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May 7, 2021

Irma survivors still living in VG centre

Construction is under way at some of the territory’s hurricane-damaged community centres, with an eye toward reviving activities that can take place as the world recovers from the pandemic, Health …

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by Dana Kampa
February 10, 2021

CARTOON (Feb. 11, 2021)

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Cartoon (Feb. 11, 2021)
January 9, 2021

Brexit trade deal brings changes to all overseas territories

Last Thursday marked the end of 2020, but also the last day of the “transition period” to the start of the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union. As a …

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by Dana Kampa
May 26, 2020

New EU rules to combat money laundering

In response to outcry from several countries, the European Commission published a new anti-money-laundering action plan this month and added 12 more countries to its AML blacklist. The addition of …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
February 12, 2019

Commentary — VI lawyer blasts EU threats

The European Union’s blacklisting threat against smaller territories is undemocratic and brutal. It also reveals a fundamental misunderstanding of what Virgin Islands companies do. Repetition is to be avoided in …

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by Martin Kenney
January 17, 2019

Dutch blacklist was a surprise, Premier says

As the Virgin Islands awaits a decision from European Union officials regarding the territory’s potential inclusion on an international anti-tax-avoidance blacklist, one country on that continent has already decided to …

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by Conor King Devitt
January 11, 2019

Questions surround ‘economic substance’ legislation

The Virgin Islands’ new “economic substance” law took effect on New Year’s Day, but financial services stakeholders remain uncertain about its specific requirements and what impact those rules will have …

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by Conor King Devitt
November 25, 2018

Government, European Union in talks over looming blacklist

Government officials have devised what they believe is a solution to the looming European Union blacklist threat, according to Neil Smith, the executive director of government’s Office of International Business …

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by Conor King Devitt
October 4, 2018

Government hires UK lawyer in attempt to avoid EU blacklist

The government is paying a tax lawyer in London up to $400,000 to try to derive a legislative solution that will keep the territory off the European Union’s tax-avoidance blacklist …

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by Conor King Devitt
September 12, 2018

Virgin Islands economy takes new shapes after Irma

This article originally appeared in the Beacon’s Sept. 6 “Irma Anniversary” edition. Like many people throughout the Virgin Islands, Courdney Williams has a very different daily routine than he did 12 months …

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by Conor King Devitt
July 16, 2018

United Kingdom rolls out “soft” Brexit negotiating stance

The rollout of United Kingdom Prime Minister Theresa May’s “soft” Brexit plan earlier this month spurred multiple resignations throughout her government, including Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson. Mr. Johnson, who visited …

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by Conor King Devitt
June 22, 2018

Territories to retain EU benefits through 2020, UK says

United Kingdom officials assured overseas territories delegations last week that their European Union privileges would remain in place throughout the 21-month transition period after Brexit begins on March 29, 2019, …

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by Conor King Devitt

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