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Starmer leads Labour to landslide victory in UK
(CNS): Sir Keir Starmer has been formally appointed by King Charles at Buckingham Palace as Britain’s new prime minister following a landslide general election victory. Labour won 412 of the 650 seats after support for the Conservatives, who have been in office for the last 14 years, collapsed. Rishi Sunak, the outgoing prime minister, has […]
British citizens can still register for UK elections
(CNS): British citizens living abroad who are eligible to vote in the UK general election on 4 July can still register to vote provided they register before midnight on Tuesday, 18 June. The UK Electoral Commission is calling on voters to register now and apply for an absent vote if they will not be in […]
Russia sending warships to Caribbean for naval exercise
(CNS): Russia plans to send combat vessels into the Caribbean region this summer as part of naval exercises that will likely include port calls in Cuba and possibly stops in Venezuela, a senior US official said Wednesday, according to reports on Reuters. The United States said it didn’t see the move involving a relatively small […]
Cayman home to Trump’s ‘questionable’ bond supplier
(CNS): Just as the Cayman Islands financial service industry took a step forward in improving its image by being removed from various grey or black lists, the islands’ reputation is taking another pasting in the American press. This time, it is over its connection to the parent company that supplied former US president Donald Trump’s […]
Mac’s CPC speech stirs up public outrage
(CNS): The appearance of McKeeva Bush MP, the beleaguered former Cayman Islands premier and former speaker of the House, at the 66th Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference (CPC) in Accra, Ghana, this week has fuelled public outrage. The fact that Bush was representing Cayman on an international platform has raised concern, given his existing conviction for assault […]
Regional CSEC maths paper leaked ahead of exam
(CNS): The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) is investigating the circumstances surrounding the advanced leak of a mathematics exam that students across the region sat yesterday, including here in the Cayman Islands. In a short statement, officials said they were aware of the concerns that Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) Math Paper 02 was likely leaked […]
Jamaica rolls out new state of emergency over crime
(CNS): Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness has rolled out a state of emergency in several parishes and police divisions, including in tourist areas, in response to the escalating violent crime in parts of the country. Holness made the announcement during a press briefing on Tuesday, according to a release from the Jamaican government. “My job […]
Young Caymanians representing Cayman at COP27
(CNS): No government officials from the Cayman Islands will be attending the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Egypt this week. Instead, three Caymanian university students, accompanied by National Trust Education Programmes Manager Cathy Childs, will be representing Cayman at this critical conference.
Environmental lord becomes UKOT’s new minister
(CNS): Zac Goldsmith has been named as the latest UK Government minister of state for overseas territories at the Foreign Office. The third minister so far this year, Lord Goldsmith is a life peer and is well known for his support of environmental issues. Goldsmith has also helped to fund the conservation of wildlife in Britain’s […]
HMS Medway sinks boat after $28M cocaine bust
(CNS): Crew members of the Royal Navy Caribbean-based patrol ship, HMS Medway, accompanied by US Coast Guard officers, boarded a drug boat near the Dominican Republic and seized over 400kg (around 882lbs) of cocaine with a street value of more than £24M ($US28M) on its first day of enforcement operations, the UK Ministry Of Defence […]
Truss resigns as UK political chaos rolls on
(CNS): Liz Truss resigned as UK prime minister on Thursday after just 45 days, the shortest period in office of any PM in British history. Following another difficult day Wednesday and a meeting earlier this morning with Sir Graham Brady, the leader of the influential 1922 Committee, comprising all backbench Conservative MPs, Truss threw in […]
