Recently appointed Minister for the United Kingdom Overseas Territories (OTs) the Right Honourable Lord Goldsmith has pledged his support in assisting the BVI and other OTs in their fight against climate change. This is according to a message relayed by the Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Honourable Melvin Turnbull who met with Goldsmith during … Continued
The Right Honourable Lord Goldsmith MP has been appointed as the new Minister of State for Overseas Territories, Commonwealth, Energy, Climate & Environment. This was confirmed in a statement moments ago by the Office of the Governor. The statement said, “Lord Goldsmith succeeds the Rt Hon Jesse Norman MP as Minister for Overseas Territories, who … Continued
An additional eleven British Overseas Territories have been added to Russia’s “Unfriendly Countries List”. A release from the country’s cabinet identified the affected territories as Bermuna, British Antarctic Territory, British Indian Ocean Territory the, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Montserrat, Pitcairn Islands, St. Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Islands, South Georgia and the South Sandwich … Continued
The planned trip of the Right Honourable Jesse Norman who was set to enter the British Virgin Islands today has been cancelled, following the reshuffling of ministerial portfolios in the United Kingdom Government. Prior to the reshuffling which is due to the recent appointment of the United Kingdom’s new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, Norman held … Continued
Rishi Sunak is set to become the United Kingdom’s first British Asian prime minister and youngest PM in more than 200 years, after his only rival Penny Mordaunt pulled out of the Tory leadership race. According to reports from British news sites, nearly 200 Conservative MPs publicly backed Sunak as leader ahead of the nomination … Continued
The United Kingdom’s Prime Minister Liz Truss has announced her resignation in a turn of shocking events which now makes her the shortest-serving prime minister in UK history. Truss has been in office for only 45 days following the resignation of former UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson. The second shortest-serving UK PM was George Canning, … Continued
United States President Joe Biden has announced major plans towards decriminalizing marijuana in the US as he pardoned all prior federal offences of simple marijuana possession on Thursday. Biden’s decision to decriminalize marijuana and pardon offenders is estimated to impact thousands of Americans who are charged with the offence. “No one should be in jail … Continued
The death certificate of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II has revealed that the late British Monarch died of “old age”. The National Records of Scotland released the Queen’s death certificate last week, citing her cause of death as ‘old age’, the same stated cause of death for her husband the late Prince Philip who died … Continued
The world bid farewell to Britain’s longest reigning monarch, Queen Elizabeth II on Monday during a historic, and well attended, state funeral. Thousands gathered in London to witness the final journey of the queen’s coffin as it was carried from Westminster hall to Westminster Abbey by 142 junior enlisted sailors of the Royal Navy. Ahead … Continued
King Charles III was formally proclaimed monarch over the past weekend, in a series of ceremonies across the United Kingdom, Overseas territories and Commonwealth. The first proclamation was made on Saturday, during an accession ceremony at St James Palace in London. There, David White, the Garter King of Arms, delivered the King’s official proclamation as … Continued
