The Mayor of Silicon Valley by Paul McGowan
Paul McGowan is the CEO and co-founder of PS Audio Inc. a Boulder Colorado design and manufacturing company of high-end audio products and services. McGowan has been designing and building high-end products for nearly 40 years. Hobbies include skiing, music,…
Manchester United file out-of-date accounts for share offer
Manchester United’s Champions League final defeat against Barcelona in 2011 will be reflected in the accounts filed with the New York Stock Exchange. Photograph: Tom Jenkins for the Guardian The Glazer family‘s timing for floating Manchester United is facing criticism…
Why we should learn from the Quakers
This excellent article written by Richard Murphy that appeared on the Tax Research UK website asks the question, “Why did Barclays work as a Quaker bank?” Quakers seem to be in vogue at the moment. John Plender wrote about them…
What’s Romney hiding?
Every day iNews Cayman receives at least ten articles a day all concerning USA White House hopeful, Mitt Romney’s, offshore investments in the Cayman Islands (amongst others). Romney’s refusal to answer questions about these accounts has made the American pro…
Richlands native sets record in freediving
After years of training and dedication, Richlands native Ashley Futral Chapman is preparing to make a deep splash in the sport of freediving. On May 7, Chapman earned her second women’s world record with a dive to 63 meters and…
This Is Your Ocean – Sharks
“This is Your Ocean – Sharks”, the award-winning and internationally-acclaimed shark documentary starring Guy Harvey, Wyland and Jim Abernethy, is now available for purchase for the first time. Three of the world’s top artists shatter your perception of sharks in…
Cricket: S.A. wicketkeeper Mark Boucher hit in the eye from freak accident
South Africa wicketkeeper Mark Boucher is set to undergo eye surgery on Monday after suffering a freak accident during the first day of the Proteas’ tour opener against English county Somerset at Taunton. The 35-year-old was hit in the face…
Egypt court challenges Mursi’s reopening of parliament
Egyptian President Mohammed Mursi’s order to reconvene parliament has been rejected by the highest court, which says its ruling that led to the assembly’s dissolution is binding. The speaker of the dissolved house has already responded to Mr Mursi’s decree,…
“Play Me, I’m Yours” puts 41 pianos across city of Toronto
If you come across a piano in Toronto during the next few weeks where there wasn’t one before, you can play it. It’s yours. Pianos will be spread across the city as part of an art installation celebrating the start…
Hedge Funds Are Not Like Banks (and That’s Okay!)
By Kevin Roose writing in The New York I can’t decide what the funniest thing is about Azam Ahmed’s Times story* (which expands on a FT story last year) on the ludicrous world of Cayman Islands–domiciled hedge funds and their…
