Finance and Business
UPDATE: Controlled re-entry for International Ferry Passengers through Road Town Jetty
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) advises the public that the current international ferry passenger schedule and passenger limit remains.
‘I now feel vindicated’- Dr Smith on $10M BVIA arbitration ruling
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Former Virgin Islands (VI) Premier, Dr D. Orlando Smith, says he now feels vindicated following an arbitration ruling where the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has successfully defeated a claim worth in excess of $10 million from BV Airways Inc (BVIA).
VI Gov’t successfully defends $10M lawsuit by BV Airways
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has successfully defeated a claim worth in excess of $10 million from BV Airways, which was contracted by the now ousted National Democratic Party (NDP) Government to connect Miami and Tortola with direct flights but failed to deliver on the project despite receiving some $7.2M of taxpayers monies.
UK PM Johnson facing probe over funding of 2019 holiday
LONDON, United Kingdom- Allegations of corruption continue to rack up against embattled United Kingdom Prime Minister Alexander Boris de Pfeffel Johnson aka ‘Boris’, with the latest possible breach being that he was not honest about funding for a Caribbean vacation he took in 2019.
Jump aboard the change train & feel the change you want
Edgar Leonard
Life is living, learning, and change; change happens as a clock changes or waves roar ashore. The late Peter Drucker, Ph.D., the father of management theory, says, “unless an organisation sees that its task is to lead change---whether a business, university or school---, will not survive.
Anti-Gov’t political campaign ignited over stimulus grants - Hon Fahie
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Following the circulation of a list of persons who allegedly benefitted from the COVID-19 Fishing and Farming Stimulus initiative, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie in a House of Assembly statement, today, May 13, 2021, said persons in the territory are now using the COVID-19 situation to ignite a political campaign.
VIP Gov’t restoring Transportation Fund met with ‘zero $$ & zero cents’!
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- The Transportation Fund, which the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government met empty, is now being restored for the purpose of improving the territory’s roadways.
‘Who is paying for CoI?’ to be asked @ HoA sitting today, May 13, 2021
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- When the Ninth Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands convenes today, May 13, 2021, at the Save the Seed Energy Centre in Duff’s Bottom, once again Junior Minister for Tourism and At Large Member Hon Sharie B. De Castro will be posing questions to her own government.
Stimulus list being circulated ‘inaccurate & incomplete’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A list of names of persons who allegedly benefitted from the COVID-19 Fishing and Farming Stimulus initiative has been receiving much social media attention; however, it has been deemed inaccurate and incomplete.
BVIEC launches remote disconnection capabilities
ROAD TOWN, Tortola VI – The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has announced the launch of its remote disconnection feature, which now gives the corporation the ability to disconnect electricity without visiting the home of customers.
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