July 15, 2021
EU puts its digital tax plan on ice
The EU has said it will suspend its plans to tax online tech giants in the light of global efforts to agree a minimum corporate tax rate of 15%. The move comes after G20 finance ministers agreed at the weekend to support the global effort, which…
July 15, 2021
Germany floods leave 48 dead and dozens missing
At least 48 people have died in western Germany and many more are missing following severe floods, police say. The worst of the flooding has been in the states of Rhineland-Palatinate and North Rhine-Westphalia, where buildings and cars have been…
July 15, 2021
MANDATORY VACCINATION POLICY FOR GOVERNMENT STAMP HOLDERS, WORK PERMIT HOLDERS, PERSONS APPLYING FOR PERMANENT RESIDENT CERTIFICATES (PRC) AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.
Cabinet at its meeting on the 14th April 2021, mandated that all persons seeking to renew their Work Permit, applying for Permanent Resident Certificate and Government Employees seeking a Government Stamp must show proof of vaccination for the…
July 15, 2021
Delta variant now accounts for about 58% of COVID-19 cases in US, CDC says
A highly contagious variant of the novel coronavirus that was initially identified in India now accounts for about 58 percent of all COVID-19 cases in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Data updated by…
July 13, 2021
BOAT CONTAINING 20 BODIES BELIEVED TO ORIGINATE FROM WEST COAST OF AFRICA
In a follow-up to a press release issued on Thursday, June 24th,2021, the Royal Turks and Caicos Islands Police Force believe that the human remains recovered from a vessel found drifting near Grand Turk originated from the West Coast of Africa.…
July 13, 2021
No plans to send troops to Haiti after government request
The U.S. will not be sending troops to Haiti, according to a senior administration official, after the Caribbean nation's government requested help to stabilize the country and secure critical infrastructure like oil reserves and its port and…
July 13, 2021
Biden backs Cuban protests as island’s president blames ‘imperialist’ provocations
President Joe Biden on Monday stood in solidarity with the thousands of Cubans who protested over the weekend about shortages and rising prices for food and medicine amid the coronavirus pandemic in what's being called an unprecedented rejection of…
July 12, 2021
TCI Cabinet holds 17th meeting on July 7th,2021.
Her Excellency the Acting Governor, Anya Williams, chaired the 17th meeting of Cabinet on Wednesday 7 July 2021 at the Office of the Premier on Providenciales. All members were present.At this meeting Cabinet:• Was given an update by the Ministry…
July 12, 2021
Robots are joining the fight against coronavirus in India
London (CNN Business) In India, the country with the world's second-highest number of Covid-19 cases, a handful of hospitals has started to use robots to connect patients with their loved ones, and assist healthcare workers on the frontlines of the…
July 12, 2021
Batch 4 of the Covid19 vaccines arrives in the TCI
The Ministry of Health is pleased to inform the general public that batch 4 of the Pfizer Bio-N-Tech COVID-19 Vaccine arrived at the Providenciales International Airport on 5th July 2021. A total of 1170 vials which is approximately 7,020 doses, has…