Topic: Maples and Calder
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Hedge fund women help Crisis Centre
The 100 Women in Hedge Funds organisation has raised over US$26,000 for the Cayman Islands Crisis Centre to assist Cayman's vulnerable women and children
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Grassroots appeal to 500 kids
The Grassroots Football Programme has just ended and was a notable success.
Cayman hopes to leap over Trinidad
Based on their performances so far, local riders are set for more success in Trinidad.
Talented students to get global exposure
Two Caymanian students will travel to Italy and New Mexico in September to begin academic scholarships with the United World Colleges movement.
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Cayman girls ready to leap over regional opposition
Cayman’s equestrian community will be looking to impress by leaps and bounds.
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Weathers has continued surge
Cayman Islands swimming is experiencing a resurgence mainly thanks to the skills, experience and direction provided by the still relatively new post of technical director.
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Tibbetts powers public health board
The head of Cayman Brac’s electricity company has been appointed as the new chairman of the Health Services Authority board.
Human Rights Commission members appointed
New life is breathed into the Cayman Islands Human Rights Commission.
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Business in brief Wednesday April 2, 2014.
Cayman's Scots excluded from independence vote
Scottish expatriates in the Cayman Islands are hoping a legal challenge will prevent them being excluded from a referendum on independence from the United Kingdom.
Government incentives aim to attract shipping industry
Government is preparing a set of incentives to entice shipping industry companies to set up a physical presence in the Cayman Islands.
New Pines officially opens
The new Pines Retirement Home officially opened its doors Friday.
Chamber, lawyers blast UK 'beneficial ownership' plan
Cayman business and legal associations pan the U.K.'s latest plan for "openness and transparency" in the financial services industry.
Annual St. Ignatius scramble to swing by North Sound
The St. Ignatius fifth annual scramble is ready to tee off at the North Sound Golf Club.
Exempted Limited Partnership Law soon to be revamped
Cayman looks to redraw its laws on exempted limited partnerships.
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Cayman Finance holds international tax seminar
Cayman Finance will host another seminar about international tax developments Thursday, Jan. 23.
Hedge Fund Association selects Cayman directors
The Hedge Fund Association has appointed Christina Bodden and Colin Nicholson as co-directors of the association’s Cayman Islands Chapter.
New Bermuda fund offering raises Cayman fee issue
A new low cost fund with a fast track registration process in Bermuda is not going to threaten Cayman’s leading position in funds just yet
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Cayman has four new Queen’s Counsels
In a special sitting of the Grand Court, four attorneys were admitted to the inner bar as Queen's Counsels.
Seminar focuses on international tax initiatives
Cayman Finance is hosting a seminar aimed at anyone interested in learning more about the latest international tax initiatives
East End pupils feel grand now
One of Cayman’s newest sporting events has given back to a school in the area where it was staged and put a smile on the faces of the principal and pupils.
‘Open verdict’ in hanging death
Rejecting suicide as an option, Coroner’s Court on Thursday delivered an “open” verdict in the 2012 hanging death of Lija Godenzi, leaving a dozen unanswered questions.
Office league to hoop it up
Local basketball will once again showcase top white collar talent.
Anti-Corruption Commission may get own investigators
Cayman's efforts to stem public corruption may have a fighting chance in the new government budget.
Dart named to road suit defense
The Grand Court on Friday approved Dart Realty’s application to join four government agencies, defending against efforts to overturn the transfer of crown land and a section of the West Bay Road to the company.
Dart seeks to join West Bay Road suit defense
Dart Realty will go to court Friday morning seeking to join the govenor, attorney general and two other official agencies, defending against a petition to overturn transfer of the West Bay Road to the company.
US tax info exchange deal nears
Scrutiny of the financial affairs of the US and US-affiliated citizens in the Cayman Islands came a giant step closer on Tuesday as local and Washington officials announced they had initialled tax-information-exchange agreements.
New Queen’s Counsels appointed
Governor Duncan Taylor has appointed four attorneys practising in the Cayman Islands as new Queen's Counsels.
Work experience leads to bar call
Anthea Matthews was called to the bar 11 years after a high school work experience programme introduced her to Maples and Calder.
Caribbean champs once more
The Cayman Islands Under-19s won their fifth North American Caribbean Rugby Association regional championship, beating Mexico 42-17 in Port of Spain, Trinidad over the weekend.
