... and trust funds registered in each OT. The OTs affected by this legislation are Anguilla, Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Cayman Islands, Montserrat and Turks and Caicos Islands. Impacts Company registrations provide jobs in the legal and compliance fields and will remain a key contributor...

... by the smaller tourism markets. Smaller islands such as Anguilla, St Martin, Sint Maarten and the Virgin Islands, as well as the less-affected Turks and Caicos, will struggle to recover from the damage. These tourism-dependent economies lack the financial resources to mount wholescale reconstruction...

... to President Enrique Pena Nieto, the earthquake was the strongest to hit Mexico in 100 years; the 1985 Mexico City earthquake measured 8.0. Also yesterday, Hurricane Irma hit the Turks and Caicos Islands, forcing evacuations owing to the risk of storm surge (the islands' highest point is only 50 metres above...

... half the population of Puerto Rico -- already bankrupt -- was left without electricity. A state of emergency has been declared in Puerto Rico, the US Virgin Islands and the state of Florida. Irma is expected to reach the Dominican Republic today; the Turks and Caicos are also at serious risk of storm...

... Cayman Islands United Kingdom EU OECD Turks and Caicos United States Direct rule from London is unlikely to be an option Despite such pushback, there is a view in some quarters, led by Corbyn, that if the territories do not get their house in order, direct rule from London should...