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Hurricane Irma struck the British Virgin Islands with devastating effect on 6 September 2017, one of two Category-5 hurricanes to strike within a fortnight.

Шаблон:Year in BVI Events from the year 2017 in the British Virgin Islands.

Incumbents

Events

January

  • 9 January 2017 - Bishop John Cline resigns from the BVI Health Services Authority after criticising the Government.[1]
  • 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]

February

  • 8 February 2017 - Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan are remanded into custody in relation to a long-standing extradition request from the United States.[7]

March

April

  • 1 April 2017 - retirement age is increased from 60 to 65.[9]
  • 25 April 2017 - UNICEF publishes a controversial report on the state of the British Virgin Islands.[10][11]

May

  • 3 May 2017 - new British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation power plant comes online.[12]
  • 8 May 2017 - the Territory records its fifth murder, the highest total since 2008 and second highest ever.[13]

July

  • 1 July 2017 - registers of beneficial ownership are introduced for British Virgin Islands companies.[14]
  • 18 July 2017 - BVI Airways announced it was laying off all staff as it had exhausted its funds, despite having received a $7 million Government subsidy.[15] This followed tit-for-tat accusations between the Government and the airline.[16][17]

August

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Gus Jaspert was sworn in as the BVI's new Governor.

September

November

  • 14 November 2017 - At the third attempt the US government secures a ruling to extradite Earl 'Bob' Hodge and Roberto 'Tico' Harrigan to the US to face drugs charges. The initial extradition request was made in 2012.[27]
  • 22 November 2017 - a double homicide brings the country's tally of murders for the year to 10, the highest total ever in a single calendar year.[28]

December

  • 19 December 2017 - The Social Security board acquires a 33% shareholding in National Bank of the Virgin Islands.[29] The bank was formerly wholly owned by the Government of the Virgin Islands.

Deaths

Footnotes

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