A Dull Night At The Emmys, But A Big One For ‘Homeland’ And ‘Modern Family’
by Linda Holmes, npr Let us say this first: As an actual determination of the utmost merit in television, the Emmy Awards are ridiculous and have been ridiculous for quite some time. Naming shows that the Emmys failed to take…
O2Micro Receives Patent for BMS Invention
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman, Sep 24, 2012 – O2Micro(R) International Limited, a global leader in the design, development and marketing of high-performance integrated circuits and solutions, today announced that it was issued 23 claims under United States patent number 8,222,870…
Indaba Capital Fund, L.P. Acquires Common Shares of NiMin Energy Corp.
TORONTO, Sep 24, 2012 – Indaba Capital Fund, L.P. (“Indaba Capital Fund”), c/o Maples Corporate Services Limited, PO Box 309, Ugland House, Grand Cayman KY1-1104, Cayman Islands, today announced that it acquired ownership and control of 2,621,441 common shares (the…
The right’s eyebrow-raising defense of Romney’s foreign tax havens [like the Cayman Islands]
Paul Abrams Huffington Post All men are mortal. Socrates is a man. Therefore, all men are Socrates. (Love & Death, Woody Allen). Mitt Romney (R-MA) seems to have succeeded in becoming persona non grata overseas, but his money is welcome…
Satellites trace sea level change
Scientists have reviewed almost two decades of satellite data to build a new map showing the trend in sea levels. Globally, the oceans are rising, but there have been major regional differences over the period. A major reassessment of 18…
Romney’s donation mostly goes to CULT MORMON CHURCH…
Romney’s donation mostly goes to CULT MORMON CHURCH already worth billions offshore in the Cayman Islands By Alex Lombard, mcprovidence 2011 Taxes: How Much Did Romney Donate To Anti-Gay Mormon MULTIBILLION CULT Church? Mitt Romney at 3:00 PM ET today…
SEBI fears round-tripping through overseas cell companies [like the Cayman Islands]
Funds structured as PCCs, which are legal entities in places like Mauritius, might be looking at a re-entry into Indian markets through routes like foreign venture capital funds and other avenues for round-tripping of funds. New Delhi: Securities and Exchange…
Record Arctic sea ice loss is an emergency requiring urgent attention says Jeff Masters
Dr. Jeff Masters’ WunderBlog posted on Weather Underground, Sept 20th The extraordinary decline in Arctic sea ice during 2012 is finally over. Sea ice extent bottomed out on September 16, announced scientists at the National Snow and Ice Data…
Tax taskforce will hunt rich targets abroad [like the Cayman Islands]
‘Shady’ tax dodging millionaires who stash their wealth offshore will face a government crackdown, Vince Cable* said today (24) Tax havens such as Monaco and the Cayman Islands are simply ‘sunny places for shady people’ he said in his speech…
OffshoreAlert’s London Conference – Ticket Deadline
The deadline for the first wave of discounted tickets for OffshoreAlert’s upcoming conference in London expires this Wednesday. The OffshoreAlert Conference Europe, taking place at The May Fair hotel in London on 26-27 November 2012, will go beyond the clichés…
