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Finance and Business

November 7th, 2012
Local Trust company lays off 15 workers!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former laid off employees of the local Trust Company TMF have told Virgin Islands News Online that some 15 of them were laid off from their jobs from July of this year up to November 2, 2012.

November 5th, 2012
UPDATE: The Pub on Tortola re-opens under new management!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Pub has been sold as was firstly and accurately reported by this news site, and the Road Town landmark is now re-opened. The Restaurant and Bar opened its door to the public on Saturday November 3, 2012.

November 3rd, 2012
American Eagle to still have a presence in the VI

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The American Eagle ATRS will no longer be coming to the Caribbean as American Airlines, which owns American Eagle, has decided to return those aircraft to the lessors , however, the American Eagle brand will continue to have a presence in the Caribbean, including the Virgin Islands.

November 2nd, 2012
BVI Cable TV reminds customers about channel changes for digital launch

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – BVI Cable TV today November 2, 2012 provided a reminder about upcoming changes that will be necessary to facilitate the upgrade of the cable TV system to an all-digital platform this winter.

November 1st, 2012
IFC Reports: “VI remains the Gold Star in Asia”

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands (VI) continues to be the jurisdiction of choice for the Asian business community according to Executive Director of the BVI International Finance Centre (IFC), Elise Donovan, who says this was the clear message received by the VI delegation during a two-week series of meetings held in Hong Kong and Shanghai in October.

November 1st, 2012
O’Neal’s Gas Station under new management from today Nov. 1

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- One of Road Town’s landmarks, the Sol Gas Station popularly known as the O’Neal’s Gas station, will be run under new management effective today November 1, 2012.

October 31st, 2012
Pace of works, trade license difficulties frustrate vendors

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Prospective vendors of the Crafts Alive Village at a community meeting held with Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool at the Noel Lloyd Positive Action Movement Park last evening October 30, 2012 expressed frustration at the protracted length of time being taken to officially open the new Village.

October 31st, 2012
Crafts Alive Village for November 20 Opening – Hon. Vanterpool

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon. Mark Vanterpool announced last evening, October 30, 2012 during a meeting with prospective vendors of the Crafts Alive Village that his Ministry is pushing hard for a November 20, 2012 deadline for the opening of the Village.

October 29th, 2012
MV Queen Victoria makes inaugural call to VI port

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands on October 29, 2012 welcomed to its port for the first time the luxurious MV Queen Victoria, which it hopes will make the Territory a regular port of call in the Caribbean.

October 29th, 2012
No timeline set for use of greenhouses - Brathwaite

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chief Agricultural Officer (CAO) Bevin Brathwaite has revealed that there was no timeline in place for the activation of the greenhouses located at Paraquita Bay.

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