Caribbean faces fresh devastation as Hurricane Maria hits islands
Hurricane Maria – live updatesHurricane set to hit eastern islands still struggling after IrmaThe Caribbean island of Dominica has been “brutalised and devastated” by category 5 Hurricane Maria, the...
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Hurricane Maria, a category five hurricane, has made landfall in Dominica and battered nearby Martinique and Guadeloupe. The Caribbean is still recovering after Hurricane Irma destroyed areas of...
View ArticleWhere is Hurricane Maria heading? Mapping the path of destruction
Track the route of the second powerful storm to hit the islands of the Caribbean this monthHurricane Maria – live updatesHurricane Maria, the second major storm to hit the Caribbean this month, is...
View ArticleHurricane Maria: Storm grows in force to category 5 as Caribbean battered...
Islands already reeling after Hurricane Irma prepare for more devastationCaribbean faces fresh devastation as category 5 Hurricane Maria hitsDominica’s prime minister charts ‘merciless’ Maria on social...
View ArticlePuerto Rico braces itself for 'worst atmospheric event in a century'
US National Hurricane Center has warned Hurricane Maria could bring an ‘extreme’ threat to life and property with gusts of wind that could reach 155mphHurricane Maria: Storm grows in force to category...
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands to face 155mph winds with Hurricane Maria
Destruction may be less than Hurricane Irma’s but storm surge and flooding a real danger warns UK commanderBritish territories in the Caribbean are bracing for another big hurricane only a fortnight...
View ArticleHurricane Maria: record flooding in Puerto Rico as Dominica reports seven...
Storm pummels Puerto Rico and leaves island of Dominica devastatedWhere is Hurricane Maria heading? Mapping the path of destructionPuerto Rico forecast to take ‘potentially catastrophic’ direct hitIf...
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands brave two storms in two weeks: 'Maria destroyed most...
Residents of the tiny British territory begin to pick up the pieces after multiple hurricanes, and life returns to an uneasy mix of the brutal and the banalDawn over the British Virgin Islands (BVI)...
View ArticleHurricane Maria adds to damage caused by Irma on Turks and Caicos
Other territories including British Virgin Islands and Anguilla heavily hit by Irma have escaped full force of MariaHurricane Maria has added to the extensive damage on the British overseas territory...
View ArticleRichard Branson reveals conmen targeted him twice
Virgin boss was asked by impersonator of defence secretary Michael Fallon to contribute $5m to rescue a kidnapped British diplomatSir Richard Branson has revealed he was the target of two elaborate...
View ArticleRevealed: scheme that let Gary Lineker avoid tax on Barbados home
British stars including Match of the Day host have bought property via offshore arrangement causing controversy on islandA number of British celebrities have bought holiday homes in Barbados using...
View ArticleAppleby lawyers hatched plan to set up Australian office but avoid tax there
Secret proposal to set up stealth office in Sydney or Melbourne was named ‘Project Painkiller’Lawyers at the firm at the centre of the Paradise Papers hatched a secret plan to set up an office in...
View ArticleA new challenge looms for British Virgin Islands: how to clean up hurricane mess
With the economy wrecked and tourist season approaching, dealing with washed-up boats, cars and thousands of tonnes of storm debris is an urgent priorityHow the Midway Bar came to be destroyed is not...
View ArticleHonduras tsunami alert after 7.6-magnitude earthquake in Caribbean
Earlier tsunami threat to Puerto Rico and the US and British Virgin Islands is cancelled after powerful and shallow quakeAn earthquake of magnitude 7.6 that struck in the Caribbean sea on Tuesday was...
View ArticleBritish Virgin Islands tourism showing signs of recovery after Hurricane Irma
Now is the time to visit the islands, says one UK operator, as cruise and sailing tourism return nearly five months after the devastating storm – while rebuilding continues on landIt sounds like an...
View ArticleMP accuses British overseas territories of undermining US North Korea sanctions
US justice department alleges that companies based in British Virgin Islands and Anguilla are linked to a North Korean bankA prominent Labour MP has accused British overseas territories of undermining...
View ArticleTax havens are a stain on Britain – the cleanup starts now
We need answers about crown dependencies and overseas territories that help the wealthy dodge tax owed to society• John Mann is chair of the Treasury subcommitteeThe Guardian’s Panama and Paradise...
View ArticleThe Guardian view on UK tax havens: MPs are right to get tough | Editorial
It is five years since the government promised to force Britain’s overseas tax havens to open up. This week MPs have used their power to make rules that are long overdueIt is fully five years since...
View ArticleHow Labour and Tory duo teamed up to win tax haven U-turn
Pragmatism and parliamentary know-how came up trumps for Margaret Hodge and Andrew MitchellMargaret Hodge and Andrew Mitchell were quick to recognise they could succeed in forcing the government to act...
View Article'Dirty money': U-turn as Tories back plans to make tax havens transparent
Government says it will support amendment to introduce public ownership registers in Britain’s overseas territories Britain’s overseas territories will be forced to adopt public registers of company...
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