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Hon Fraser calls for more protection for local companies during FIA bill debate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources, Climate Change, Labour and Immigration Hon Julian Fraser RA (R3) has said he had no choice but to support the Financial Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2024 as the Territory’s survival when it comes to financial services and matters relating to it is at stake.
Hon Smith supports Financial Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Opposition Member Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), supported the Financial Investigation Agency Amendment Bill 2024 introduced during by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7).
'No evidence' to suggest corruption in FIA- Director to CoI
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Director of the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) Mr Errol George has assured the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that FIA officers are professional men and women of high integrity and that the Agency is void of political interference.
Wade N. Smith now Acting Director @ FIA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Former Commissioner of Customs and Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) District 5 candidate in the 2019 General Elections of the Virgin Islands, Mr Wade N. Smith, is now Acting Director at the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA).
VI’s Financial Services under threat again
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Virgin Islands (VI) has assembled a legal team to challenge a United Kingdom (UK) government’s decision—amendments to the Sanctions and Money Laundering Act—to counter one external threat, but it’s financial services sector faces another looming threat, if not addressed.
FIA issues directive regarding transaction with Iranian banks
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Territory’s financial investigation reasonably believes there is a risk that terrorist financing and money laundering activities are being carried on by persons resident or incorporated in Iran as part of their attempt to aid or facilitate the development or production of nuclear weapons and that these activities pose a significant risk to the interests of the Virgin Islands or the United Kingdom.

