and Minister of District Administration, Works, Lands and Agriculture (DAWLA) Hon Juliana O’Connor-Connolly and her staff, including Chief Officer Alan Jones, to a meeting with…
Keynote speech by Christie highlights corruption in Jamaica
From Office of The Contractor General Of Jamaica Keynote Speaker Presentation By Greg Christie Contractor General of Jamaica At Chairman’s Club Forum, Private Sector Organization of Jamaica (PSOJ), The Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, St. Andrew, Jamaica. 7:45 am, Tuesday, September 25,…
Insolvency and Liquidation of Segregated Portfolio Companies in the Cayman Islands
By Jeremy Walton, Partner, and Jayson Wood, Counsel, Appleby (Cayman) Ltd., Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands Introduction In 1998, significant amendments were incorporated into the Cayman Islands Companies Law permitting the formation of a segregated portfolio company (‘SPC’),1 principally for use…
40 Traffic tickets issued since new law came into effect
Since the new Cayman Islands Traffic Law and Regulations came into effect on Friday, 21st September 2012, officers of the RCIPS issued 40 traffic tickets for various traffic offences (over the weekend 22/23) 1 Speeding Ticket 1 Cell phone…
Paul Ryan called Cayman Islands ‘the place where you hide your money’
by Jed Lewison, Democratic Underground Paul Ryan called Cayman Islands ‘the place where you hide your money’ Via BuzzFeed’s Andrew Kaczynski, Paul Ryan talks about the Cayman Islands as a tax shelter in a 2010 speech to the U.S. Chamber…
Play, Read, Learn! Continues
Children learn through play! In May 2012, the Ministry of Education, Training and Employment and the Cayman Islands Public Library Service launched “Play, Read, Learn!”, a library-based programme focusing on children between the ages of three and five years and…
HSA continues strong support for Healthcare Conference
As organisers gear up in preparation for the third annual national 20/20 Healthcare Conference, set to take place from 18 to 20 October at The Ritz-Carlton, Cayman’s largest provider of healthcare services, the Health Services Authority, is once again pleased…
Romney Claims No Tax Advantage in Caymans
By Timothy Noah The New Republic Here’s a puzzler from an FAQ accompanying Romney’s release of his 2011 tax returns and a summary of his returns from 1990-2009: There are some investments that seem to be established in offshore accounts,…
