Cayman Islands voted 3rd best Caribbean Island to visit!
From IRG According to Tripadvisor’s Traveller’s awards for 2014, the Cayman Islands has been rated as the 3rd best island to visit in the Caribbean. Great news indeed for Cayman, with direct flights from several gateway cities in the USA,…
Latin leaders to applaud Cuba’s dictatorship
By Andres Oppenheimer [email protected] From Miami Herald What’s most shameful about Latin American presidents’ scheduled visit to Cuba for a regional summit Tuesday is not that they will visit one of the world’s last family dictatorships, but that they most…
The Editor Speaks: Why the crucifixion of Baines?
I am not a personal friend of Cayman Islands Police Commissioner David Baines. I have only ever met the commissioner four times. Each time I have found him extremely polite, pleasant, a good conversationalist and listener. I have praised him…
CIMA – Statement of guidance for regulated mutual funds
From Appleby As a result of the industry consultation process commissioned by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) earlier this year, CIMA has published a Statement of Guidance (SoG) which applies to investment funds regulated under the Mutual Funds Law…
Medical marijuana in Minnesota: To toke or not to toke?
By Rosy Bray Volunteer Writer From MENAFIN.COM University of Minnesota – Duluth, Duluth, MN November 13, 2013 (UMD Statesman, provided by UWIRE, a division of Uloop via Comtex) On Monday, Nov. 11, Minnesota House Representatives held a panel discussion on…
Some Caribbean countries near brink of collapse – PM Anthony
From StabroekNews.com (Barbados Nation) Some Caribbean countries are near the brink of collapse but one wouldn’t get that impression from the way governments are behaving. St Lucia’s Prime Minister Dr Kenny Anthony made that charge Tuesday night at the University…
Beneficial Ownership Registries – Action Plans by Offshore Jurisdictions
In June, the United Kingdom Government told its Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies to come up with plans to compile registers of beneficial ownership of companies domiciled in their jurisdictions. The aim is to bring greater transparency to the…
Why media houses have to be careful when reporting on cases pre-trial
In March 2013 three media houses, including iNews Cayman, were subject of an application from Cayman’s High Court for review to support a further application to stay proceedings against Jeffrey Alexander Barnes on three counts including rape. The Defendant’s…
September is Childhood Cancer Month
Letter to Editor From Nigel Meeson You have heard of the pink ribbon? Of course you have. Cayman will be a sea of pink in October, there will be gala dinners, events to raise awareness and to collect money. Our…
My Father’s Day Poem
Roddy By Joan Wilson Roddy – that’s what they called him From birth, right to his grave. He was six foot six inches tall So big and strong and brave. He was one of the finest fathers And…