Cayman Islands sends Hurricane help to Haiti
The big-hearted people of the Cayman Islands sent a plane-load of aid to hurricane-hit Haiti on Sunday (16 October 2016). Hundreds of boxes of emergency supplies were loaded onto a Cayman Airways flight on Saturday night and then flown to…
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Tara Rivers: Extension of the convention on the elimination of all forms of discrimination against women to the Cayman Islands
Statement to the Legislative Assembly Second Meeting of 2016/2017 Session By the Honourable Tara Rivers, JP, MLA Minister of Education, Employment and Gender Affairs Extension of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women to the…
New UK OT Minister recognises Cayman Islands’ leadership as a financial centre and its dedication to transparency and cooperation
The new UK Overseas Territories Minister, Baroness Joyce Anelay visited the Cayman Islands last week as her first official visit to a British territory since assuming her role in July. During her three day stay, Baroness Anelay was hosted at…
Cayman Islands relief efforts from Hurricane Matthew
From Foster’s Food Fair Over the last few days, Hurricane Matthew has wreaked havoc through the Caribbean and Florida. Many organizations on island, and around the world, are working to send relief to the affected countries. Two local groups are…
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Cayman Islands Government agriculture bulldozer again for hire to local farmers
Bulldozer clears out lands Agriculture Bulldozer Again at Full-Steam Established local farmers once again have the benefit of land-clearing services at a nominal cost. The Department of Agriculture’s (DoA) bulldozer for land-clearing and land-preparation has resumed work and is available…
Cayman Islands rises 13 spots in recent Global Financial Centre Index
From Cayman Finance The Cayman Islands has risen 13 spots in the most recent Global Financial Centres Index (GFCI), ‘GFCI 20’. The Cayman Islands ranks 28, up from 41 in the previous survey, and its index score is 676, up…
Cayman Islands Law Society welcomes gazetting of Legal Practitioners Bill
The Cayman Islands Law Society (CILS) has welcomed the gazetting of the Legal Practitioners Bill (LPB) by the Cayman Islands Government, in preparation for the upcoming sitting of the Legislative Assembly in early October. The LPB repeals and replaces the…
Cayman Islands included on Italy’s “whitelist”
Cayman Finance CEO Mr Jude Scott has welcomed the positive news that the Cayman Islands had been included on Italy’s “whitelist”. Mr Scott said inclusion on the whitelist will, among other things, allow Cayman Islands funds to invest in Italian…
Cayman Islands: Government scholarship recipients schooled in what is expected from them
Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands – Almost 100 of the new Government overseas undergraduate scholarship students for 2016 attended a meeting over the weekend where they were reminded of the conditions of their scholarships and what is expected of them from…
Ogier confident that Cayman Islands will be granted funds “passport” by ESMA
Ogier confident that Cayman will be granted funds “passport” by ESMA The decision by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to hold off ruling on a ‘passport’ to market alternative investments into the EU until ongoing legal reforms have…
