Banner Year for Cayman Captives
The captive insurance industry in the Cayman Islands is booming. The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority (CIMA) has reported that it received 67 applications for new licenses in 2012, with 52 licenses granted and the remainder scheduled for approval in 2013….
Justice in a Half Shell: Researchers Demand the Cayman Turtle Farm Be Shut Down
by Steven Romano From Geek 0 System Despite Finding Nemo’s interpretation of sea turtles as carefree and high as a kite, these guys have it pretty rough. From taking decades to reach sexual maturity to having a majority of their eggs…
New association between Carey Olsen and Hempel and Boyd
Offshore law firms Carey Olsen and Hempel and Boyd announced today that with immediate effect the two firms will be entering into an association to provide their clients with British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Guernsey and Jersey legal services….
Crusader and Lionheart have a 20 Year “Advantage”
GEORGETOWN, Cayman Islands — The Crusader International Group of Companies and its US affiliates in the Lionheart Insurance Group have elected to bring all of their entities together under the Advantage brand. The rebranding comes into effect as the group…
Cayman Finance encourages industry to participate in new corporate governance initiative
22 January 2013 · Richard Coles, Chairman of Cayman Finance, today called on industry to give their full support to a recent initiative announced by the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority to enhance the industry’s corporate governance framework. The Cayman Islands…
Low & Slow in Grand Cayman Visiting the Farmers Market, Genuine Manresa & More in Pictures
by Jackie Sayet, The Genuine Kichen “Visiting the Farmers Market, Genuine Manresa” A whirlwind weekend of celebrity chefs visiting from abroad certainly is exciting for the Cayman Islands and a boon for tourism, but the faces I was most excited…
Cayman Turtle Farm refutes Ecologist film’s misinformation
The Cayman Turtle Farm is compelled to respond to misinformation that appeared in a recent short film produced by The Ecologist magazine. Cayman Turtle Farm Managing Director Tim Adam says the film appears to be heavily based on claims from…
Netanyahu setback in Israel poll
Exit polls from Israel’s election suggest Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing alliance has lost ground to centre-left parties. As voting ended, the polls predicted a narrow majority for Mr Netanyahu’s Likud-Beitenu and potential nationalist and religious allies. The high turnout…
Davos 2013: Business leaders ‘see no growth’
More than half of chief executives (CEOs) in a new survey have predicted the global economy will continue on its current path of minimal growth in 2013. In PwC’s annual global CEO survey, 52% predicted no change, 28% foresaw further…
Big controversy in Canada: New banknotes have the wrong maple leaf
Posted by Max Fisher Washington Post Yes, the politics of national identity can be fierce even in Canada, where new banknotes are generating outrage because, according to critics, they feature a Norwegian maple leaf. This is seen as an affront…
