Finance and Business
Legislators health insurance tender process halted- Dr the Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) said the matter of supplemental health insurance coverage for former and current members of the House of Assembly (HoA) is going back to the drawing board and the tender process put on hold.
Exposed! Hon Turnbull not telling truth about private insurance matter- Hon de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They say a captain should be the last to jump ship or not save himself if his passengers and crew are not evacuated; however, the architect of the supplemental insurance for current and former legislators, Honourable Melvin M. Turnbull (R2) was the first to jump ship once the waters started to get rough.
Laurel L. Smith Out! Anna A. Rabsatt In! as Accountant General
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Sources in the Public Service Commission (PSC) have advised our news centre that long time civil servant Ms Anna A. Rabsatt will be placed as Acting Accountant General in the coming days while current Acting Accountant General Laurel L. Smith will be reassigned to the Ministry of Finance.
CoI: VI has always been a reactive society - Angelle A. Cameron
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Former Mrs BVI and ‘My BVI’ talk show host, Angelle A. Cameron has called on Virgin Islanders to stop being reactive, and rather, be proactive towards issues affecting the territory.
PWD increases road maintenance & safety works
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Director of the Public Works Department, Mr Jeremy W. Hodge has said that the Public Works Department (PWD) is engaged in heightened road maintenance activities in preparation for the hurricane season and to ensure continued public safety.
Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard confirmed as BVIPA MD
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands (VI) has confirmed the appointment of Ms Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard as the Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority for the next two years.
USVI Dept of Health awarded $3.1M by CDC to improve COVID-19 response
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- The US Virgin Islands Department of Health announced this week that it has successfully secured a $3.1 million grant for two years from the Centers for Disease Control Prevention (CDC), whose goal is to address COVID-19 health disparities among underserved and high-risk populations.
VI urges ACS to continue including Associate Members in recovery efforts
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) has called for the Associate Members of the Association of Caribbean States (ACS) to continue to be included in the regional organisation’s COVID-19 response and future initiatives aimed at post-pandemic recovery.
Stimulus recipients urged to submit statements on use of funds
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Beneficiaries of economic stimulus financing in the Virgin Islands (VI) are being asked to submit without delay statements on how the funding provided was utilised.
Peter Haycraft OBE 'was an inspiration to us all'- RTW
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It is with great sadness that the team at Roadtown Wholesale Trading and Riteway learned of the passing of Mr Peter Haycraft OBE on Saturday, May 29, 2021.