Tag: Cayman Islands London Office
Cayman’s UK rep confirms she has no British passport
(CNS): The Cayman Island representative in the UK, Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, has confirmed that she worked for almost a year heading up the London Office on a Canadian passport as she doesn’t yet have a British one. Following the questions raised recently about her eligibility to work in the United Kingdom, she issued a statement […]
UK rep’s troubles stir up long-running status issues
(CNS): Questions surrounding Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia’s legal situation as a Cayman Islands Government employee in the UK have served to reignite long-running concerns over the battles Caymanians have in some circumstances with their immigration status. Ebanks-Garcia is unquestionably Caymanian, but speculation about her official status in London apparently came to light last year when she […]
Government partners with Dart to attract investors
(CNS): The Dart Group was a prominent partner at a recent event hosted by the Cayman Islands Government Office in London for friends and associates of Cayman. Minister André Ebanks was among the representatives for InvestCayman, a new department within his Ministry of Investment, Innovation and Social Development.
PACT changes policy on overseas offices
(CNS): Financial Services Minister Andre Ebanks has announced a policy review of the previous government’s plans to open overseas offices, and said that a team of new staff employed around the time of the elections by the now disbanded Ministry of International Trade, Investment, Aviation and Maritime Affairs will need to be retrained for different […]
Quarantine boss to be new London rep
(CNS): Senior civil servant Dr Tasha Ebanks-Garcia, the current head of Travel Cayman, will be heading to London shortly to take up a new job as the Cayman Islands representative in the UK. Ebanks-Garcia, who has a doctorate in psychology and has been in public service for eight years, was appointed following a recent recruitment […]
London rep says no need to fear COVID in UK
(CNS): André Ebanks, the Cayman Islands Government representative to the UK and Europe, based at the London office, said that Cayman students and those going back to work in the UK do not need to fear COVID-19 there. However, Britain has suffered some of the worst impacts in the world, currently having well over a […]
London office working on ‘crisis’ plan
(CNS): The Cayman Islands Government Office in the UK (CIGO-UK) is establishing a crisis communications plan in partnership with the government here to improve the flow of information in the event of an emergency. The recent earthquake and ongoing coronavirus outbreak have been shared through the CIGO-UK, in partnership with Cayman Connection UK (CCUK) and […]
Ministry boss goes back to Tory conference
(CNS): Eric Bush, who left his job as the Cayman Islands representative in the UK to return home and head up the premier’s new trade ministry, was back in England recently, where he made a return visit to the Conservative Party conference. While Cayman held a fringe event at its first ever Labour Party event […]
UK rep takes ‘Cayman’ to Labour Party Conference
(CNS): André Ebanks, the Cayman Islands London representative, and Cayman Finance CEO Jude Scott attended the Labour Party Conference in Brighton this week to promote the idea of tax neutrality among a rather hostile group, while their ministry and private sector colleagues were rubbing shoulders with royalty and wealth in Monaco. As the first time […]
Policy expert to take up UK-EU job
(CNS): André Ebanks, the deputy chief officer in the community affairs ministry, known for his policy expertise, has a new appointment. The senior civil servant is moving from tackling the ingrained social problems of Cayman’s community to representing the territory in the UK and Europe at a particularly challenging time. Ebanks will take up the […]
Cayman UK office pushes British connection with Tories
(CNS): Cayman’s representative in the UK, Eric Bush, led a delegation from the Cayman Islands London office to the Conservative Party Conference in Birmingham this week, where the team set up its own branded stand. The aim was to promote the 60th anniversary of the Coat of Arms, press home the British connection and refute the allegations […]
