BVI adopts UK’s sanctions on Russia for attacking Ukraine
Following the imposition of sanctions by the United Kingdom’s government on Russia for the military invasion of Ukraine last week, Governor John Rankin announced that the sanctions would take effect in the Virgin Islands as well.
“The UK has introduced the largest and most severe package of sanctions ever imposed on Russia. Those sanctions will also be applied in the BVI, cutting off access by Putin and the Russian banks to international finances. In addition, all aircraft owned, operated or chartered by a person connected with Russia or registered in Russia is banned from flying in the air space of the Virgin Islands”, Governor Rankin said in a statement.
The governor also called the assault on Ukraine an unprecedented and premeditated attack against a sovereign democratic state.
“We must all stand united in condemning the Russian Government’s reprehensible actions, which are a fundamental violation of international law and the UN Charter,” the governor said.
“The Ukrainian flag is flying at the Governor’s Office, and we offer our full support to Ukrainian people living in the Virgin Islands, and to their families back in Ukraine. Our thoughts and prayers remain with the people of Ukraine,” Rankin continued.
Meanwhile, the Virgin Islands government also released a statement on the conflict highlighting the ripple economic impacts it may have on the territory. The statement cautioned residents to be mindful of these impacts and how they may disrupt the local industries and economy, which depend on international travel, commerce and trade.
“Residents would no doubt be aware that various countries have issued sanctions against Russia. Sanctions issued by the UK against Russia apply in the Virgin Islands in the same form and rigour as in the UK itself. As such, participants in our financial services sector are being kept abreast of these sanctions and all updates to the consolidated list of sanctioned persons and entities,” the statement read.
“Where any requests for international cooperation is received, we also stand ready to execute these, such as where sharing of beneficial ownership information with overseas law enforcement can be facilitated in a little as one hour, if requested, under the Exchange of Notes with the United Kingdom Government,” it continued.
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Are there any Russian mega yachts in the BVI that we can seize?
there are plenty of properties owned by BVI trusts, shells etc by the kleptocrats. The UK and BVI have been living off them for years. Don’t hold your breath.
Is he going to address how they are treating Africans trying to flee.
If war broke out in the BVI and you were evacuating people….I bet locals would be evacuated FIRST, so stop act like y’all ain’t racist here
locals (upper island) – first
“down island” next
the rest, last
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were not u just cant come to grips with reality of what ur ancestors did and continue doing
It has begun.
Good move, UK.
Hail Satan!
Please don’t get caught up in this mess that these people do continously through history. Everything that God created they’ve destroyed in the name of greed and power. While the theatrics play on your screens and you continue to yell the sky is falling. These people yet again are laying the framework to target the people at the bottom of the food chain. If you haven’t read between the lines yet then you’re already screwed. Freeze assets another global cry while Am….ri..ka drop bombs on other countries and kill millions it’s all good because they give us VISAS and disney. SMDH what hypocrisy, I dont condone any war real or Fake..After the dramatics calm down for a few days another scene in this academic to plandemic will arise. This one will be digital assets and seizures. After all our banks accounts are hacked and money gone, they’ll say we have the solution which is already to go as the smoke and mirrors clear. Don’t be fooled they never come on here when Genicide is taking place with other ethnicities. So while we are at it let’s freeze U…S accounts for centuries of racism, assassinations and a long list of atrocities. Ukay is no different they don’t get a pat on the back. So geh frum here with this. When you say let’s stand in solidarity let us do it from years of you same people.
I like your post and I share the same sentiments. Too bad most still wearing the blinders of the American controlled media propaganda.
You named yourself “keep out” yet, YOU had time to write a while book LMAO!!!
descenders of slaves have nothing to do with European fighting each other Sir, so stop with your ish…..
Did you really say “After the dramatics calm down for a few days”….
I can’t believe you are so ignorant.
What an idiot you are! Laughable if what is happening in Ukraine wasn’t so horribly devastating to innocent civilians n children. Better hope the boogy man doesn’t show up here n the rest of the world sit back n watch! Betcha your a** would be begging for the (as you put it) racist US to come n save YOUR racist a**! Pathetically shameful you are!
