Petrobras receives valid consents
Petrobras International Finance Company, A Wholly Owned Subsidiary Of Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. – Petrobras, Announces Receipt Of Majority Consents From Holders Of Its 9.125% Notes Due 2013 By Petrobras International Finance Company GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, April 8, 2013 —…
Bahamas Prime Minister Christie officially opens 42nd CARIFTA Games
From bahamaislandsinfo NASSAU, Bahamas — Prime Minister the Rt. Hon. Perry G. Christie officially opened the 42nd CARIFTA Games during the opening ceremony at the Thomas Robinson National Stadium, Friday, March 29, 2013. This is the 7th time that The…
Obituary: Margaret Thatcher
Nick Robson BBC Margaret Thatcher, who has died following a stroke, was one of the most influential political figures of the 20th Century. Her legacy had a profound effect upon the policies of her successors, both Conservative and Labour, while…
Ministry of Financial Services to host regional FATCA workshop
From bahamasislandsinfo Minister of Financial Services the Hon. L. Ryan Pinder announced on April 2, 2013, that his Ministry, in conjunction with the Bahamas Association of Compliance Officers (BACO), will host a Regional Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) Workshop,…
Serbia rejects EU-brokered deal on Kosovo
BBC Serbia has rejected a European Union-brokered deal on normalising ties with its breakaway province of Kosovo. Kosovo unilaterally declared independence in 2008. While many countries recognise it as an independent country, Serbia does not. The EU had given Serbia…
A shooting at Grand Cayman? Yes – but in TEXAS!
From KTRX-TV/DT Sugar Land officers shoot, kill man during confrontation By Sonia Azad SUGAR LAND, TX (KTRK) — An officer-involved shooting left a man dead last night in Sugar Land. Investigators believe the man was arguing with his parents moments…
Environment report labels Cayman as “weak”, “weak”, “weak” and “weak”.
We are weak in all four categories of “Species, Sites”, Development control” and “Accountability” in the first-ever analysis of environmental laws across all of the UK’s 14 Overseas Territories. The report, “Environmental Governance in the UK’s Overseas Territories”, was published…
Philpott: What judge told couple who killed their children
BBC A judge has sentenced Mick Philpott to life for killing six of his children in a fire at his Derby house. He was convicted of manslaughter along with his wife, Mairead, and friend Paul Mosley, who were told they…
More migrant boaters in Cayman waters
Immigration officials report that a vessel with 11 migrants arrived off Cayman Brac yesterday afternoon (Sunday 7 April, 2013). This group was comprised of eight males and three females. They said they had been at sea for six days. Two…
Caribbean officials seek to curb dirty money
From Guardian Media KINGSTON—Officials in the English-speaking Caribbean are meeting in Antigua to brainstorm ways of strengthening anti-money-laundering efforts. It’s an uphill battle in the Caribbean, which UN experts consider a top destination for the laundering of cocaine income. Yesterday,…
