Tag: islands
Gabriel Amo Wins Rhode Island’s Democratic House Primary
Gabriel Amo, a moderate Democrat who served in the Biden and Obama administrations, won a raucous Democratic special primary election in Rhode Island’ [...]
Bitcoin-backed property investment becomes new avenue for Cayman Islands residency
The Cayman Islands has long been an idyllic beach getaway for tourists, but the archipelago could soon welcome Bitcoin (BTC) holders as new residents [...]
Caroline Kennedy Visits Solomon Islands Where J.F.K. Survived an Ordeal
On a drizzly August morning, Caroline Kennedy waded into the turquoise waters between two deserted islands in the South Pacific, trying not to scratch [...]
Rishi Sunak hits out at EU calling Falklands Islands 'Islas Malvinas'
The PM's spokesman says the reference in a summit document was a "regrettable choice of words".
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IMF sees climate change, DAOs, CBDC as threats to Marshall Islands, urges reforms
The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) has completed its annual talks with the International Monetary Fund (IMF). The country is expected to see g [...]
Faroe Islands postal service issues NFT-embedded stamps
The Faroe Islands have issued a new series of digital stamps deemed “crypto stamps” with a digital copy, in the form of a nonfungible token (NFT), sto [...]
Epstein paid tuition for kids of Virgin Islands governor
Sex offender Jeffrey Epstein paid school tuition for the children of then-governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, whose wife made efforts to secure stude [...]
British Virgin Islands Court Orders 3AC Founders to Attend Examination on May 22
The 3AC founders will be found in contempt of court if they fail to reply to the order.
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Nexo sues Cayman Islands financial regulator over VASP license
The same week that Bulgarian authorities were raiding Nexo’s offices and indicting four individuals for charges related to money laundering, the crypt [...]
Marshall Islands legally recognizes DAOs as domestic limited liability companies
The Republic of the Marshall Islands, an independent island state located in the Pacific Ocean near the Equator, has announced that the Decentralized [...]
UK to open negotiations over future of Chagos Islands
The talks with Mauritius will include the return of islanders expelled to make way for a military base.
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Hurricane Ian makes landfall near Sanibel, Captiva Islands, Florida
Hurricane Ian made landfall over the west coast of Florida as a category 4 storm on Wednesday afternoon, according to the National Hurricane Center. T [...]
Daniel McKee, Rhode Island’s Appointed Governor, Wins Nomination to Run for Seat
Gov. Daniel McKee, a Democrat who took over for Gina Raimondo last year, overcame four challengers in a hard-fought primary with a focus on his pandem [...]
Crypto Exchange Huobi Secures License to Operate in the British Virgin Islands
Huobi Group, founded in China, has been focusing on its global strategy after the country banned crypto trading and forced exchange platforms to move [...]
Huobi wins license in the British Virgin Islands, no timeline for the UK yet
Major cryptocurrency exchange Huobi continues to expand its global footprint by entering the British Virgin Islands, a British Overseas Territory.Huob [...]