Within days, leaders of two Caribbean islands held for graft, misuse of power
Cayman Islands' leader accused of misuse of power, only days after Turks and Caicos islands' former premier arrested for corruption
Just days after the former premier of one idyllic British-dependent territory was arrested on corruption allegations, another island leader is accused of theft, breaching the public's trust and misusing his office.
Cayman Islands Premier McKeeva Bush, 57, who has been in power since 2009, was arrested - and then released - on Tuesday by officers from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service's financial crimes unit.
Last Friday, Brazilian authorities arrested former Turks and Caicos Islands premier Michael Misick, 46, on an international arrest warrant issued by Interpol.
Misick, who had been on the run, was being sought by British investigators who three years ago launched a far-reaching probe into rampant corruption by the Turks and Caicos government. Proceedings are under way to extradite Misick back to the British territory.
The case against Bush will be closely watched by members of the world's financial community, many of whom have interests in the Caymans. The tiny tax haven is the world's sixth largest financial centre, with US$1.6 trillion in officially booked international assets.