Tag: Isle of Man

• Saturday, June 23rd 2018 - 09:09 UTC

  Scotland withdraws consent to any further Brexit legislation until “devolution system is fixed”

  

  Holyrood will not give consent to any further Brexit legislation until the “broken” devolution system is fixed, Scotland's Brexit Minister has said. Michael Russell added the Scottish government no longer trusted UK ministers after they pushed through the Brexit bill last week. He was speaking as Nicola Sturgeon held talks in Guernsey with UK Cabinet Minister David Lidington.

• Tuesday, February 13th 2018 - 08:01 UTC

  UK OTs address oceans and plastic pollution at Council of Environment Ministers

  

  Ministers and senior officials from UK Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies (CDs) travelled to the Isle of Man last week to discuss the future of the environment in their jurisdictions. This was the third Council of Environment Ministers of UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies and took place in Douglas, on 6th and 7th February. Previous meetings took place in Gibraltar in 2015 and continued in Alderney in 2017.

• Thursday, May 7th 2015 - 06:35 UTC

  Liverpool will commemorate the centenary of the sinking of the Lusitania

  

  About 1,200 people died and 771 survived when the British liner was torpedoed by a German submarine on 7 May 1915 during World War One. One of the largest ships in the world, it was sailing from New York to its home port of Liverpool when it was sunk off the coast of Ireland.

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 15:08 UTC

  Falklands’ iconic communications Cable & Wireless changes name to Sure

  

  In April this year Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd, along with the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Diego Garcia were acquired by the Batelco Group (*), a leading telecommunications provider to 16 markets spanning the Middle East & Northern Africa, Europe and the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

• Sunday, June 16th 2013 - 20:04 UTC

  Ahead of G8 summit PM Cameron hails Overseas Territories’ tax evasion clampdown

  

  British prime minister has hailed an agreement by the UK's Overseas Territories and Crown dependencies to sign up to a tax evasion clampdown. David Cameron said it was a “very positive step forward” ahead of the G8 meeting, which starts on Monday.

• Friday, June 14th 2013 - 23:20 UTC

  Isle of Man hits back at G8 over tax evasion and questions secrecy of UK and US banks

  

  The Isle of Man and Jersey have hit back at accusations that they facilitate tax evasion and avoidance ahead of next week's G8 summit. The offshore jurisdictions, frequently described as tax havens, suggest recent pressure from world leaders is politically motivated.

• Wednesday, May 22nd 2013 - 00:16 UTC

  PM Cameron warns 10 Overseas Territories on tax issues: ‘get your house in order’

  

  Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to “get their house in order” and sign up to international treaties on tax. He wrote to 10 territories and crown dependencies, including the Cayman Islands and the Isle of Man, which operate low-tax regimes.

• Friday, May 10th 2013 - 06:37 UTC

  Isle of Man and Argentina conclude tax information exchange agreement

  

  The Isle of Man concluded a Tax Information Exchange Agreement with Argentina on 14 December 2012 and on January this year the Embassy in London confirmed that Argentina had completed its ratification procedures in relation to the agreement.

• Thursday, May 31st 2012 - 00:36 UTC

  Jersey Assistant Chief Minister will attend Falklands’ Liberation anniversary

  

  Jersey Assistant Chief Minister, Senator Paul Routier, is to visit the Falkland Islands from 10 to 16 June 2012 to take part in commemorating the 30th anniversary of their liberation, reports the local media.

• Tuesday, September 13th 2011 - 20:37 UTC

  The Falklands show the flag and competition spirit at Commonwealth Games

  

  The Falkland Islands team that participated in the 4th Commonwealth Youth Games is back following a week of successful competition, contacts and proudly showing the Islands’ flag among the over seventy countries worldwide that were present at the Isle of Man sports’ celebrations.