The British Virgin Islands government is intensifying its ‘Operation Protect Each Other’ vaccination campaign as COVID cases continue to rise in the territory.
After some initial hesitation, Bermuda reports that its falling in line with steps to impose a tax on global corporations.
Former Chief Minister of Montserrat David S. Brandt, a prominent attorney, has been jailed for 15 years after being found guilty last month on six counts of sexual exploitation of under-age girls.
The British Virgin Islands continues to reel from a sudden surge in COVID-19 infections. In the space of a few weeks total confirmed cases have sky-rocketed to over 2,200 with more than 1,600 active cases.
The Turks and Caicos Islands is further toughening up its mandatory vaccination policy for work permits holders and applicants, government stamp holders and persons applying for permanent residency.
With a sudden upsurge in COVID-19 cases, the British Virgin Islands is now under a 7pm and 5am curfew in a bid to contain a community spread.
Authorities in the Turks and Caicos Islands have ruled out foul play on the case of a boat found in its territorial waters off Grand Turk with 20 dead people on board.
Voters in Gibraltar have backed a change in the law clearing the way for abortions. A referendum on the issue this past Thursday, won by a two-thirds majority with 62 per cent in favour of the change and 36 per cent opposing it.
As the British Virgin Islands Commission of Inquiry winds down its hearings, startling accusations have been made by the territory’s Auditor General against the government.
Bermuda has joined several other countries in agreeing to the concept of a global corporate tax structure being implemented by the G7 group of leading industrial nations.