comments feedMinister of Financial Services and Commerce, the Hon. André Ebanks (centre); Senior Legislative Advisor to the Department for International Tax Cooperation, Mrs Karen Stephen-Dalton; and Government’s Financial Services Representative, Mr Gene DaCosta, met with EU stakeholders in Belgium from 12- 16 June. Grand Cayman, 20 June 2023 – Exchanging policy updates on anti-money laundering (AML), […]
Cayman: Financial Services Ministry Delegation meets EU Stakeholders
June 20, 2023 by Leave a Comment
Progress! Big business must address forced labor
June 11, 2023 by Leave a Comment
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United June 11, 2023 News Digest OUR CAMPAIGN ISSUES IN THE NEWS Speak FreeProgress in the EU for laws that put people and planet before profitThe European Parliament approved a ground-breaking draft law on June 1. This law would call on large companies to be responsible for ensuring their goods are produced without harming […]
Survivor perspectives library
April 27, 2023 by Leave a Comment
From Miriam Karmali, Freedom United All too often, people’s true experiences of modern slavery and their expertise on the issue are overlooked in favor of inaccurate and sensationalized representations. Understanding how modern slavery occurs, what people’s experiences are really like, and what systemic changes survivors are calling for is critical to developing sustainable solutions to preventing modern slavery. The importance of […]
Putin ally sends Mafia ‘Sledgehammer’ to EU after terror designation
November 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
By Charlie McCarthy From Newsmax An ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a sledgehammer covered in fake blood to a European Parliament representative after the oligarch’s private military company was designated a terrorist organization, according to a social media post. Wagner Group head Yevgeny Prigozhin on Thursday gave an apparent violin case — which he called […]
UK: The NHS in gridlock and the end of the supremacy of EU law
November 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
From The Lawyer Briefings Digest The Care Quality Commission’s annual State of Care report became public on 21 October 2022. It released some striking data points as reports of the NHS being in crisis continue to appear in the media. More than one in five people are awaiting healthcare services such as diagnostic tests, mental health services, […]
Cayman: Financial Services Minister to attend Compliance Conference, meet UK and EU stakeholders
November 2, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Grand Cayman, 2 November 2022 – Minister of Financial Services, the Hon. André Ebanks, is travelling to the Bahamas, London and Brussels on a number of financial services matters. From 3-4 November he will attend and speak at the Caribbean Regional Compliance Association (CRCA) Conference in the Bahamas. Industry compliance associations and regulators from around the region […]
VDMA: “Free trade can bring Africa and EU together”
May 25, 2022 by Leave a Comment
European machine technology can play an important role in helping African countries advance economically – especially in the fight against climate change. Chancellor Scholz’s trip to Senegal, Niger and South Africa should also be used to promote free trade between the EU and Africa. Frankfurt, 24/05/2022 – Many African countries are modernizing their economies at a […]
Cayman: Financial Services Minister Leads Delegation to EU, UK
May 15, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Grand Cayman, 13 May 2022 – To continue face-to-face discussions with key stakeholders on subjects including global tax cooperation, anti-money laundering, and countering the financing of terrorism, the Minister of Financial Services and Commerce is leading a delegation to the UK and the EU. Minister André Ebanks; the Ministry’s Parliamentary Secretary Katherine Ebanks-Wilks; and Cayman Islands Representatives […]
VDMA: “EU must eliminate its institutional deficits”
May 9, 2022 by Leave a Comment
The “Conference on the future of Europe” had the goal to come up with ways to improve the unity of the EU. The results of the conference, which were presented today, show how important cross-border European dialogue is. VDMA, Europe’s most important mechanical engineering industry association, supports the recommendation to completely abandon the unanimity principle. […]
A case for the internal combustion engine
May 8, 2022 by Leave a Comment
Starting in 2035, the EU wants to toll the bell for the combustion engine by only allowing battery and fuel cell electric new vehicles onto the European market. But it is not combustion engine technology that is the problem, but fossil fuels. VDMA, Europes largest mechanical engineering industry association points out, that the EU Commission’s […]
