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Finance and Business
This Week We Feature Young Professional Sarai O. Smith
By Ron O. D’Avilar
As a full-time career, Young Professional Ms Sarai O. Smith is the passionate Executive Assistant to the President of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in the Virgin Islands. Like most entrepreneurial youths; however, she is also a small business owner.
VI among island nations expected to be hardest hit by global pandemic
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Virgin Islands usually ranks among the top travel and tourism destination in the world, it is now facing a tourism projection that it would prefer does not to come to reality.
Reports of VI Gov't blocking supplies from USVI 'ludicrous'- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has beat down claims that his government is discouraging businesses on St Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, from supplying individual residents in the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) with groceries and other items.
'VI divisiveness' helped keep the Governor in place - Claude O. Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Honestly Speaking radio moderator, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has remarked that division created in the Territory amongst the people and leaders is part of the reason the Governor's seat is still a part of the Virgin Islands (VI) Cabinet even when an opportunity was presented to remove it.
VI Airlink ‘basically just holding on’– Neville C. Brathwaite Jr
BEEF ISLAND, VI- Local airline VI Airlink’s Chief Engineer Mr Neville C. Brathwaite Jr has revealed that the airline, like others around the world, is holding on for life as their revenue streams have become virtually non-existent because of the impact of the Novel Coronavirus pandemic.
Quiet reopening of money transfer services in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - For the first time since the start of the phased reopening of the Virgin Islands (VI) following the COVID-19 lockdown, local money transfer services like Western Union and MoneyGram opened their doors for service today, May 11, 2020, this time, with the new 7% levy on funds sent out of the Territory.
Road Town Fast Ferry resumes cargo trips between VI & USVI
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The [US] Virgin Islands Port Authority said Friday, May 8, 2020, it has approved a request from Road Town Fast Ferry to transport cargo from St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) to Tortola, [British] Virgin Islands. The trips started Saturday, May 9, 2020.
'We cannot isolate from world for too long'- Julio S. Henry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - While calling for Virgin Islanders to come out of social isolation, former talk show host, entrepreneur and tourism operator, Mr Julio S. Henry aka 'Sam' has praised the Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) administration for its handling of the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic in the Virgin Islands (VI).
Bishop Cline owned 'Infinite Solutions' gets $138K Gov't laptop contract
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Pastor and Bishop of the New Life Baptist Church in Duffs Bottom, Tortola, Mr John I. Cline, through his company Infinite Solutions, has been awarded a contract to supply some 500 laptops as part of a school assistance programme piloted by the Government of the Virgin Islands.
A new world of restricted travel
By Dickson C. Igwe
The global travel and tourism industry will inevitably contract and decline significantly, as the Corona Virus Pandemic continues its devastating journey through the world economy. For the Caribbean, a region wholly dependent upon tourism for its economic existence, this will be no easy time.
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