The International Tax Authority has provided further particulars that are to be borne in mind with respect to Economic Substance following the press release issued by the International Tax Authority (ITA) on March 18:

Residents of the Virgin Islands are being urged to keep a suitable distance of at least three feet from each other and to stay at home during the curfew.

The Ministry of Health and Social Development confirmed the first two imported cases of the coronavirus disease COVID-19 in the British Virgin Islands.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting proposals for the provision of Earthquake Catastrophe Insurance for the British Virgin Islands.

Chief Operations Officer at the BVI Health Services, Mrs. Cedorene Malone-Smith has said that only patients seeking emergency services at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital will be allowed entry in the third floor ER parking lot of the facility.

The Government of the Virgin Islands has launched its Rapid Response Fishing and Farming Production Programme to assist fishers and residents who are engaged in farming in backyards, containers and on lands.

Water and Sewerage customers across the Territory have been given a month’s suspension in payment of their water charges.

The BVI Airports Authority wishes to advise the travelling public that in accordance with the instructions of the Government of the Virgin Islands, all airports in the territory will be closed...

After the Special Sitting of the Cabinet of the Virgin Islands today, the Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Andrew Fahie has officially announced the following:

A number of changes have been made to the operation of the Dr. D. Orlando Smith Hospital and community health services as a result of the activation of the BVI Health Services Authority’s Hospital Incident Command System in response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19).