Kids made trophy their own
The rugby programme in the Cayman Islands has come on leaps and bounds in recent years since it was introduced into schools and through that introduction the national Under-19 team is excelling in virtually every tournament it enters.
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FATCA: ‘Headache of the decade’ for Cayman’s financial institutions
In two weeks, "the headache of the decade" starts when Washington's Internal Revenue Service unveils its online registration service, giving every financial-services institutions in the world 90 days to sign up to global tax collection.
National Sevens speed up prep
Rugby Sevens in Cayman are beginning preparations for a major tournament.
Teacher, political candidate now an attorney
Recent political candidate Andrea B. Christian was called to the bar on 25 June.
Hospital CEO Yearwood recalls her UWC school days in Wales
Chief Executive of the Health Services Authority Lizzette Yearwood learned years ago as a UWC student how to live and work in a multicultural environment and still uses those lessons today.
Pines facility back on track
The Pines Retirement Home in the Cayman Islands is getting back on track.
Prolific ‘Gaza’ targets the pros
Dwayne “Gaza” Wright cannot stop smiling. He has every right to after topping the Premier League scoring charts for the third consecutive season.
Two UWC scholars are headed to Italy and Canada
Two Cayman students are recipients of UWC scholarships.
Maples keeps it all ship shape with buoyant donation
Sailing has increased in participation in schools in recent years and thanks to a cash boost by a top law firm, it looks set to become even more popular.
Cayman Finance and ministry to host FATCA seminar
The seminar aims to answer some of the many outstanding questions the financial services industry on the subject.
Setting Pines record straight
Members of The Pines Board of Directors sets the record straight.
Pines names interim manager
The Pines Retirement Board of Directors has named an interim manager.
Port deal could be signed by October
Tourism minister Cline Glidden said contracts to construct the long delayed cruise berthing port could be signed by October.
Writ filed in Facebook libel case
North Side Independent candidate Joey Ebanks will be sued for libel over comments on his Facebook page, it was confirmed this week.
Inaugural 100 Women in Hedge Funds Cayman event launches
Cayman's inaugural 100 Women in Hedge Funds event will be held at the Westin Casuarina Resort this month.
TIMS putt in Catholic birdies
The fourth annual St. Ignatius Church and School Golf Scramble stormed into action at the North Sound Golf Club.
Kapoor joins Maples and Calder after admission to bar
Seema Kapoor attorney at Maples and Calder admitted to Cayman Islands Bar.
Helping women dress for success
Clothing drive set to help those in need make a professional first impression
Keast glad not to be ‘Beaten’ up
They came through unscathed and have the bragging rights to rank themselves amongst the toughest athletes in the Cayman Islands.
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Webb always leaves with the Blues
Ask any Chelsea fan with a smattering of knowledge of the history of the club and he or she will know about the heroics of former defender David Webb.
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Grassroots programme will soon have dormitories, too
The tiniest kids will be able to get international class coaching soon thanks to the Grassroots development programme championed by the Cayman Islands Football Association.
Maples kick in to develop stars
Budding Lionel Messis and Robin van Persies will get the opportunity to hone their skills from the earliest age in the Cayman Islands thanks to a newly launched grassroots programme sponsored by law firm Maples and Calder.
Olympians want to come back
The Splash, Dash and Dine 2013 is being heralded as a tremendous success by the organisers, the Cayman Islands Amateurs Swimming Association.
Maples generosity keeps team afloat
Maples and Calder, title sponsor of the Cayman National Development Programme for swimming, presented the Cayman Islands Amateur Swimming Association with $20,000 for the swimming programme.
Part of Maples IT back in Cayman
Some of the Maples and Calder law firm’s information technology positions that left the Cayman Islands starting in late 2009 for Leeds, England and Montreal, Canada, have returned, taking space in Cayman Enterprise City.
Protest scheduled outside Ugland House
A group of foreign demonstrators are expected to be protesting outside Ugland House in downtown George Town Thursday afternoon.
Sasha Hunte called to the bar
Sasha Hunte has joined the Funds Department at Maples and Calder after doing her articles with the firm.
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Anthony Travers joins Thorp Alberga law firm
Former Maples and Calder managing partner Anthony Travers has joined Thorp Alberga after a six year break from practice.