The Ukraine Russia debacle pales in comparison to the treatment of Haitians by the peoples of DR and their Government. Genocide among other atrocities is the norm. Within the DR ,colorism is the standard practice. In Guiana racism is endemic.
Black Lives matters not in the Caribbean. We embrace the purveyors of evil against our brothers and sisters in the Caribbean and so we too are guilty of the despicable.
You raise good points, but I seriously doubt anyone is firing rockets at apartment buildings hospitals in DR, Guyana, or the rest of the Caribbean. You assertion that the situation in Ukraine pales in comparison to what is going in the Caribean is pure hyperbole.
Amazing how the govenor hearing the Ukrainian cry but he didn’t hear ours when the greedy bill was being raised in the house that he SIGNED off on for the pirates.
https://youtu.be/98cXig0hOVw
I guess anyone that doesn’t agree with the narrative is either a conspiracy theorist or crazy right. Um what happened to covid? Since 2019 we’ve been living in a movie, more propaganda to force down your throat . While the trolls come on here and pretend to be intelligent by copying and pasting from fact checkers, fuel prices and inflation are forcing the government to shift in full gear SDG GOAL 13.
R.I.P to common sense and critical thinking.
BTW watching CNN doesn’t make you smart. ^ 4
I was like you, posting facts to try wake the sheep up. But at this point if people are not at least questioning the mainstream narrative then they are sleeping…unconscious…knocked tf out.
Like you said, the disappearance of 24/7 covid media for 2 YEARS replaced by 24/7 war media overnight reveals so much. Especially considering that ALL the conspiracy theories about covid are proven facts now and are starting to show up in mainstream news.
I now spend my energy preparing for the inevitable downfall of the evil system….cash, land, solar, food, water, medical supplies, security…because there is no way I will ever sign up for any digital ID.
I hope my husband and I can get to BVI one day and sustain ourselves in family land. Soon the world will hear the truth and we the people and even those who know not will see a reality the likes they’ve never seen. Soon very soon. Soon vey soon. And many will not care have the strength go move forward. The world will not be recognizable to many. I would dig deep and allow God to reveal His truth, Soon very Soon. It is almost time.
You best STFU and stay neutral.
Time to stand up not stfu. Get up!!!!!!!
When is John going to apologize for British slavery and the coi?
Slavery and the COI had nothing to do with John. Now you can go and STFD.
Reallly? Maybe not directly, but he is a direct beneficiary of the horrors of slavery..
Wonder if they will ever grow a conscience, a heart and a soul and back pay us for four hundred years of unpaid labour and physical brutalities and atrocities of unimaginable inhumanity..
Therefore you are the beneficiary of what’s all working happening in the BVI. We need to lock your behind up too.
My advise to you is to cease blogging and go read a book. Your last contribution makes absolutely no sense and I quote “what’s all working happening in the BVI.”
Leave blogging for individuals who can properly string two sentences together. I’ll let you go now to find an English text book.
Best you lift yourself beyond the 3rd dimension and slavery will exist no more for you. We are all slaved in this matrix
Africa treated its people in a disgraceful and negligent manner. Putin made his plans known early on…enough time for Africa to be in touch with the Embassy and make plans to evacuate its citizens. Africa have airplanes and airlines, Ukraine in life and death situation evacuating their women and children and fighting a War. ,Africa had a duty to evacuate theirs. This is no time to burden a country with your people their wants and their need. Do for self and then help others.
The HYPOCRISY of those people.
The great “A” and its EU allies invade an destroys dozens of countries and millions of live since WW2, and call them liberators.
When Russia does it, they call invasion.
No amount of sewage, sh++, aand filth can stink so awful as those people.
Isrea’s invasion of another countr killing its inhabitants and claiming its land as its own,while relegating the the remaining balance of people it didn’t kill to systemic horrors of aparthied..
Sadly, this is accepted and normal hypocrisy in a so called civiized world by so called civilized people..
I do not claim to support Israel, but what other country did it invade without provocation? As so-called black people, we sympathise with everyone else except our own.