Tag: Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council
Brexit won’t change position between OTs and UK
(CNS): The UK government has said that the referendum result which saw the British people vote to leave the European Union earlier this year does not change the position on sovereignty between it and the territories. The ‘Brexit’ issue was a key element during this week’s annual Joint Ministerial Council in London, when the leaders […]
Cayman presses UK officials for changes to FFR
(CNS): Cayman’s finance and economic development minister has been pressing UK officials to make changes to the Framework for Fiscal Responsibility, which is now part of the Public Management and Finance Law. Marco Archer, along with Financial Secretary Kenneth Jefferson and Premier Alden McLaughlin, began the discussions with Foreign and Commonwealth officials in London Tuesday […]
JMC focuses on pensions for UK citizens in OTs
(CNS): As the Overseas Territories Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) meeting kicked off on Tuesday, the question of pensions and healthcare for retired British citizens living in the territories appeared to dominate the talks. Peter Hayes, the FCO’s director of the overseas territories, opened the talks about retirees who paid into the UK pensions system and are […]
Premier plies UK MPs with free beer
(CNS): British MPs were given a taste of the Cayman Islands this week as officials handed out free beer, courtesy of Caybrew, at the Strangers’ Bar in the House of Commons in London. Premier Alden McLaughlin served up the booze to the UK politicians during a meet and greet aimed at promoting the jurisdiction. “Each […]
BOT leaders to form Brexit group to engage UK
(CNS): Concerned about how the UK’s departure from the European Union over the next two years will impact their communities, leaders from the British Overseas Territories have agreed to form a group to focus on the whole question of Brexit. Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin, together with Finance Minister Marco Archer and Financial Services Minister […]
Premier & Co head to London for post-Brexit JMC
(CNS): The future of Great Britain and its dependent territories in a post-Brexit landscape will be high on the agenda next week when the UK meets with the leaders of its remaining colonies in London. Cayman Islands Premier Alden McLaughlin is travelling to the British capital today with a substantial delegation for the Overseas Territories […]
Baroness commits to championing OT interests
(CNS): The new minister for British Overseas Territories, Baroness Anelay, has said she plans to champion the interests of the BOTs across Whitehall in the face of the uncertainties presented by the referendum result last month for the UK to exit the European Union. The premier has already written to the new minister inviting her […]
FCO says BOTs won’t be forgotten in Brexit
(CNS): Leaders from the British Overseas Territories meeting in the Turks and Caicos Islands this week heard that the UK will not forget them once it begins its negotiations to exit the European Union. Before the meeting got underway Richard Wood, the Head of the European Union Department at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, called […]
Baroness gets BOTs as part of cross-ministry portfolio
(CNS): Responsibility for the British Overseas Territories has gone to Baroness Anelay of St Johns (69), who has cross-ministerial responsibilities between the Foreign Office and the Department for International Development. The FCO confirmed Tuesday that the territories had been added to the baroness’s portfolio, despite incorrect announcements locally Monday that Sir Alan Duncan had been […]
