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Finance and Business
‘Beyond catastrophic’– Premier Fahie says BVIAA needs critical intervention
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Calling it a 'rabbit hole' of mismanagement, deception and possible misappropriation of funds from the public purse, Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) today revealed that the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) is in critical need of intervention.
Irma’s ‘price hiking’ covered in Consumer Protection Bill – Premier Fahie
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – As reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on July 11, 2019 that the proposed Consumer Protection Act did not cover ‘price gouging’, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has moved to point out that while the legislation is indeed missing that term, it instead uses the term ‘price hiking’ in the bid to protect consumers from the practice.
Price gouging & tenancy not included in proposed Consumer Protection Act
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The ninety-nine (99) pages of the Government’s proposed Consumer Protection Act does not cover price gouging; however, this is a separate document being worked on as, according to Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), “that one is a greater challenge.”
Cannabis can bring health & happiness to VI- ‘Foxy’
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI- Virgin Islands icon, Philliciano O. Callwood MBE aka ‘Foxy’ has called on Government to throw its full support behind HempFest 2019 as he believes the territory can benefit tremendously from the legalisation of cannabis, a conversation that is set to dominate the event at Foxy’s Tamarind Bar on Jost van Dyke on Saturday, July 13, 2019.
VI wants deeper partnership with UNDP - E. Benito Wheatley
NEW YORK, USA – Mr E. Benito Wheatley, the Virgin Islands (VI) Special Envoy for the Government, has hailed the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) as a key partner in supporting the territory’s recovery and development after the hurricanes of 2017.
‘Stigma attached to Labour Department removed’- Hon Kye M. Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- For years the government department that handles all levels of labour related matters was stigmatised, having been accused of being unfriendly, unfair to persons filing disputes, ducking work permits, tardiness in communicating with applicants, just to name a few.
Consumer Protection Bill is not to tilt scales in anyone’s favour- Sharie B. deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The long awaited Consumer Protection Bill, a campaign promise by the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) in the lead up to the General Elections of February 25, 2019, will be taken to the public for its input from next week before it is returned to the House of Assembly (HoA) for the Second and Third Readings.
Harneys awarded contract to provide legal services for RDA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The international offshore law firm, Harneys, has been awarded a contract to provide legal services for the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) on an “as required basis” for a period of two years.
VI @ mercy of a ‘wobbling political system in a cold place'- Premier Fahie
WICKHAM’S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands is at the mercy of “a wobbling political system in a cold place thousands of miles away, where some individuals who have not taken the time to understand the difference between our way of life and theirs’, nor shown us the basic courtesy of asking us about our aspirations, wish to dictate to us how we must live.”
Karyn O.E. Alexander Hon Vincent O. Wheatley’s Social Media Accounts Manager
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Young entrepreneur and social commentator Ms Karyn O.E. Alexander has joined the Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration as Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley’s (R9) Social Media Accounts Manager.
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