A Virgin Islands delegation recently visited the Cayman Islands to talk education. Led by Education, Youth Affairs and Sports Minister Sharie de Castro, the April 1-4 visit included high-level discussions, …
Beryl batters the Caribbean, setting record
Hurricane Beryl swept across the Caribbean this week as an unusually early Category Five storm, laying waste to several islands, causing at least nine reported deaths, and lending credence to …
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Premier upbeat after UK talks at UN
Talks in New York between Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and the British deputy ambassador to the United Nations have been hailed as “constructive.” The premier met James Kariuki during …
Virgin Islands makes EU ‘white list’
The Virgin Islands is one of 16 countries and territories newly whitelisted by the European Union on Tuesday, with the reveal of the EU’s revised “white list” of “non-cooperative tax …
OT leaders unite against ‘modern colonialism’
Leaders from Britain’s overseas territories met in the Cayman Islands last week and pledged to work together to defend their right to self-government in the wake of perceived “constitutional overreach” …
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Cayman government to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
Cayman Islands Premier Alden Mclaughlin announced last week that his government plans to appeal the chief justice’s historic decision to legalise same-sex marriage on the grounds that the judge exceeded …
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Cayman legalises same-sex marriage
The Cayman Islands legalised same-sex marriage on Sunday, following a landmark Grand Court decision which ruled that preventing such unions violated the rights to a private and family life guaranteed …
Appleby: Offshore deal value on the rise in 2018
Deals targeting companies in offshore jurisdictions saw a massive rise in value in the first half of 2018, according to a new report from the international law firm Appleby. The …
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