Cayman Islands News Archives

Offshore financial centers in the British Caribbean should consider introducing more taxes to shore up their increasingly shaky finances, according to a U.K. government-commissioned report published Thursday.

The operation of the FSD will be governed by the Grand Court Rules 2009 . Why? The Grand Court already had a steadily increasing amount of high-profile, complex and document-heavy commercial disputes which require dedicated case management tailored to the parties, facts and legal issues involved.

Energy company AEI canceled its initial public offering after reducing its size and price range, delivering a blow to the U.S. IPO market.

Michael Foot's review of British offshore financial centres has been published. MICHAEL FOOTa S Review of British offshore financial centres was published this morning.

AUSTRALIA'S $60 billion Future Fund is sending money to the Cayman Islands to try to minimise its tax bill.

The one-time law school classmates allegedly routed money through the Cayman Islands, pictured.

Many thrill seekers over the years have greatly enjoyed shark feeding in the Cayman Islands, although shark feeding in the Cayman Islands or anywhere is not just dangerous to the divers who feed them.

Bolivia, which holds South Americaa s second-largest natural-gas reserves, has seen reduced gas output and investments since the government took greater control of its energy assets, former President Jorge Quiroga said.

Scoop >> Multimedia >> Television >> Business >> PGG Wrightson shares leap after Chinese investment - but is it reliable? Friday, 23 October 2009, 7:15am Source: TV3 PGG Wrightson shares leapt on the news that Agria A A A' a Cayman Islands registered company representing Chinese interests A A A' had bought a 13 percent stake for $36 million.

By Jonathan Petre and Ian Gallagher Last updated at 10:19 PM on 17th October 2009 The Bishop of Winchester the Rt Rev Michael Scott-Joynt is angry at the Foreign Office proposals The Government is being urged by a group of powerful MPs to axe references to Christianity from the constitutions of Britain's far-flung outposts.

Accompanied by China's Zhoushan missile destroyer two ships from the Cayman Islands in northwestern Caribbean safely passed through the Gulf of Aden in Somali waters on Saturday.

PGG Wrightson's new cornerstone shareholder, Cayman Islands company Agria Corporation, is facing four class actions from groups of American investors who bought shares in its 2007 initial public offer on the New York Stock Exchange.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands-Conde Nast Traveler readers have chosen The Ritz-Carlton, Grand Cayman as the best resort in the Caribbean for the second year in a row.

Known for tourism and banking, the Cayman Islands are a work in progress, with two massive residential and tourism projects - essentially new towns - underway in the British Overseas Territory.

Solomon Harris Cayman Islands: Cayman Says No To Taxation To Remain A Leader In The Hedge Fund Industry...And By The Way...No, We re Not Broke ! The Cayman Islands seems to be riding through its own version of the 'perfect storm'. It has faced the challenges of the OECD and successfully made it to the White List as a transparent jurisdiction, in ...

The Cayman Islands has signed a tax information agreement with France that it said on Wednesday it hoped would attract French financial institutions and companies.

WASHINGTON -- Jeffrey Chernick, a New York representative for Asian toy manufacturers, paid his expenses with checks drawn from one of his bank accounts, just like millions of average Americans.

The facts behind Mr. Justice Lewison's recent judgment in Stanford ) have no direct connection with either the British Virgin or Cayman Islands but lawyers there do have particular reason to note the more general principles around the seemingly vexed but important issue of COMI in the context of multi-jurisdictional insolvency.

" The Cayman Islands is proud to announce the second annual Cayman Cookout, to take place January 14 - " 18, 2010.

For the first time ever, several hundred chili cooks from across the country and around the world are competing in a World Championship Chili Cookoff being held east of the Mississippi River.

Interested parties and investors who wish to meet with ChinaEdu may contact ROTH Capital directly.

Cayman Islands: Tasarruf Meduati Sigorta Fonu v Merrill Lynch Limited And Others 09 October 2009 Article by Giorgio Subiotto and Fiona Barrie Cayman Islands Court of Appeal, Unreported judgment given 9 September 2009.

Getting there: One-way rates from $154; 21-day advance; US Airways via Charlotte, N.C. Stay: Shangri-La, a six-bedroom lakeside bed and breakfast, is a charming West Bay retreat about a three-minute drive to Seven Mile Beach.

Usain Bolt had just been crowned the undisputed sprint king when a businessman boldly walked into the government office here hoping to cash in on the Jamaican track star's record-setting dash.

It looks the UK really means business. They are not going to allow some small tax haven whose government is on the verge of not being able to pay its employees to dictate terms.

CAUGHT in a vice of shrinking revenue and stubbornly high public spending, the Caymans averted a fiscal crisis last week by securing a $US60 million overseas loan.

Explore a land of mystic peaks, enchanted forests and crystal fields of ice. Not so far, far away in a place called Montana.

David Conn: Who exactly owns Leeds United is still wrapped in secrecy after four years of Ken Bates' chairmanship The ownership of Leeds United has been routed via a network of offshore companies ever since Ken Bates arrived at Elland Road as the club's new chairman in 2005, and now mystery surrounds it again.

Ribble Valley MP Nigel Evans has blasted a television documentary which attacked the number of foreign trips he has taken as "highly biased". Channel 4's Dispatches programme featured an image of Mr Evans with his thumbs up as it claimed he is most probably "the most widely-travelled MP". Reporter Alex Thomson claimed the backbencher had averaged ...