Stanley Cup Final: Kings Win to Claim First Championship
Monday 11th June It took 3,506 regular season games and 26 playoff appearances, but the Los Angeles Kings are Stanley Cup Champions for the first time in their 45 year history. Their opponents, the New Jersey Devils, gave the Kings…
Cayman Islands based jewellery design house unveils new designs in Las Vegas
The Las Vegas jewellery market is sparkling in 2012, thanks to retailer confidence and upticks in consumer sales. Inside the Grand Canal Shoppes, the Bernard K. Passman Gallery has been quietly making travellers into repeat customers throughout the mall’s existence….
Maples and Calder’s Co-Founding Partner Passes
Further to our sad story yesterday (12) concerning the death of Lord John Maples, Maples and Calder have issued the following press release: Maples and Calder regrets to announce the passing of its co-founding partner, Lord John Maples, a stalwart…
Many Chinese companies incorporated in the Cayman Islands hide behind the Great Wall affecting SEC fraud probes
It appears to be dawning on officials at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that cooperative, cross-border financial investigations are completely foreign to China. Washington’s regulators have been trying since late 2010 to gather information that could help them…
Investors’ fears fan flames of Spanish debt crisis
Spanish ten-year government bond yields soared to 6.81 per cent, the highest since 1999 and close to the seven per cent that forced bailout requests from Greece, Ireland and Portugal. Investors are worried how Spain, which has the eurozone’s fourth-largest…
Appleby welcomes new Arbitration Law in the Cayman Islands
Appleby, the world’s largest offshore provider of legal, fiduciary and administration services, has welcomed the new Cayman Islands Arbitration Law, 2012 (“the Law”) which will come into force on a date to be appointed by the Governor in Cabinet. Appleby lawyers…
Leading offshore firm Carey Olsen to offer Cayman Islands and BVI legal services
Carey Olsen, the leading Channel Island law firm, is extending its legal service offering to include the jurisdictions of the Cayman Islands and the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Carey Olsen will offer Cayman Islands advice through an experienced team which…
World steer wrestling champion has stem cell surgery in the Cayman Islands
Two-time world champion Lee Graves planned to resume his steer wrestling career next week at the Wainwright rodeo in a bid to prepare for the Calgary Stampede. It isn’t going to happen. A sudden attack of acute appendicitis this past…
Euro 2012: France 1 England 1
England’s opening Euro 2012 game ended in stalemate as they played out a low-key draw with France in Donetsk. Joleon Lescott gave England the lead with a header from captain Steven Gerrard’s free-kick – but France were level before the…
A gold standard system for the Cayman Islands?
Nathan Lewis, writing in Forbes, asks the question, “If the Gold Standard Scares You, How About a Parallel Currency Option?” Here is the article: A friend asked me: “What country today, besides the United States, could transition to a gold…
