Finance and Business
Economic reality in the VI: Welcome to the raw truth
Kenneth G. Gladstone
Coronavirus shockwaves have prompted unprecedented lockdowns which left many nations reeling from economic displacement which has impoverished many, and governments are left in a tailspin trying to make sense of it all.
USVI Governor makes case to impose tax for purchases made online
VI CONSORTIUM
FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr on Tuesday, November 24, 2020, during his COVID-19 response update, took the closing minutes of his event to make a case for why the US Virgin Islands (USVI) government should tax its residents for items they purchase online.
Tourists cannot come to VI & 'do what they want'- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has cautioned hoteliers and others in the tourism industry that tourists visiting the territory as of December 1, 2020, should not be allowed to do as they please with the government-imposed rules for keeping the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) at bay, while at their respective properties.
Honourable de Castro leads VI delegation to Ministerial Conference
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Tourism Honourable Sharie B. de Castro (AL) is leading a delegation at the Seventh Ministerial Conference on the Information Society in Latin America and the Caribbean from November 23 to 26, 2020.
8-year-old running successful lemonade business
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI - She may just be 8 years of age but Liliana A.T. Fahie, of Cane Garden Bay, Tortola, has a growing beverage business that offers up an assortment of lemonade flavours.
Neo Colonialism in 2020
Thomas C. Famous
What a plot, dem a plot 'gainst I and I
- Ziggy Marley
BVI Gateway traveller authorisation portal goes live
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The highly anticipated BVI Gateway Portal to facilitate the registration of persons for authorisation to travel into the Territory from December 1, 2020, is now live and is accepting applications as of today, November 24, 2020.
HoA sits Wednesday, November 25, 2020
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Lawmakers in the Virgin Islands will return to the House of Assembly (HoA) on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, for the Third Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly.
COVID-19, the virus that tanked Thanksgiving
Alred C. Frett
And so, it Came to Pass:
Previous Articles and Broadcasts have been so accurate that the points will last well into the 2nd quarter of next year: Donald J. Trump lost the Election by an Electoral Landslide; 306-232; The Roundabout Barrels and Strings have been removed so Traffic may flow better; Post-Colonial Police Officers Misdeeds surfaced in the Virgin Islands and our Open Borders Uncertainties remain in a constant state of flux.
VI ports remain 'key part' of territory's economic development – Hon Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in congratulating the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) on its 30th anniversary, said the territory's ports remain integral to the territory’s economic development.
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