The latest poetry anthology, ‘Where I See the Sun: Contemporary Poetry in the Virgin Islands’, will be launched this Friday, November 18.

The Government of the British Virgin Islands has today announced that the independent regulator, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), has issued an enforcement action against Mossack Fonseca & Co (B.V.I) Limited that sees the firm fined $440,000 for its contravention of numerous sections of the Anti-Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Code of Practice and BVI Regulatory Code.

The BVI International Arbitration Centre, (BVI IAC) will host a soft launch on 16 November 2016.

For the 2016-2017 cruise season, the Territory is expecting over 700,000 cruise passengers and several inaugural calls to the port of Road Town.

The annual celebration of Virgin Islands Culture and Heritage Week (formerly Culture Week) will begin on Sunday, November 13.

At the recently concluded Joint Ministerial Council (JMC) in London, the United Kingdom (UK) Government and the Political Leaders of the Overseas Territories (OTs) agreed to hold special ministerial talks in early 2017 on Brexit negotiations before Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty is triggered.

The Deputy Governor’s Office is encouraging members of the public to attend this year’s Remembrance Day Serviceon Sunday, November 13. 

The Energy Policy of the Virgin Islands is now available to read online.

The Town and Country Planning Department prepares to commemorate another World Town Planning and GIS Day, this Wednesday, November 16.

In strengthening and growing the fisheries sector into a full-fledged economic pillar, the Virgin Islands will soon engage the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science (CEFAS) in the UK.