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More than 100 matters have been heard by the British Virgin Islands (BVI) Commercial Court since the passage of Hurricane Irma, strong evidence of the Court’s ability to operate virtually unimpeded in the wake of one of the Atlantic’s strongest-ever storms.

Premier and Minister for Finance, Honourable Dr D. Orlando Smith, OBE addressed leaders of the Territory’s financial services industry today at an update meeting hosted by BVI Finance.

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...