Cayman Islands election result could see unpopular elements of Cayman pension reforms law tweaked
By Helen Burggraf From International Investment Recent reforms by the Cayman Islands government to its pensions laws, which had been defended on grounds that they would bring the country’s pensions regime in line with pension regulations in the rest of…
The Editor Speaks: ICCI president resigns
The Editor Speaks: ICCI president resigns It was with much sadness to learn David Marshall has resigned his position as president of the International College of the Cayman Islands. In his three years there he has shaken the College off…
Cayman Islands: FATCA repeal on agenda of US Republicans
From IFC Review. Washington’s Foreign Accounts Tax Compliance Act, known as FATCA, will be assailed afresh as lawyers and lobbyists renew efforts to repeal the law as part of President Donald Trump’s tax reform, reports Cayman Compass. Washington-based Jim Jatras,…
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Scuba instructor plucks knife out of shark’s head in Cayman Islands
By KAILEEN GAUL FOR DAILYMAIL.COM Incredible moment a scuba instructor plucks a knife out of a nurse shark’s head in the Cayman Islands A scuba diver instructor removed a knife from a nurse shark near Snapper Reef Brett Johnson gently plucked…
The Editor Speaks: When the wheels of government actually do turn fast
I have always been a firm believer that a snail crawls faster than the wheels of government turn. I am mistaken. When the Cayman Compass published their editorial last week under the title “Smith Cove: Alden Pond” it spurred our…
Smith Cove controversy- Cayman Islands premier speaks out
Response to Cayman Compass editorial of 5 October, 2016 By Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin, MBE, JP, MLA 6 October, 2016 Madam Speaker, Good morning. I am constrained to rise and once again address yet another factually incorrect editorial by the…
Cayman Islands property prices rise as inventory falls
By Walter Zephirin From 7th Heaven Properties With an inventory squeeze leading to price increases, now is the time to invest in Cayman Islands real estate. Average property prices in the Cayman Islands are rapidly rising as the levels of new…
The Editor Speaks: Permanent Residency holdup will kill our market real estate
The astonishing revelation the David Ritch review of the Cayman Islands Immigration Law will not be published left me wondering if the present government actually wants to get re-elected. In Premier McLaughlin’s view the advice “is subject to legal professional…
The Editor Speaks: It needed to be whiter than white but not whitewashed
I am speaking about the Review by U.K. Coastguard Commander Andrew Jenkins on the RCIPS response to the search for five missing Caymanian boaters that included two children. Even before Commander Jenkins arrived here there was a strong conviction by…
Cayman Islands’ offshore banking sector shrinking
By Raymond Hainey From The Royal Gazette Cayman Islands: its offshore banking sector is shrinking under regulatory pressure A major sector of the banking industry in the Caymans could be wiped out by tough regulations designed to fight money-laundering. The…
