OFFSHORE BANK ACCOUNTS FOR BUSINESSES AND HIGH-NET-WORTH INDIVIDUALS

Legal, Compliance, and Strategic Frameworks for Modern Cross-Border Banking WASHINGTON, DC — In an era of global commerce and digital assets, the concept of an offshore bank account has evolved from a niche financial tool into a cornerstone of...

Shein issues warning over Donald Trump's tariffs impact on company operations

The company has issued a warning after the Donald Trump tariffs were imposed (Image: Scott Olson/Getty Images) Shein has issued a warning over the impact of tariffs imposed by Donald Trump on businesses across the world as the chain sheds light on...

Cayman: Tortuga Unveils Over 40 New-to-Island Wines and Spirits at Cayman Wine Fest

Tortuga Fine Wine & Spirits celebrated another milestone on Saturday, 11 October, as the fifth annual Cayman Wine Fest transformed The Westin Grand Cayman Seven Mile Beach Resort into a vibrant showcase of world-class wines, premium spirits, and...

Cayman Islands Community Calendar –  13 October 2025 

Training 21 October – Tell Your Brand Story – New CICOC course Time: 5:30 pm -8:30 pmLocation: Chamber of Commerce, Governors Square, Seven Mile Beach Brands are more than logos; they are the perceptions of your employees and of your customers....

Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association Announces Updated Code of Conduct

The Cayman Islands Bankers’ Association (CIBA) today announced that its member retail banks have adopted a revised Code of Conduct, reflecting a renewed commitment to delivering good outcomes for customers and considering their best interests at...

NCFC to unveil policy agenda on Wednesday

(CNS): Premier André Ebanks will be delivering the National Coalition for Caymanians’ Strategic Policy Statement (SPS) on Wednesday, unveiling for the first time the government’s agenda for the next three and a half years. It has been almost six...

Cayman: First Major AI Seminar to Feature Local and International Expert Speakers

Tamsin Deasey-Weinstein GRAND CAYMAN, October 13th 2025 — The Cayman Islands Financial Services Institute (FSI) will host its first Artificial Intelligence (AI) seminar on Thursday, 30 October at Hotel Indigo, Grand Cayman from 1:30 to 4:30 p.m.,...

Bank invests in SS red mangrove restoration effort

(CNS): RF Bank & Trust (Cayman) and Sustainable Cayman have joined forces in an effort to restore red mangrove habitats along Grand Cayman’s South Sound Boardwalk. In recent decades, hundreds of acres of mangrove habitat across Grand Cayman have...

OAG pulls few punches on competence of CIG accountants

(CNS): The latest damning report by the Office of the Auditor General over the state of the Cayman Islands Government’s books makes it very clear that across the public sector, senior accountants and financial officers are failing to reach the...

Grant Thornton promotes Ashiq Nanhekhan to Director in Caribbean business

Ashiq Nanhekhan, a member of Grant Thornton based in Aruba, has been promoted to Director in the firm’s Advisory practice. In his expanded role, Nanhekhan will lead initiatives in cybersecurity, IT audit, data analytics, and artificial...

Jury clears bar owner of gun charge despite judge’s direction

(CNS): A local man has been cleared of gun possession charges by a jury, even though the judge gave the members a legal direction that the defence of “duress by circumstances”, which he had argued during the trial, should not be considered in this...

FIRS vs Binance: Court to decide $81 billion substituted service Nov 12 

The Federal High Court Abuja has fixed November 12, 2025, to rule on Binance Holdings Limited’s request to set aside what the cryptocurrency exchange platform describes as the alleged “purported substituted service” of the Federal Inland Revenue...

US sanctions 3 Singaporeans in global fraud takedown tied to Cambodian scam empire

SINGAPORE – In one of the largest financial fraud takedowns in history, three Singaporeans and 17 Singapore-registered entities have been sanctioned by the US over their alleged links to Cambodian national Chen Zhi, his affiliates and Prince...

13th-largest US private jet operator Verijet files for bankruptcy after CEO’s death – owes $10.5M to customers

Days after Spirit Airlines filed for bankruptcy and began restructuring, another airline, Verijet, a private jet startup, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in Florida’s Southern District Court. The filing comes just weeks after the sudden death of...

Cayman is now ruled by floaters

Political Pollyanna writes: There is really only one party in the Cayman Islands, though it seems to be barely functioning as such: the People’s Progressive Movement. The CINP is a group that formed to give Dan Scott power, and the TCCP is a group...

Cayman Government Task Force to Energise Cayman’s Digital Transformation

The NCFC National Digital Transformation Strategy Task Force, supported by Government officials, launched Monday, 6 October, at the Grand Cayman Marriott Beach Resort. Front row, from left: The Premier, the Hon. André M Ebanks MP; Task Force...

Istanbul dominates equity market, Qatar tops foreign holdings

ISTANBUL By the end of September, Istanbul continued to be Türkiye’s dominant hub for equity investors, hosting more than 1.58 million shareholders with portfolios exceeding 3 trillion Turkish Liras, while Qatar emerged as the largest foreign...

Cayman: 89 Students complete highly competitive HSA summer internship programme

From HSA Biomedical Engineering intern, Dylan Whittaker Eighty-nine (89) Caymanian high school and college students have successfully completed the Health Services Authority’s (HSA) 2025 Summer Student Internship Programme — a record-breaking year...

Cayman Enterprise City Secures #6 Spot in Prestigious Global Free Zone Rankings

Cayman Enterprise City (CEC) has been recognised as one of the world’s leading free zones, securing the sixth position in the Top Ten Global Free Zones by the Financial Times’ fDi Intelligence. As the only Caribbean free zone to make it into the...

Financial services industry leaders gather to hear from Premier André Ebanks and Hon. Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale at Spectrum 2025

Over 250 senior financial services industry leaders gathered to hear from Premier André Ebanks and Hon. Chief Justice Margaret Ramsay-Hale at Spectrum 2025 on Wednesday, 8 October at the Kimpton Seafire Resort + Spa. Celebrating its fifth year,...