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Peebles Hospital in Road Town, British Virgin Islands.. The National Health Insurance scheme (or NHI) is a form of national health insurance established by the Government of the British Virgin Islands through the Ministry of Health, with a goal to provide access to and financial coverage for health care services to British Virgin Islands residents. [1]
NHI will be administered by the Social Security Board. The deputy director with responsibility for NHI is Mr Roy Barry. NHI is intended to be funded by a mandatory 7.5% levy on salaries paid to person employed in the British Virgin Islands up to a capped amount of US$5,791.50 per person.
11 January 2017 - Social Security Board signs a contract to build 43 homes as part of a social housing project, the Territory's first. [2] 23 January 2017 Former US President Barack Obama visits the British Virgin Islands. [3] BVI Finance appoints a new board of director from the private sector, transitioning from a publicly run body. [4] [5]
The BVI Financial Services Commission is an autonomous regulatory authority responsible for the regulation, supervision and inspection of all the British Virgin Islands financial services including insurance, banking, trustee business, company management, mutual funds business, the registration of companies, limited partnerships and intellectual property.
The British Virgin Islands legislature is the House of Assembly. Prior to the adoption of the new constitution in 2007 the legislature was called the Legislative Council. General elections are conducted every four years (unless the House is dissolved earlier, either as a result of a vote of no confidence or otherwise).
The British Virgin Islands has engaged in bilateral and multilateral agreements to facilitate tax cooperation and information exchange with other countries and jurisdictions. These agreements enhance the territory's credibility as a responsible financial center and provide a framework for addressing cross-border tax-related challenges.
14 January - Former Health Secretary, Carvin Malone, who led the Territory through the Covid-19 pandemic dies. [1]25 January - The Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation, providing a government backed guarantee for bank deposits in the Territory.
The British Virgin Islands company law is the law that governs businesses registered in the British Virgin Islands. It is primarily codified through the BVI Business Companies Act, 2004, and to a lesser extent by the Insolvency Act, 2003 and by the Securities and Investment Business Act, 2010. The British Virgin Islands has approximately 30 ...