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IFC pleads with local media for support amid “leaks”
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Be objective in your reporting and not be with the journalists who have an agenda against offshore [industries], was the plea made by Executive Director of the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre, Elise Donovan at a meeting with journalists and talk show hosts earlier today April 12, 2013.
IFC shake-up finalised: Ortiz Out! Donovan In!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As firstly and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online in January of this year, Sherri L. Ortiz’s contract was not renewed as the Executive Director of the International Finance Centre (IFC) and she has since left the organisation. It is this news site’s understanding that Ms. Ortiz now runs her own business.
Is Sherri L. Ortiz the next local to be forced out?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI -Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online from its team of reporters around the Virgin Islands and its well-placed sources within the ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) is that the Executive Director of the VI International Finance Center Sherri L. Ortiz is on her way out.
FSC launches Money Matters BVI website
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Packed with a wealth of information on financial issues relevant to the Virgin Islands, the Money Matters BVI website was officially launched yesterday December 6, 2011.
48% of VI residents not saving for a rainy day - FSC report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Compared to managing, saving and using their money, fewer numbers of Virgin Islands’ residents are planning for the future or saving for a rainy day, disclosed Elise Donovan coordinator of the Financial Literacy Survey Report 2011 which was conducted by the Financial Services Commission (FSC).
FSC report: Residents are passive consumers of financial products
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Residents in the Virgin Islands (VI) appear to be passive consumers of financial products, which will not augur well for the VI’s financial services if consumers are uninformed. This was part of the conclusion from the Financial Literacy Survey report conducted by the Financial Services Commission (FSC).