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Finance and Business

June 20th, 2013
Ron Potter appointed Director of BDO

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BDO is pleased to announce that Ron Potter has joined the firm as a Director in the [British[ Virgin Islands.

June 15th, 2013
Free mortgage medical check at Scotiabank!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Your health is your wealth and you are always advised to visit your doctor regularly to get a checkup but have you ever thought about checking up your mortgage account?

June 14th, 2013
Territory facing difficult moments; Pray for Premier- Hon. Pickering

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI - On the occasion of the 20th Graduation of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) on June 13, 2013, a sombre atmosphere loomed with mentions of the state of the Virgin Islands financial services industry.

June 11th, 2013
BVI Signs TIEA With Canada

By Lewis Chong & Jacqueline Daley-Aspinall

As evidence of its continued commitment to transparency in the financial services industry and its compliance with international standards, the British Virgin Islands executed a much anticipated Tax Information Exchange Agreement (TIEA) with Canada on May 21, 2013. The agreement is the 24th such agreement entered into by the British Virgin Islands Government.

June 11th, 2013
Cameron calls in tax havens ahead of G8 summit in June

Overseas Territories Review

David Cameron has asked the senior ministers of all Britain's overseas territories – including Bermuda, Jersey and the British Virgin Islands – to London on the eve of this month's G8 summit to urge them to root out the multibillion-pound evasion industry by signing up to agreements to share tax information.

June 11th, 2013
UPDATE: Questions linger on LIME BVI redundancies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While Managing Director of LIME BVI and TCI, Sean Auguste, has sought to further assure observers that there was no malicious intent involved in the redundancy of LIME staff members, questions remain about efforts made to retain affected staff.

June 6th, 2013
Caribbean Insurers Ltd welcomes new Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As it aims to further improve its service to the Virgin Islands, Caribbean Insurers Ltd recently welcomed Simone Monsanto to the Board of Directors.

June 4th, 2013
Update: Approx. 16 workers sacked by CCT

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As morning breaks, word reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that up to 16 employees of CCT Global Communications have reportedly received termination letters on the basis of redundancy. Their termination date is based on their years of service.

June 4th, 2013
'Bermuda Is Not A Tax Haven,' Finance Minister Says

By Tom Bergin

LONDON- (Reuters) Bermuda is not to blame for companies such as Google using Bermudan subsidiaries to shelter billions of dollars from U.S. and European tax authorities, the territory's finance minister said on Monday.

June 4th, 2013
Phone tapping legislation only for criminal elements in VI – Hon. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark H. Vanterpool has stated that his government is very keen on supporting the work of the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC).

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