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House of Commons

July 11, 2025

MPs blast VI company register plans, but Smith fires back

In a scathing attack on the Virgin Islands, two British politicians have called for London to take charge of implementing the territory’s new company ownership register to speed progress and …

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by Shaun Connolly
Andrew Mitchell and Lloyd Hatton and Lorna Smith
November 10, 2022

VI youth makes history in UK

Youths from across the United Kingdom overseas territories were invited to appear before a special sitting of the UK Youth Parliament in the House of Commons on Nov. 4 to …

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by Dana Kampa
May 23, 2018

UK House of Lords backs public registers amendment

This is the fourth story in a series on the public company registers amendment passed in the House of Commons on May 1. The first piece looked at the background behind the …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 18, 2018

Premier: No public register here until it’s a global standard

This is the third story in a series on the public company registers amendment passed in the House of Commons on May 1. The first piece looked at the background behind …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 10, 2018

Company numbers climb despite Irma, though industry future remains uncertain

Recently released Financial Services Commission statistics revealed that the last three months of 2017 saw a strong upward tick in the territory’s incorporation numbers despite the September devastation caused by …

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by Conor King Devitt

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