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Pandora Papers: VI among financial services jurisdictions breached
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In what has been described as one of the biggest leaks of financial documents, the Pandora Papers has exposed the secret wealth and dealings of world leaders, politicians and billionaires.
Premier Smith sees success in combating attack on Financial Services
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith has claimed success in combating negative comments raised about the Financial Services sector in the Territory in the wake of an effective public relations campaign.
Premier slams ICIJ’s ‘unlawful’ publication of financial data
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Hon. D. Orlando Smith has roundly condemned the ‘unlawful’ publication of financial services material in a recent report by international journalists in a scathing statement.
Where is Gov. McCleary?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Commentators are contending that a lack of reaction on the part of United Kingdom (UK) appointed Governor William Boyd McCleary and UK Prime Minister David Cameron to the offshore financial information ‘leak’ fiasco is costing the Virgin Islands (VI) money.
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.
Caribbean Go-Between Provided Shelter For Far-Away Frauds, Documents Show
By ICIJ
British Virgin Islands firm kept doing business with shady characters even as regulators prodded it to obey anti-money-laundering laws