Deal done in Cayman Islands that could decide the Vodafone India Tax Case
As the British telecommunications company Vodafone Group and India’s finance ministry edge ever closer to a full-blown confrontation over taxes related to Vodafone’s $11.1 billion acquisition in India, a key issue may be the India-Netherlands Bilateral Investment Treaty, signed between…
Former Ivan Cayman disaster relief worker chosen as Bermuda election candidate
Jeff Baron, a 36-year-old former police officer, was announced yesterday as the One Bermuda Alliance’s general election candidate for Pembroke South East. Mr Baron, whose family homestead is in the constituency, will be up against the ruling party’s Rolfe Commissiong,…
Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersill wins 200m and Full Results
Cayman Islands Cydonie Mothersill won the 200m at the Cayman Invitational last night at the Truman Bodden Sports Complex, whilst Jamaican Yohan Blake won the 100m dash with the year’s second fastest time of 9.84m Full results : MEN’S RESULT…
Norway gunman asks to confront massacre survivors
(AP) — Survivors of a youth camp shooting massacre that left 69 people dead in Norway testified Wednesday about their panicked attempts to hide during the rampage, as the court turned down confessed gunman Anders Behring Breivik’s request to question…
Liberator of ladies’ hair Vidal Sassoon dies at 84
(AP) — Vidal Sassoon used his hairstyling shears to free women from beehives and hot rollers and give them wash-and-wear cuts that made him an international name in hair care. When he came on the scene in the 1950s, hair…
Paralysed woman completes London Marathon in robot suit
Claire Lomas suffered a T4 spinal injury in a 2007 horse riding accident that left her paralysed from the chest down. In 2012, she completed the London Marathon. What happened in between was the development of a robotic suit that…
Saudis emerge as key US ally against terrorists
(AP) — A decade after hijackers mostly from Saudi Arabia attacked the United States with passenger jets, the Saudis have emerged as the principal ally of the U.S. against al-Qaida’s spinoff group in Yemen and at least twice have disrupted…
Obama voices his support for gay marriage
(AP) On the fence no longer, President Barack Obama declared his unequivocal support for gay marriage on Wednesday, a historic announcement that gave the polarizing social issue a more prominent role in the 2012 race for the White House. The…
Cayman Islands compete in Lego Competition
The “Brainy Bunch,” a First Lego League (FLL) team of six Kilmer Middle School students, won second place overall in the research category last weekend at the FLL World Invitational Open hosted by the University of South Florida and Legoland….
Taxing question because of Cayman Island’s involvement in Guardian Media Group
The decision by Guardian Media Group and Apax Partners, co-owners of Top Right Group (formerly known as Emap), to sell its car data subsidiary CAP for an estimated £175 million raises an interesting question of tax. The reason is that…
