On 15th August, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) celebrated its 30th Anniversary as a Financial Services Centre. The jurisdiction’s establishment is considered to have begun on 15 August 1984, marked by the Government’s passage of the International Business Companies (IBC) Act in the Legislative Council, led by then Chief Minister Cyril B. Romney. The passage […] Read more...
Heads of most of the Overseas Territories’ Governments and their UK Representatives met in the Cayman Islands on 15th – 17th July for the Pre-Joint Ministerial Council Meeting, to discuss the forthcoming Joint Ministerial Council Meeting (JMC), which will be held in December 2014 in London… Click here to continue reading Read more...
In November 2011, a contract was made between St Helena Government and Basil Read to Design, Build and Operate the St Helena Airport. Two anniversaries have been achieved since then, and the Airport project has gained both local and international attention. St Helena and UK Government hope that the Airport will lead to eventual financial […] Read more...
Congratulations to Kimberley Durrant on her election as Chair of the United Kingdom Overseas Territories Association (UKOTA). Ms Durrant, Bermuda’s UK Representative and Director of the Bermuda London Office, will now lead the official advocacy body representing the UK’s Overseas Territories in London. In accordance with UKOTA’s constitution, the Premier, the Hon. E. David Burt, […] Read more...