Cabinet Meeting – 18th January, 2023 His Excellency, the Governor Mr. John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 18th January, 2023 at the Premier's Conference Room, Cutlass Tower.
Topic: Constitutional Affairs, Information (including monitoring of broadcast media and press) | Posted By: DSmith
Monday, 20 February 2023 - 6:44pm
As Premier of the Virgin Islands, I fully support free speech and freedom of the press which are pillars of democracy. Both should be exercised responsibly and according to high international standards.
Cabinet Meeting
His Excellency, the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, chaired the Meeting held on 11th January 2023. The Meeting was held at the Premier's Conference Room, Cutlass Tower.
All Members were present.
Topic: International Affairs (including the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre) | Posted By: lstevens
Tuesday, 14 February 2023 - 11:44am
Following a meeting of theCouncil of the European Union on 14 February 2023, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been added to the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions (Annex I). In a statement, the EU Council found that the BVI was not sufficiently in compliance with the OECD standard on exchange of information on request (criterion 1.2). It also noted that this is the first time the BVI has been included in the list.
I would like to say a special welcome to those of you joining us both in person and via live stream at this auspicious occasion as we dedicate the long-awaited Market Square.
Topic: Commission of Inquiry, Good Governance | Posted By: lstevens
Monday, 13 February 2023 - 1:22pm
Today I am pleased to share with you my second Quarterly Review of the implementation of the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report. This is a key mechanism for monitoring progress. As of the end of December, fifteen of forty-eight recommendations had been completed. In January, we saw further progress, including the receipt of various reviews and audits.
STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
Statement by the Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull