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.
There’s a debate in the Crown Dependency of Jersey over curbing the high rate of multi-millionaires moving to the island.
The British Virgin Island government’s Register of Interest has become a central issue as the UK-funded Commission of Inquiry into allegations of corruption in the territory continues.
The Turks and Caicos Islands has launched its own COVID-19 Vaccination E-Certificate, which will replace the current COVID-19 vaccination card.
Foreign nationals seeking to take up work in Anguilla will only be issued with work permits if they are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. This will apply to new applications and renewals.
The Government of Anguilla reports that it has secured the support of the UK government, with an additional £2m (US$3m) in new funding for what it called ‘economic resilience projects’.
The recent census in St Helena has put the mid-Atlantic territory’s population at 4,439. The majority, 4,114 are St Helenian.
The Turks and Caicos government says it’s in negotiations with Carnival Cruise Line with the expectation that the cruise line will resume calls by autumn this year.
The British Virgin Islands has further eased entry requirements to the territory with fully vaccinated travellers now no longer requiring an entry test and quarantine.
The Bermuda government is defending its tough stance on compulsory vaccination for cruise ship passengers despite one major cruise line taking the territory off its ports of call as a result.