2015 New Cayman Captive formations continue a pace
GEORGE TOWN, Grand Cayman–(BUSINESS WIRE)–The Cayman Islands captive insurance industry enjoyed robust new captive formation numbers throughout 2015 with 22 new licences being recorded, mirroring the previous year’s numbers exactly. The total number of B, C and D licencees domiciled…
JTC Cayman acquisition bolsters fund administration capabilities
Independent institutional and private client service provider JTC has extended the capabilities of its Cayman Islands office to offer a broad range of fund administration services, following the completion of its acquisition of GAM’s fund administration business based there. Having…
Cayman Islands Public Consult begins on Litigation Funding
Litigation funding-conditional and contingency fee agreements The Law Reform Commission submits for public comment a discussion paper entitled “A review of litigation funding in the Cayman Islands- Conditional and Contingency fee agreements”. The review is being carried out pursuant to…
The Editor Speaks: Cayman’s #1 story – Jeffrey Webb
The name of Jeffrey Webb once was taken with pride. The man who had it all. The prince who was going to turn the tarnished name of the world’s #1 sport into a new regime of honesty and openness. He…
CARIBBEAN: Region in efforts to prevent bird flu from wiping out poultry industry
By Caribbean 360 From St Lucia News Online CARIBBEAN 360 – Agricultural officials are pushing for heightened biosecurity on poultry farms across the region in a bid to prevent avian influenza – better known as bird flu – from wiping…
Serious MVA-Cayman Brac – FURTHER UPDATE
From RCIPS Mon, Nov 16, 2015 at 11:17 AM Update on Serious MVA Yesterday, 15 November, on Cayman Brac The man, age 48, a resident of Cayman Brac and US citizen, who survived the serious single-vehicle accident that occurred around 5pm…
The Editor Speaks: Fuel petition may finally fuel Cayman’s gas suppliers to take notice
George Ebanks’ fuel petition that backs government’s proposal to make our bulk fuel importers accountable is growing by the thousands. I am one of the very last persons who want to increase legislation as in most cases it produces more…
The island where men are disappearing
By Hernando Alvarez From BBC World Service At first glance it’s paradise, a small Caribbean island with palm trees swaying in the breeze, white sands and emerald waters, untouched by mass tourism. But Old Providence has a guilty secret –…
Swiss approve [former Cayman Islands FA secretary] Takkas extradition to US
From ninemsn The Swiss justice ministry has approved the extradition to the United States of British-born businessman Costas Takkas, one of the FIFA officials whose arrest in May ignited an unprecedented crisis in world football. “The Federal Office of Justice…
DEA dismantle drug trafficking ring between Caribbean and USA
Federal Authorities Dismantle Drug Trafficking Organization Responsible for Transporting Cocaine and Money between Puerto Rico-Florida-Connecticut OCT 07 (SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico) –This morning, the Organized Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force (OCEDTF) dismantled a drug trafficking organization responsible for the transportation…
