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Finance and Business
New state-of-the-art water reservoirs to be installed @ Carrot Bay & Zion Hill
ZION HILL, Tortola, VI- The water woes long endured by residents in the First District will soon come to an end with the installation of state-of-the-art reservoirs at Zion Hill and Carrot Bay, on the western end of Tortola.
Restricted businesses told to 'ready facilities' for Sunday opening
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Businesses and organisations, who have not yet received Cabinet approval to open as part of the phased economic rebooting of the Virgin Islands (VI), have now been told to open for the purpose of getting their facilities ready to meet social distancing and other requirements for opening on Sunday, May 10, 2020.
'Economy will sink & Territory will suffer' if tourism not revived - Julio S. Henry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Tourism operator, business owner and radio talk show host, Mr Julio S. Henry aka 'Sam' has urged the Andrew A. Fahie (R1) Government to get the tourism and hospitality sector restarted with urgency since, according to him, dire economic consequences will befall the Territory and its people.
Barber & Beauty shops remain restricted businesses
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Local beauty and barber shops remain closed according to law, even as Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) had promised to open those categories of businesses as part of the soft COVID-19 internal reboot of the Virgin Islands (VI) economy that kicked off on April 27, 2020.
Work Permit Online System awaiting legislation- Hon Vincent O. Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Work Permit Online System, which is expected to ease long lines and waiting times at the Department of Immigration, is expected to be launched before the end of this quarter.
3 contracts in 5 days! ‘Time VG got attention’- Premier Fahie
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has addressed critics who are not pleased that Virgin Gorda has- in a matter of days- received three major contracts, that the time is ripe for the sister island to gain the attention it deserves.
Elton S. Leonard was ‘punished for feeding the hungry’- Alred C. Frett
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Co-founder of the B&F Medical Centre, businessman and CBN 90.9 FM radio commentator, Alred C. Frett has echoed cries of victimisation over the arrest of Bobby’s Supermarket proprietor Mr Elton S. Leonard during the COVID-19 lockdown period in the Virgin Islands (VI).
COVID-19… Too close for comfort
Alred C. Frett
Are we wiser than we look?
Most of us share a common wish; that the actions of all Governments are based on whatever is in the best Intentions for their People… Unfortunately, we sometimes lose sight of this when faced with Trumpism designed to make us doubt our own eyes and ears… However, the Coronavirus is a real and present danger, requiring true leadership in the way it is approach and the decisions are made.
Retool now
Thomas C. Famous
Last week Sunday, during my morning stroll through Facebook, I glanced at a long thread. Over 1,200 comments generated by an extremely false claim that the Bermuda Government was about to kick guest workers out of the island.
UK had 'no intention' to offer grants or funding to VI- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - Even as the United Kingdom (UK) expects British Overseas Territories (OTs) to use their own finances to manage their COVID-19 fight, according to British Member of Parliament Wendy Morton, the conditions of the Protocols for Effective Financial Management (PFEFM) still remain in place in the Virgin Islands, effectively tying the hands of the Government from accessing necessary funding.
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