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Finance and Business
Consumer Protection Bill likely – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A Consumer Protection Bill is likely to be considered and eventually brought before the House of Assembly by the National Democratic Party administration (NDP) with a view to protecting the purchasing public as they use their hard-earned dollars in the shops and supermarkets.
'Treasury not frozen!' - Premier Smith assures
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has denied that the Treasury of the Virgin Islands government has been frozen.
'Let's have a building society to help young people own homes' -Richard C. de Castro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - There is dire need for the establishment of a building society to help young Virgin Islanders to secure their first home as it may be impossible for them to do so otherwise.
‘I don’t support notion that VI is a notorious tax haven’ – Premier Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has slapped down latest suggestions that the Virgin Islands shares a place along with Bermuda and the Cayman islands as the top three ‘notorious’ tax havens in the world.
More $$ needed? Ports project delayed again!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - “The delay in the completion of the dock itself is not going to impact significantly on the arrival of ships,” stated Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Mark H. Vanterpool on the almost two months delay of the initially set opening date for the cruise pier and land side development at Wickham's Cay I.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Rekeema S. Turnbull
By N. Johann Earle
Her name is Rekeema S. Turnbull and at 26 years of age she is the Human Resources and Administrative Manager at CCT Global Communications and our Young Professional for this week.
VI designer Markita Turnbull-Smith invited to Anguilla Fashion Expo 2016
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Such was the excitement at being invited to participate in the Anguilla Fashion Expo 2016 that VIslander Markita Turnbull-Smith was “literally jumping up and down.”
‘Prepare to learn new skills!’ – Dr Robert A. Mathavious
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Dr Robert A. Mathavious, Managing Director/CEO, BVI Financial Services Commission, believes industry practitioners and regulators must adopt and be prepared to learn new skills and to inculcate a culture in which training and improvement are the norm if they are to stave off and eventually reverse the constant beatings they receive in the international press.
EXCLUSIVE: ‘If unfairly treated we have to fight’ – CCT stakeholder Dr Heskith A. Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Key stakeholder in local telecommunications company CCT Global Communications Dr Heskith A. Vanterpool said the company will continue to fight the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) for what he called the unfair demand to give up a portion of a frequency that the company sees as critical to the capacity of its network.
STEP provides training for 120 industry professionals
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) has commenced a one-day conference here in the Virgin Islands with a view to bringing together professionals to examine issues within the financial sector and to brainstorm ways of overcoming them.
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