Remarks by Honourable Lorna Smith OBE Fintech on the Seas 2025 25 June, 2025 Good day, As Patron of FinTech on the Seas, it is a pleasure to welcome so many high-level regulators, founders, fund managers, and tech pioneers to the British Virgin Islands. Each of you play a vital role in shaping the

The Government of the Virgin Islands urges all BVI nationals currently residing in or visiting Qatar to exercise vigilance and take shelter immediately until further notice. Please remain indoors where safe, and closely monitor the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) website for the latest travel and safety guidance: https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-adviceTo ensure we can remain

The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) has placed the Virgin Islands under its “increased monitoring” process to refine its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing (AML/CTF) framework. Jurisdictions under the “increased monitoring” category have committed to work collaboratively with the FATF to strengthen existing mechanisms and ensure alignment with the highest global standards by addressing key

Government of the Virgin IslandsOFFICIAL Statement June 6, 2025 Statement by Premier of the Virgin Islands, Honourable Dr. Natalio Wheatley As Premier, my priority is the stability and wellbeing of our Islands, guided by our strong institutions, whose independence and expertise uphold our banking sector’s integrity. We are proud of the global confidence placed in

The 4th Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers’ Conference (COTSC) took place in London from May 13 to 16, 2025. The event was graciously hosted by the Speaker of the UK House of Commons, the Rt. Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, MP. Delegates included Speakers and Clerks from various UK Overseas Territories such as Anguilla, Bermuda, the

2025 Territorial Address Planning, Priorities and Progress (2024) and Laying the Blocks of Success (2025) BUILDING A SUSTAINABLE NATION Delivered by Honourable Dr. Natalio D. Wheatley Premier and Minister of Finance 20th  May 2025 Good evening! I am especially pleased to welcome our young people from the following schools who are in attendance: Please stand

The Government of the Virgin Islands has today published its Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment 2025, reflecting the Territory’s continued efforts to safeguard the integrity of its financial system, and its commitment to evolving international standards in counter-terrorist financing. The updated assessment, which builds on the Territory’s first Terrorist Financing Risk Assessment published in 2020, was

Deputy Premier and Minister for Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Honourable Julian Fraser attended the 12th annual meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Council of Ministers: Environmental Sustainability (COM:ES 12) Antigua and Barbuda held on April 29. Honourable Fraser presented remarks as the outgoing Chairman of the Council of Ministers: Environmental Sustainability

Panel Opening Remarks by Hon. Julian Fraser Minister of Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change Virgin Islands Focus Finance and Capacity: Mobilisation of Resources and Partnerships; Regional Sustainable Financing Mechanism – Highlighting The Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Greetings from the people of The Virgin Islands. I’d like to sincerely thank the OECS Commission

The Government of the Virgin Islands today published its inaugural National Money Laundering, Terrorist Financing and Proliferation Financing Risk Assessment of Legal Persons and Legal Arrangements, reaffirming the Territory’s commitment to global standards on transparency, beneficial ownership, and the prevention of financial crime. The risk assessment—mandated under the revised Financial Action Task Force (FATF) Recommendations