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The Registry of the Supreme Court is thankful for the patience and understanding of our valued customers thus far as we complete the final restoration of our IT servers following the passage of the recent hurricanes. We are pleased to announce that the technical difficulties which developed last evening have been resolved.

The BVI Financial Services Commission’s business continuity systems are in place and are working well following the effects of Hurricanes Irma and Maria. The Commission’s systems are functional and the VIRRGIN online service for the Registry of Corporate Affairs is fully operational. All Company Registry data remains entirely secure.

Statement on Hurricane Maria and the impact on the BVI’s international business and finance centre by Lorna Smith, Interim Executive Director of BVI Finance: “The full impact of Hurricane Maria is still emerging, but thankfully we were spared the brunt of it as the eye passed south of our islands. Reconstruction efforts have therefore continued along with ongoing humanitarian support. For the international business and finance centre, Hurricane Maria caused minimal disrupti...

Following the significant impacts to the business and finance sector caused by Hurricane Irma, a press release was issued last week confirming that the Commercial Division of the BVI High Court has moved to St Lucia.  This is a temporary measure and they will begin hearing matters on 25 September 2017.Since the hurricane the team at BVI Finance have been working hard behind the scenes to ensure that we have a full understanding of all the processes that are in place to support the effective...

Following widespread disruption as a result of Hurricane Irma, the BVI’s international business and finance centre has made demonstrable progress towards restoring business as usual.

Premier, Hon Dr D. Orlando Smith, OBE has started a series of meetings around Tortola to chart the way forward with business owners, as we begin the process of rebuilding the Territory following the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Irma.