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Finance and Business
'Days over' for lengthy hearings @ Labour Tribunal- Jamal S. Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Attorney-at-Law and new Chairman of the Virgin Islands' Labour Arbitration Tribunal, Mr Jamal S. Smith has promised a complete reform of the tribunal under his stewardship.
The present-day VI Colony
Kenneth G. Gladstone
Brothers and Sisters, sincere greetings!
It is a well-established fact that I have repeatedly applauded the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) administration when they do that which is right, and where a spade needs to be called a spade, I am not afraid to respectfully do so.
Plans underway to have 70% locals, 30% expats in workforce- Hon Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Government legislator and Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) said plans are underway to change the current employment ratio, which sees at least 70 per cent of expatriates versus 30 per cent locals in the Territory’s labour force.
Cabinet approves Phase 2 of Restricted Border Re-opening Plan
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved Phase 2 of the Restricted Border Re-opening Plan to take effect from September 1, 2020, according to a press release from Government today, August 18, 2020.
Make America great again is actually achieving the opposite
By Dickson C. Igwe
Prospects for international cooperation have dwindled dramatically since 2016.
Give thanks to US President Donald Trump's animosity towards multilateralism.
US shirking of international responsibilities has been enacted under the slogan of "America First" and "Make America Great Again."
Clive McCoy appointed Director of Tourism
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After some two months without a designated Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB), its Director of Product and Film Commissioner, Mr Clive McCoy, has been appointed to the post, effective August 13, 2020.
Multiple businesses eligible for grants - Karia J. Christopher
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Entrepreneurs who have multiple businesses may be eligible for numerous grants under the economic stimulus for micro, small and medium enterprise business grant relief programme, Director of Trade Mrs Karia J. Christopher has said.
Work permit matter 'cannot be one size fits all' - Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Commentator and Consultant, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has said the topic of immigration in the Virgin Islands remains a complicated one, especially in the case of a recent government decision to lockout work permit and exemption holders as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
VI may have to 'borrow' if hit by another catastrophic event- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1), has told the United Nations (UN) that the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) and other vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS) in the Caribbean face the triple threat of hurricanes, COVID-19 and weakened economies; and require sustained international support to get through the current crisis.
Climate Change & Food Security in the Caribbean
Thomas C. Famous
Life in the Caribbean region is often equated to living in paradise or the closest thing to “Heaven on Earth.”
Who could disagree?
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