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President Trump’s nominee for Treasury Sec under fire over ‘tax haven’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Virgin Islands is hoping that President Donald J. Trump’s (R) Administration is more friendly to the off shore financial sector, his nominee for the post of Treasury Secretary Mr Steven T. Mnuchin, the post equivalent to our Financial Secretary, came under fire during his confirmation hearing a few days ago on the issue of so called tax havens.
President Donald J. Trump the Populist
By Dickson Igwe
Donald J. Trump confirmed his populist credentials in his fiery inaugural speech of January 20, 2017. Trumps “America First diatribe” had as it theme a cliché: “charity begins at home.”
Judge all financial centres on the same criteria- E. Benito Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Virgin Islands (VI) many times unfairly labelled as a “tax haven” and demonised by the international media and certain developed countries that are also financial services jurisdictions, BVI London Office Director and United Kingdom/European Union Representative Mr E. Benito Wheatley has called for a level playing field among offshore and onshore international finance centres.
The essential middle class & Virgin Islands Tourism
By Dickson Igwe
The IMF has stated that a healthy and prosperous middle class is the key to a strong economy. Jack and Jill Average are the critical cogs in the global economic wheel. Their spending drives both the domestic internal economy, and international trade. The middle classes are also essential to global tourism.
UK Gov’t has no plans to impose direct rule on VI- Gov Duncan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Suggesting that senior politicians who have been publicly stating that the United Kingdom Government wants to impose direct rule on the Virgin Islands have not been informed enough, Governor John S. Duncan OBE has dismissed those claims.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Samantha C. John
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
Every serious athlete dreams of making it to the pinnacle of sports, the Olympic Games. This was no different for Samantha C. John, however, fate would have different plans for her in athletics, plans which she has accepted and is now hoping to give back as much as she can to the sport by assisting on the track wherever needed.
Julian Willock calls for divisive politics to stop!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Permanent Secretary and Chairman of the Board of Directors for Advance Marketing and Professional Services, Julian Willock, has called on the “political class” to end the divisive politics and stop the rhetoric that is causing the country to be divided.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Adrian E. McCoy
By Reuben J. A. Stoby
He is a Corporate Administrator at day and a bowler at night, who has been able to balance his work with professional play and yet being a role model father to a 14 year old daughter.
The Great Hypocrisy in Global Finance- Part 2
By Dickson Igwe
The negative focus on select Caribbean islands in the sun, on their offshore financial services, by certain foreign journalists is suspect. And it is suspect, in that it is grossly unfair and “smells” of victimisation.
The Great Hypocrisy in Global Finance- Part 1
By Dickson Igwe
The recent ‘hoopla’ over offshore tax havens and finance centers by certain elements of the western press was simply a rendition to hypocrisy, even doublespeak.
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