Premier and Cayman delegation meet EU representatives
BRUSSELS, Belgium. On Monday Premier Hon. Alden McLaughlin and members of the Cayman delegation had discussions with members of the EU Commissions of Moscovici and Dombrovskis along with representatives of the EUís DG Taxud and the Code of Conduct Group….
Brexit: Second Commons defeat for Theresa May in 24 hours
From BBC Rebel Conservative MPs have joined forces with Labour to inflict a fresh blow on Theresa May’s government in a Commons Brexit vote. It means the government will have to come up with revised plans within three days if…
OECD Tax Policy representatives visit Cayman Islands
High-ranking representatives from the OECD Centre for Tax Policy and Administration visited the Cayman Islands on 3 and 4 January. The centre’s Director, Pascal Saint-Amans; and its Head of Unit for Harmful Tax Practices, Melissa Dejong, met with Cabinet and…
UK must have second EU referendum, Chris Patten to say
By Rajeev Syal From The Guardian UK Declaration will make him latest Tory grandee to emerge as supporter of People’s Vote Chris Patten, the former Conservative party chairman, is to declare support for a second referendum on the UK’s membership…
Cayman Islands Government statement on The Netherlands blacklisting
From The Office of the Premier The Cayman Islands Government regrets that the Kingdom of The Netherlands has chosen to break from other EU Member States to pursue a “blacklist” of 21 jurisdictions, including the Cayman Islands, based solely on…
Cayman Islands Premier concludes JMC meetings in London
LONDON – The two-day Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC) between the British Overseas Territories and Her Majesty’s Government continued Wednesday at Lancaster House. Lord Ahmad started the day discussing Disaster Management with Imogen Parsons, Deputy Director of Readiness & Response – Civil…
May reaches tentative Brexit deal on financial services for the UK and EU
From WN The Times was reporting Prime Minister Theresa May had struck a deal with Brussels on Wednesday which would give the United Kingdom’s financial services companies continued access to European markets after Brexit. Government sources said British and European…
Caribbean and Brexit: Securing market access
By Elizabeth Morgan From Jamaica Gleaner The European Union (EU) Summit addressing Brexit held on October 18 has come and gone with no UK withdrawal agreement and no date for another summit. While the EU has said that not enough…
Cayman Islands Minister Rivers travels to Brussels to speak with EU officials
Minister of Financial Services the Hon. Tara Rivers will meet EU officials in Brussels during the week of 17 September, to continue Government’s discussions regarding the EU’s list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. ‘This visit allows important face-to-face dialogue with EU…
EU draft law would force sites to remove extremist content
By Jon Fingas From engadget It doesn’t believe self-policing is good enough. The European Union is no longer convinced that self-policing is enough to purge online extremist content. The Financial Times has learned that the EU is drafting legislation to…
