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Finance and Business

June 11th, 2023
VI Gov’t 'failing to apply 10-year requirement for residency law'- Gov Rankin

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Governor John J. Rankin, CMG has said there has been very limited work carried out to date to clear the large backlog of Residency and Belonger status applications, and this means that the Government of the Virgin Islands is so far failing in its commitment to apply the ‘ten-year requirement for residency’ law in many cases.

June 10th, 2023
Gov't commits full support to Climate Change Trust Fund Board - Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Dr. the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has pledged his support to the members of the newly re-established Virgin Islands Climate Change Trust Fund Board.

June 9th, 2023
VI’s Infinite Solutions opens new office in Georgetown, Guyana

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, SA- Infinite Solutions, a technology hardware company led by Virgin Islander Bishop John I. Cline, opened a new office in Georgetown, Guyana on Tuesday, June 8, 2023, as the country continues its rapid development as an oil and gas economy.

June 6th, 2023
Too much confusion over increments, come clean- Willock

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- In an interview on the Talking Points radio show hosted by Violet Thomas-Gaul on Monday, May 29, 2023, the former Speaker of the House of Assembly, Julian Willock, has questioned the confusion over payment of increments to public officers.

June 5th, 2023
Hon Kye M. Rymer tasked with extending airport runway 'by 2027'

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI– While congratulating Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) for his persistence in making non-stop flight from Miami to the Virgin Islands a priority, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has tasked the minister with getting the runway extended as a key step in VI receiving more direct flights.

June 3rd, 2023
‘It feels good to deliver the goods for the people of the VI’- Premier

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R1) has congratulated all who made the inaugural direct flight from Miami to the Virgin Islands (VI) possible, adding that it feels good to have delivered on a promise made to the people of the territory.

June 2nd, 2023
VI pays '2.7 times more in court fees than other jurisdictions' under ECSC- Daniel F. Davies

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Young local lawyer Mr Daniel F. Davies has reportedly made a complaint to the Complaints Commissioner for what he said was the inequality in court fees the Virgin Islands is made to pay to the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) in contrast to other jurisdictions under the ECSC.

June 2nd, 2023
It's 'crucial' cargo is collected within allotted time during hurricane season- BVIPA

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- The British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) is reminding the public that during the Atlantic Hurricane Season it is important cargo is collected quickly due to potential inclement weather.

June 1st, 2023
June 1, 2023 is a 'red-letter day’ for VI’s air transportation growth– Hon Rymer

TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has called a ‘red letter day’ the official landing of the commercial direct flight from Miami to the Virgin Islands (VI) by American Airlines today, Thursday, June 1, 2023.

May 31st, 2023
BVIPA frontline staff complete enhanced customer service training

PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI– Staff of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) have successfully completed training workshops aimed at enhancing both customer service skills and emotional intelligence within the organisation.

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