The Complete Diving Guide: The Caribbean, Volume 3 (Puerto Rico/US Virgin Islands/British Virgin Islands)
Boston Herald (Free subscription) | 10/20/2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands - Prosecutors are wrapping up their case in the British Virgin Islands trial of a Rhode Island man accused of drowning his wife during a Caribbean...
Global Voices Online (Free subscription) | 09/24/2009
Repeating Islands reports on a legal victory for environmentalists in the British Virgin Islands, who oppose the construction of a hotel and golf course in a protected area.
kansascity.com (Free subscription) | 04/04/2009
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands | More than 400,000 companies share a few local addresses in this tiny Caribbean financial center, where their incorporation papers are kept in a gray two-story building.
Accidental Hedonist (Free subscription) | 02/05/2009
Every month when the full moon comes around, I can't help but think about Bomba's Shack. Long a staple on the island of Tortola, in the beautiful British Virgin Islands, my parents would often rave of the wild Full Moon parties that would take place at Bomba's. Sun, sand, drinking, and debauchery - everything an accidental hedonist could love! Demolished by Hurricane Marilyn during the 1995 hurricane...
Tax Research UK (Free subscription) | 02/05/2009
In all the debate about the future of tax havens one issue should not be overlooked. The current credit crisis is absolutely crucifying them. Take this from Accountancy Age: In the British Virgin Islands there’s something like 10,000 hedge funds registered and recent commentary has suggested that as many as 4,500 will close I have, for some [...]
Fresh Bilge (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
I was already blogging, after a fashion, when Tim and I made our final trip to my beloved British Virgin Islands. The site was still hand coded in February, 2003. It looked very different than it does now. I posted often but not daily. Average post length was decidedly longer. I would laboriously upload each [...]
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 02/03/2009
MIAMI, USA: Financial newsletter OffshoreAlert has reported that the local financial services regulator in the British Virgin Islands , the British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission accused locally-based trust company ...
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 01/27/2009
According to EU sources, all 18 of the European company names to be added are based on British territory, including the tax havens of Jersey, the Isle of Man and the British Virgin Islands. The Times understands that they include most ...
jbsh (Free subscription) | 01/26/2009
What’s the coolest thing you’ve seen in another country? This is a Plinky inspired post. My short answer is the Soggy Dollar Bar on Jost Van Dyke, British Virgin Islands. The longer answer is that it got me thinking about navigation and charting a route through choppy water/difficult times. The backstory is that my sister was working out [...]
Virgin Islands Daily News (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Despite slim chances for success, the U.S. Coast Guard along with other search and rescue teams Wednesday continued efforts to find 12 migrants missing in the waters off the British Virgin Islands since Monday night.
Moldova.org (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
The search for 12 Haitian migrants ended Wednesday, two days after their boat struck a shoal and broke apart, the U.S. Coast Guard said.The missing included seven men, two women and three children who were part of a group that was traveling from Saint Maarten to the British Virgin Islands, military.com reported. Thirteen others in the boat were rescued by a passing fishing vessel about three nautical...
New York Times (Free subscription) | 01/22/2009
Rescuers were searching in choppy waters off the British Virgin Islands for at least 12 missing migrants whose flimsy boat collided with a reef and broke apart, the authorities said Wednesday.
Forbes (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009
British Virgin Islands hedge fund suffers $350M loss.
Market Wire (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009
VANCOUVER, BC (MARKET WIRE) Pluris Energy Group Inc. (OTCBB: PEYG), along with its wholly owned British Virgin Islands subsidiary, Pluris Energy Group Inc. (BVI) (together "Pluris Energy" or "the Company"), is pleased to announce it has received a partial award (the "Award") from The Secretariat of the Court, International Court of Arbitration, International Chamber of...
Offshore Services (Free subscription) | 01/21/2009
Auriga is licensed to provide financial management services by authorities on the British Virgin Islands, a Caribbean tax haven known for its corporate and banking secrecy. Tags hedge fund loses m madoff affair europe ...
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