Premier Honourable Dr Natalio Wheatley has reacted to today’s publication of the Mutual Evaluation Report (Report) of the Virgin Islands by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF).

The Government has welcomed the Report and confirmed that it is committed to rigorously implementing its recommendations, as laid out in the National Action Plan, also published today. This implementation process will be observed by the CFATF through its follow-up process.

The Government of the Virgin Islands is seeking a qualified individual to fill the following position: Member of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Commission 

The Government of the Virgin Islands is seeking a qualified individual to fill the following position: Chairperson of the Board of Commissioners of the Financial Services Commission  

The public is notified that all Bona Vacantia Submissions must be directed to the Financial Secretary and emailed to bonavacantiabvi@gov.vg. For additional information, please contact 468-2144 or email inquiries to bonavacantiabvi@gov.vg, with a copy to rahodge@gov.vg.

The public is advised that the Ministry of Financial Services, Labour and Trade will be closed on January 19^th  to accommodate the Ministry’s Planning Day. 

All of the Overseas Territories (OTs) and Crown Dependencies, have previously committed to the implementation of publicly accessible registers of beneficial ownership, commonly referred to as PARBOs, on the basis of European Union (EU) Member States' implementation of the EU Fifth Anti-Money Laundering Directive.

In March of this year, the Virgin Islands underwent a mutual evaluation assessment by the Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF), the regional body of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to measure the Virgin Islands’ compliance with the FATF’s recommendations and the effectiveness of its anti-money laundering and terrorist financing framework.