Tag: Cayman Islands

• Wednesday, February 28th 2024 - 17:26 UTC

  Cayman Islands assume presidency of UKOTA; Falklands annual time is up

  

  The Cayman Islands has been elected to assume the Presidency of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA) following its annual general meeting held earlier this week. Cayman will take over from the Falkland Islands

• Thursday, February 20th 2020 - 07:50 UTC

  Cayman Islands, Panama, Palau and Seychelles in the EU tax havens blacklist

  

  The European Union has added the Cayman Islands, a UK overseas territory, to its tax havens blacklist. It joins Oman, Fiji and Vanuatu, which have also been accused of failing to crack down on tax abuse.

• Wednesday, July 3rd 2019 - 15:43 UTC

  Praise for British Overseas Territories minister at Pre-JMC meeting in Cayman Islands

  

  Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin said that Lord Ahmad had “done a stellar job” as the overseas territories minister over the last two years, as he addressed the opening of the Pre-JMC (Joint Ministerial Council) meeting which convened British Overseas Territories leaders, including the Falkland Islands.

• Friday, June 28th 2019 - 18:44 UTC

  Falklands attends pre-JMC meeting where Caribbean countries complained of UK “neo colonialism”

  

  Falkland Islands lawmaker MLA Teslyn Barkman pointed out in Cayman Islands how Brexit and a no deal departure by the UK could totally destroy the economy of her country because the bulk of the Islands exports go to the European Union.

• Monday, September 17th 2018 - 09:18 UTC

  RFA Mount Bay in the Caribbean, ahead of tropical storm Isaac

  

  The United Kingdom has deployed a team of specialists to the Caribbean to help mitigate the impact of impending storms threatening British Overseas territories. According to Defense Secretary Gavin Williamson, 87 engineers, medics, maritime experts and other specialists have joined the regular crew of RFA Mounts Bay, which is the mobile hub of the British relief effort.

• Friday, August 10th 2018 - 07:40 UTC

  Caribbean island and BOT Anguilla worries about Brexit

  

  Under the heading of 'The tiny British island of Anguilla worries about Brexit', The Economist addressed the issue of the impact of Brexit on its Overseas Territories, mainly in the Caribbean and particularly in Anguilla, an island whose connectivity is entirely dependent on neighboring territories from France and the Netherlands. There is also a mention to other BOTs, such as the Falkland Islands, and its main exports market, Spain, 'which has a taste for Argentine squid'. And 'it is not clear whether the Falklands will retain tariff-free access to this market once Britain leaves the EU'.

• Wednesday, April 6th 2016 - 07:39 UTC

  Labor leader Corbyn says UK should consider “direct rule” on overseas territories acting as tax havens

  

  Pressure mounted on Prime Minister David Cameron on Tuesday to impose “direct rule” on British overseas territories after several of them figured as tax havens in the leaked Panama Papers that have caused ripples around the world.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 06:11 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner rejects accusations; blames international media campaign

  

  Maximo Kirchner, son of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez has strongly denied as “false and ridiculous” news published in Buenos Aires daily Clarin and Brazil's magazine Veja alleging he had secret accounts in the US and Cayman Islands holding millions of dollar.

• Tuesday, March 31st 2015 - 05:49 UTC

  Maximo Kirchner accused of having secret accounts in the US and Cayman Islands

  

  Maximo Kirchner, son of Argentine president Cristina Fernandez and former Defense and Security Minister Nilda Garre figure with secret bank accounts, stashed with millions of dollars, in the United States and in the Cayman Islands, according to reports in Buenos Aires daily Clarin and Brazil's Veja, the weekly magazine with the largest circulation in that country.

• Thursday, November 13th 2014 - 06:39 UTC

  UK Overseas Territories celebrates 20tt anniversary at Westminster

  

  A reception was held on the evening of November 4, in the Palace of Westminster to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the founding of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA), as reported by the Gibraltar Chronicle.