Power transition is highly needed in the Saudi kingdom
By Mohamed Zayed, iNews Cayman special correspondent A great number of changes have invaded most of the world, not only in the Arab Spring, but also in China and Burma and other autocratic regimes across the world. It is scheduled…
Wisconsin ‘mass shooting’ at Brookfield spa
A number of people are feared to have been shot at a spa in Brookfield, Wisconsin, US media report. A large number of police arrived at the Azana spa after witnesses said they saw a man with a gun shooting….
Pilgrims evacuated as French floods hit Lourdes shrine
Hundreds of Roman Catholic pilgrims have been evacuated from the sanctuary of Lourdes in France after heavy flooding in the area. The Gave de Pau river burst its banks after days of rain, flooding campsites around the shrine and parts…
Bradley Wiggins’ ‘abusive’ Cayman Islands tax dodge
Seven-time Olympic medallist has joined a partnership that will save him thousands in income tax By Alex Hawkes and Nick Craven Daily Mail Wiggins signs up with Coronation Street star Bill Roache to avoidance scheme criticised by the Treasury. Olympic…
Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. Reports EPS of $0.37 and Net Income of $6.6 Million in the Third Quarter of 2012
GEORGETOWN, Grand Cayman, Oct. 18, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) Home Loan Servicing Solutions, Ltd. (“HLSS” or the “Company”) (Nasdaq:HLSS) today reported net income of $6.6 million, or $0.37 per ordinary share, for the third quarter of 2012. Third quarter business performance…
Paul McCartney and 43,000 people back campaign to close Cayman’s sea turtle farming
Former member of The Beatles, singer, songwriter and composer, Sir Paul McCartney, MBE, is one of over 43,000 people worldwide who have signed the World Society for the Protection of Animals (WSPA) petition to “Stop Sea Turtle Farming”. McCartney announced…
The Largely Positive State of Global Solar
By Glen Martin, The Financialist While the solar industry is going through something of a rough patch in the United States, the sun still shines in other parts of the world – a strong indication that better days are ahead…
Exoplanet around Alpha Centauri is nearest-ever
By Jason Palmer Science and technology reporter, BBC News Astronomers have found the nearest planet outside our Solar System, circling one of the stars of Alpha Centauri just four light-years away. The planet has at minimum the same mass as…
Cayman Outlines FATCA Progress at Compliance Conference
Meetings with the US Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service are some of the steps taken by the Cayman Islands Government to ensure compliance with the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA). Deputy Chief Officer for the Ministry of…