Finance and Business
BVIAA intensifies focus on Human Capital Development
BEEF ISLAND, VI- The British Virgin Islands Airports Authority (BVIAA) is intensifying its focus on Human Capital Development as part of its strategy to enhance its organisational effectiveness and its competitiveness in the regional aviation industry.
‘I am vindicated over legal fees; Chickens coming home to roost’- Willock
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Mr Julian Willock has said he is now vindicated and that the public will agree whatever legal fees were spent in court matters involving him as Speaker was in the interest of the people.
Construction picks up but sand shortage a concern in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- From about May of this year, the construction sector in the Virgin Islands (VI) has seen an increase in activity.
Foreign charters no longer need licenses or work permits- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Unity Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has scrapped trade license and work permit requirements for foreign-based commercial recreational vessels conducting charters or operating water taxis in the Virgin Islands.
VG makes Forbes’ list of 23 best travel destinations for 2023
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Virgin Gorda, the home of The Baths and Copper Mine, has been recognised in Forbes magazine as one of 23 places to visit in 2023.
DMV introduces new drivers' license software
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has introduced a new drivers' license software, which is expected to make the renewal process easier and more efficient.
‘This entitlement thing’ is a real problem- Dr Shakima Stoutt-Ottley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We have a culture of ease, we make things too easy, we don’t create challenges for our young people. So sometimes they come to you and they expect so much of you because I don’t like to use this word, but this entitlement thing, it has caused more of a problem than we can correct right now because persons are not pushing themselves to the limit.”
What are the VI's Self-Determination options?
Edgar Leonard
The right to self-determination for colonised territories is a right that is a generally accepted principle of international law advocated by the UN.
Sol inks contract to supply No. 2 Diesel & lubricants to BVIEC
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Although already supplying No. 2 Diesel to BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) since June 2022, for the generation of electricity at Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station on Tortola and the power station on Anegada, a formal contract for the said services by Sol St Lucia Ltd was signed today, November 8, 2022.
WINAIR enters into partnership with JetBlue
SIMPSON BAY, St Maarten– WINAIR, which serves the [British] Virgin Islands and other destinations in the region, has announced it has entered into an interline agreement with US-based JetBlue.
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