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Population rejected in Virgin Islands [5 sources]

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) – Several islands in the eastern Caribbean were rocked by a 6.0 magnitude earthquake Saturday morning . The affected countries were the British Virgin Islands, Dominica, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Montserrat, Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, US Virgin Islands, Venezuela, Caribbean Netherlands, Saint Barthélemy, Antigua and Barbuda, and Anguilla. The epicenter was measured about 43.5 miles from the village of Codrington on the island of Barbuda around 10:50 am (local time).

TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC)—The British Virgin Islands has announced plans to remove visa requirements for work permit holders in the coming weeks as part of efforts to improve the territory’s investment climate and help businesses fill vacancies more quickly. The country's Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley announced the move during his 2026 State of the Territory Address earlier this week, describing it as one of several reforms expected to support economic growth and improve the ease of doing business in the territory. “In the coming weeks, we will also be removing visas for work permit holders, giving relief to businesses who cannot onboard staff quickly enough to support their operations,” Wheatley said.

China's State Administration of Foreign Exchange secretly acquired minority stakes in critical European infrastructure—including a Madrid gas network, UK wind farms, and French fiber optic assets—through a web of 28 Luxembourg shell companies linked to seven British Virgin Islands entities, according to an OCCRP investigation.