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Finance and Business
Irma & creative destruction
Dickson Igwe
The following story highlights the centrality of economics in disaster recovery, post Hurricane Irma, for the Virgin Islands. Hurricanes Irma and Maria, add major floods, devastated the Virgin Islands in September 2017. The country is under threat of a long economic recession owing to the September disasters. The correct and appropriate application of economics- scarce resource management- holds the answers to a short recession and full recovery.
Amid controversial ban, Tortola Pier Park CEO Dona L. Regis departs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Amid the controversial ban on minors accessing the Tortola Pier Park (TPP), its Chief Executive Officer Dona L. Regis is parting company with the Government owned facility.
$$$ needed but not at expense of constitutional rights- Claude O. Skelton-Cline
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The United Kingdom (UK) has stipulated the establishment of an Independent Recovery Agency Board that is to coordinate the spending of funds for the recovery efforts for the Virgin Islands (VI).
‘Come prepared to engage’ in consultations on recovery plans- Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following many calls for town hall meetings to engage stakeholders and the ordinary man on the recovery and development plans for the Virgin Islands, the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government has rushed to hold a series of consultative meetings this week.
Repairs being made to Elderly Home damaged by Irma; Thanks to PAHO
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Repairs and upgrade works started last week on the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly in Road Town, on the main island of Tortola.
Using BVI-NPI to rescue us from non-functional insurers
Alred C. Frett
Crawling or Stepping into the New Year:
A brand-new year but the old wounds linger - With no New Year Fireworks in the Road Harbour, our National Hero, Noel Lloyd, lying broken and prostrate in a desolate and powerless Park and so many signs that our People still need all the help they can get, it is a glimmer of positivity to be told that some of the Easements we said would aid in the recovery of our Territory have finally been granted.
House of Assembly prorogued; Next meeting unknown
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The House of Assembly (HoA) last met on December 20, 2017 at the Arbitration Centre in the Ritter House on Wickham's Cay II, Tortola.
NDP Gov't allocates 33% of Recovery Plan $$ for controversial airport project
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Even before the destructive hurricanes, Irma and Maria of September 2017, the public, the Opposition, media and even elected members of the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government had opposed the Airport Runway Expansion Project at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport at Beef Island going ahead as they felt the Territory could not afford it at the time and that there were many other priority areas that needed addressing first.
CCT Cares launched with donation to Ebenezer Thomas Primary School
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI- Students and Staff at the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School in Sea Cows Bay are taking a step up back in the online world thanks to CCT BVI.
Recovery plan should not only be about re-establishing - Shaina M. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While many residents are criticising the government for formulating the Recovery Plan without the input of the populace, former political candidate Shaina M. Smith is taking it from another angle.
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