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Finance and Business
VI in worse pandemic days yet demanding CoI persists– Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Honestly Speaking radio host, Claude O. Skelton-Cline said amidst the most challenging days of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI), the United Kingdom (UK) sponsored Commission of Inquiry (CoI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) is still being demanding towards public officers and witnesses.
Seabourn Odyssey to call to VI on July 21 & 29, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Although passengers will not be permitted ashore, passenger cruise ship Seabourn Odyssey will make a call to the Virgin Islands on July 21, 2021, and then on July 29, 2021.
VI & UNDP continue collaboration on COVID-19 response & resilience
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), and newly appointed UNDP Resident Representative for Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean, Ms Valerie Cliff, have discussed continued collaboration between the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and UNDP on COVID-19 response, sustainable development, resilience of Small Island Developing States (SIDS), and support to Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) during a virtual meeting on July 13, 2021.
No job loss! One Mart to re-purpose 15 unvaccinated staff- CEO
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- While still advocating for all staff to be fully inoculated, One Mart Supermarket Group says the remaining 15 staff that are still unvaccinated for various reasons will not become jobless because of it, but instead, they will be re-purposed in the company.
UPDATE: VI travellers to USVI must submit negative PCR tests taken within 48 hrs of travel
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- In a pleasant but stern disposition, Governor of the US Virgin Islands (USVI) Albert A. Bryan Jr, through a live press conference, has warned travellers from the Virgin Islands who do not have a negative COVID-19 test taken within 48 hours of travel that they would be arrested as of Monday, July 19 2021.
Protect our borders! Re-engage barges -Claude O. Skelton Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- In the absence of a definitive source for the recent upsurge in COVID-19 cases, Government Consultant Claude O. Skelton-Cline is advocating for the re-engagement of the barges as a way to prevent human smuggling and possibly curtailing the virus spread.
Online Work Permit System comes at a ‘crucial time’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the Online Work Permit System finally launched, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has expressed that the initiative comes at a crucial time and will help the territory in areas like accountability and transparency.
VI Belonger Sir Richard C.N. Branson flies into space!
NEW MEXICO, USA- [British] Virgin Islands Belonger Sir Richard C.N. Branson successfully flew into space and has now landed safely back on Earth, fulfilling one of his childhood dreams.
Online work permit system to be launched Monday, July 12, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The long-awaited online work permit system, which is expected to ease long lines and waiting times at the Department of Immigration, will be launched on Monday, July 12, 2021, at 2:00 pm.
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