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Elinah & Amarah improving in leaps & bounds in UK
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although now attending school in the United Kingdom, the Virgin Islands (VI) remains close to the hearts of swimming sisters Elinah and Amarah Phillip.
George Osborne claims progress in tax haven plan
By UK Guardian
George Osborne claims to have won a significant victory in his campaign to open up secretive British tax havens by revealing that all British overseas territories with significant financial centres have signed up to the government's strategy on global tax transparency.
Chancellor warns British tax havens to comply with international tax laws or lose Crown dependency status
By This Is Money
British Crown dependencies, such as the Cayman Islands and British Virgin Islands, are in line for a tax clampdown.
VI House Members sign book of condolences for former UK PM Thatcher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Several Members of the House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands paid their respects to the late former Prime Minister of the UK Margaret Thatcher by signing the book of condolences at Governor’s House today, April 17, 2013.
British PM urged to act over British Virgin Islands
By Caribbean News Now contributor
LONDON, England -- Britain’s prime minister David Cameron has come under pressure to act against the secretive offshore industry at June's G8 summit, as leaked evidence continued to mount that politicians and tycoons from all over the world have used the British Virgin Islands to hide funds
UK Foreign Secretary Responds to Letter by Turks and Caicos Premier
By the Caribbean Journal staff
United Kingdom Foreign Secretary William Hague has officially responded to a letter written to him by Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing last month, saying the Premier’s claims “substantially misrepresent” the present situation.
Turks and Caicos Premier Asks UK to Recall Governor, Attorney General
By Alexander Britell
Turks and Caicos Premier Dr Rufus Ewing has asked the United Kingdom to recall Governor Ric Todd, Attorney General Huw Shepheard and CFO Hugh McGarel Groves from office.
Corruption: A Greater Problem In The United Kingdom
By Overseasreview
As part of the survey on corruption in Europe, Transparency International’s national chapter in the UK did a special focus on “Corruption in the UK”. The results were damning: “corruption is a greater problem in the UK than is currently recognised”, the research found.
Premier Smith meets with new Minister for Overseas Territories
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE today October 23, 2012 met with the new Minister for the United Kingdom’s (UK) Overseas Territories (OT) Mr. Mark Simmonds, MP.
Smith: UK wants to have greater control
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Umoja’s host, Cromwell Smith, in reference to the relationship with the United Kingdom (UK) and their Overseas Territories, stated on his talk show that aired on a local rado station last evening, September 6, 2012, that the UK wants to have greater control, and referred to this as a pattern of intrusion.
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