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Premier lambasts recent misleading & malicious attacks on Financial Services
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Territory’s Minister for Financial Services Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has fired back at two recent articles in the UK-based The Guardian newspaper misleading the public about the Virgin Islands’ position on financial crime.
Public registers remain a concern for FSC- CEO Kenneth B. Baker
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI—The financial services sector in the Virgin Islands (VI)– one of two key financial pillars for the Territory- is facing an estimated 20 to 30 percent decline in business following mounting pressure from the United Kingdom (UK) to increase public access to beneficial ownership information.
FSC & FIA issue guidance on effective ongoing monitoring
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The BVI Financial Services Commission (the FSC) and BVI Financial Investigation Agency (the FIA) have issued guidance on ‘An Effective Approach to Ongoing Monitoring’.
Take Opposition Leader on Asia trip for ‘Mano-a-Mano’ dialogue—Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Outspoken political commentator and former government consultant Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline is urging the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), to take Opposition Leader Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) with him on his upcoming Asia-Pacific visit to facilitate an open and constructive dialogue about the future of the Virgin Islands.
Premier to embark on Asia Trade Visit in Feb
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) will visit the Asia-Pacific in his capacity as the Minister responsible for Financial Services in February.
26 entrepreneurs receive MSME grants
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI—The government of the Virgin Islands (VI) on Friday December 20, 2024, hosted the Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSME) Grant Award Ceremony—organised by the Ministry of Financial Services, Economic Development, and Digital Transformation—aimed at supporting small businesses and fostering economic growth in Territory.
UK agrees to ‘only legitimate interests access’ to VI’s company registers
LONDON, United Kingdom- The Virgin Islands, along with other Overseas Territories (OTs), in 2020 committed to implementing Public Registers of Beneficial Ownership by the end of 2023, providing it was a global standard.
More focus on Tourism needed- Hon Hodge-Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Culture and Tourism Hon Luce D. Hodge-Smith (R4) has said more focus needs to be placed on tourism in the Virgin Islands (VI).
'My administration is fully invested' in seeing VI's Financial Services thrive- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister for Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), who is also now the Minister responsible for Financial Services, has said he is pleased to lead the efforts in one of the most dynamic and globally significant sectors of the Virgin Islands.
Local companies will be protected in FIA legislation- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has said calls by members of the House of Assembly (HoA) for the protection of local companies resonate with him.
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