Bedell Cristin grows with two partner appointments in the Cayman Islands
Bedell Cristin Cayman Partnership (formerly Solomon Harris) has appointed Susan Lock and Jonathan Fitzgibbons as partners in its corporate, insurance and funds team. Susan was previously a partner with another leading law firm in the Cayman Islands, and prior to…
HSA and Cystic Fibrosis Trust enhances respiratory care throughout the Cayman Islands
With a donation of approximately $38,000 from the Cayman Islands Cystic Fibrosis Trust, the Cayman Islands Health Services Authority (HSA) acquired a state-of-the-art respiratory machine that improves the diagnosis and treatment for patients with breathing and chronic lung problems. The…
U.K. leans toward intervening in Lebedev’s Newspaper Stake sale [Cayman Islands involved]
By Rebecca Plenty From Bloomberg Culture secretary says public-interest considerations at play Evening Standard owner sold a 30% stake in the business he U.K. government is leaning toward intervening in ownership changes at Evgeny Lebedev’s companies that publish the London…
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Cayman Islands police reminds the restrictions on road closures for events during peak hours
from RCIPS The RCIPS would like to remind the public about restrictions on road closure requests for events that were implemented in October 2018. Namely, the RCIPS is no longer authorizing road closures of main arterial roads (including the George…
Cayman Islands hosts Pre-JMC, Trade Summit
From Ministry of International Trade, Investment Aviation and Maritime Affairs (MITIAMA) LONDON – Heads of Governments from British Overseas Territories (OTs) will travel to the Cayman Islands later this month for the annual United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) Pre-Joint…
Lighted pedestrian crossing pilot project launching in Cayman Islands
A pedestrian crossing pilot programme in the CNB roundabout area will be underway in 3-4 weeks. The scheme offers pathways for pedestrians to cross the roundabout in less disruptive and dangerous ways than at present. GRAND CAYMAN (GIS) – A…
Cayman Islands drops ‘excluded persons’ regime
By Pedro Goncalves From international Investment Cayman is introducing a a regulatory and supervisory framework for ‘excluded persons’, people exempt from requiring a license to conduct securities investment business or being overseen by the island’s regulator. Lawmakers approved amendments to the Securities…
Tax authority looking into Israeli accounts in Cayman Islands
From Israel Hayom Thousands of Israeli-held accounts in the popular Caribbean tax haven are under review, says Israel Tax Authority Director Eran Yaakov. Probe launched after Cayman authorities alerted Israeli counterparts of thousands of Israeli accounts that have previously gone…
Why the Cayman Islands is not the Crypto Haven you think
By James Gaden From Forkast News “What is a coin?” Lawyers who work in the digital assets space have become very familiar with multiple variations of that question over the last few years. “It depends” is the answer with which…
Cayman Islands: 43-year-old-man of Bodden Town Charged with Wounding and Damage to Property
From RCIPS Just after 10PM on Saturday 8 June, police and other emergency services were dispatched by the 9-1-1 Communications Centre to a residence in the Prospect Area, where it was reported that a woman was assaulted by a man…
