Finance and Business
New JvD ATM is ‘promise made, promise kept’– Premier Fahie
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – Installation works have been completed on a new ATM on the sister island of Jost van Dyke, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed in a social media post.
'No evidence' to suggest corruption in FIA- Director to CoI
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Director of the Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) Mr Errol George has assured the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) that FIA officers are professional men and women of high integrity and that the Agency is void of political interference.
Celebrity Millennium is here! Signals return of cruise tourism to VI
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Celebrity Millennium Cruise of the Royal Caribbean family has arrived in the Virgin Islands, signalling the return of cruise tourism for the territory after more than a year of absence due to the global coronavirus pandemic.
COVID-19, Racism & the Commission - Deadly serious
Alred C. Frett
Even the Darkest Deeds Will Come to Light:
We are in trouble and anyone who fails to understand the seriousness of it and chooses to do nothing about it is a contributor to their own demise… Wherever we look there is evidence that things are going wrong with the potential for getting worse… No matter how hard those in power may seek to hide Truth, State Secrets that have been literally buried for Decades now find themselves finally coming to light.
'All funds can be fully accounted for & is already fully accounted for'– Premier
WICKHAM'S CAY, Tortola, VI- Amid allegations from the Auditor General, Ms Sonia M. Webster, that the Premier’s Office inflated stimulus payments and exceeded the requested grants that farmers and fisherfolk applied for, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) said he wanted to assure the Virgin Islands public that his administration can properly account for every dime issued to those persons in need.
Gov’t to meet with taxi operators today, June 30, 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the Virgin Islands prepares to welcome the first passenger cruise ship in more than year, the Celebrity Millennium, on Thursday, July 1, 2021, taxi and livery operators have been invited to a meeting today, Wednesday, June 30, 2021.
Contract splitting ‘circumvents the rules of procurement’– Sonia M. Webster
WICKHAM'S CAY II, Tortola, VI- Auditor General Ms Sonia M. Webster has argued that while petty contracts can be necessary, splitting major contracts that would otherwise be mandated to go through the tendering process into petty contracts is a major issue that can lead to numerous risks.
3 local COVID-19 cases reported in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) is reporting 13 active cases of COVID-19, 3 of which are local.
UPDATE: 2 One Mart employees test positive for COVID-19
PURCELL ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Test results conducted on three One Mart employees on Sunday, June 27, 2021, show that two of the three staff members have contracted COVID-19.
TRC working to ensure VI has ample communication services– Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reminded that the local Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) is working to ensure the territory has ample communication services to supply the needs of the local economy.