Further expansion in the Cayman captive market

Bill Murphy of Arch Insurance explains the firm’s position in the increasingly dynamic Cayman captive insurance market. Arch Insurance, a global specialty insurer and reinsurer, has steadily increased its footprint in the Cayman Islands’ captive...

Leeward expands to VI with licensed operations; Gareth Thomas is Managing Director

Veteran professional Gareth Thomas has been appointed Managing Director of the Leeward operations in the Virgin Islands. Photo: Provided ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leeward, a leading governance and fiduciary services firm, has announced the launch of...

The Spear’s Tax & Trust Indices 2025

The tax affairs of Spear’s readers are often highly complex. Holding business interests, assets and property in several jurisdictions, leading international lives and earning money in several countries means that simply calculating the correct...

Prisoner detention centre planned for Cayman Brac

A new prisoner detention centre is set to be constructed on Cayman Brac in the new year, Police Commissioner Kurt Walton has said. The centre will be located in Stake Bay and is expected to be operational by the third quarter of 2025, Walton told...

Suspects face charges of assault, abduction

(CNS): Two men arrested last week for a list of offences following a raid at a house in Windsor Park, George Town, were due in court on Monday, facing charges relating to an incident that happened earlier this year, police have said. The unnamed...

Lost in the post: Compass investigation tracks long delays in mail to Cayman

Amid reports of lost parcels, missing letters and slow-moving mail, the Compass launched an investigation into the challenges of getting packages to Cayman. The results were astonishing. When I received a birthday card from my aunt in September...

The remote 'British-owned' islands that's 7,500 miles away and dotted with volcanoes

Britain’s 14 Overseas Territories (BOTs) remain as some of the last official remnants of its colonial past, spread across the world from the Cayman Islands and Bermuda and Antarctica. South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands are one such...

CPR Cayman Strongly Objects to Waiving of Notice Period for Referendum Bill and National Conservation Amendment Bill

We write to express our concern that the 28-day public consultation period may be waived in respect of the Referendum Bill and the National Conservation Amendment Bill. According to Section 7(2) of the Cayman Islands Constitution: “Every Bill...

Your next competitive edge: Where you operate

Global tech leaders are finding that the real barrier to scale isn’t innovation, it’s where you operate. Diverging rules on emerging technologies, talent mobility, and access to capital are now adding cost, delay and strategic risk. A misaligned...

Second US visitor in under a week dies snorkelling

(CNS): A 68-year-old man who was visiting the Cayman Islands from the United States died on Monday after getting into difficulties during a snorkelling trip to Coral Gardens in the North Sound. His death comes just days after another American...

NuBank Weighs Moving Legal Domicile Location to the U.K.

Brazil-based digital bank Nubank is considering moving its legal domicile from the Cayman Islands to the U.K. The domicile move is pending approval from HM Revenue & Customs, as part of the U.K.’s efforts to attract tech companies. The potential...

Camana Bay partners with local charities making a difference in the Cayman community

Lorena Morejon and Christy Whittaker, of Dart’s marketing team present the donations to Jennifer West, Chief Executive of Meals On Wheels Camana Bay is putting community at the heart of its celebrations this holiday season with various activations...

Concern over Cayman’s soldier crabs living in plastic waste

‘Sonny Boy’ Dixon remembers when soldier crabs were abundant along the roads and in the bushes in the capital George Town. “They would be out walking around at night by the hundreds, and during the day, you could mostly find them under the leaves...

UCCI envisions 1,000 greenhouses to help Cayman’s food security

A new training programme planned by the University College of the Cayman Islands aims to help create 1,000 greenhouses on island in a bid to bolster local food security and sustainability. The programme, which UCCI plans to launch next year, will...

Little Cayman recovering after beating from Rafael

Little Cayman is getting back to normal after going into rapid recovery mode following Hurricane Rafael’s direct hit last week. By the weekend, roads had mostly been cleared of fallen electricity pole and wires, trees, sand and other debris, while...

Tropical Storm Rafael expected to pass between Grand Cayman & the Sister Islands

Tropical Storm Rafael expected to pass between Grand Cayman & the Sister Islands Tropical Storm Rafael is centered near Jamaica, and is moving northwest at 10 to 15 mph. Bands of heavy rain are currently training over Jamaica. Winds in the...

Bursting at the seams: Life inside Cayman’s crumbling, overcrowded prison

Cayman’s men’s prison is overcrowded, prone to flooding and suffers from shortages of clothing and bedding for inmates, multiple prisoners have told the Cayman Compass. A recent spike in the prison population has left the facility – which was...

Florida Hit with Threatening Tropical Storm Rafael Warning, Location of Impact Determined

As we continue through a particularly active hurricane season, all eyes are on the Atlantic, where a series of storms has developed over the past few months. Recently, we saw significant storms like Hurricane Milton and Hurricane Helene, and...

Boy stabbed after intervening in couple’s fight

(CNS): A teenage boy was taken to hospital over the weekend with serious injuries to his face and body after he intervened in a fight between a man and a woman whom he knew. Police said the man, who is believed to have slashed and stabbed the boy,...

Two more cops assaulted during arrests

(CNS): A 31-year-old man from Bodden Town was arrested over the weekend after he punched a police officer who was stopping him from driving after he was found drunk, sitting inside a car with his engine running on a George Town street. And on...