Finance and Business
DMV introduces new drivers' license software
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has introduced a new drivers' license software, which is expected to make the renewal process easier and more efficient.
‘This entitlement thing’ is a real problem- Dr Shakima Stoutt-Ottley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “We have a culture of ease, we make things too easy, we don’t create challenges for our young people. So sometimes they come to you and they expect so much of you because I don’t like to use this word, but this entitlement thing, it has caused more of a problem than we can correct right now because persons are not pushing themselves to the limit.”
What are the VI's Self-Determination options?
Edgar Leonard
The right to self-determination for colonised territories is a right that is a generally accepted principle of international law advocated by the UN.
Sol inks contract to supply No. 2 Diesel & lubricants to BVIEC
POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Although already supplying No. 2 Diesel to BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) since June 2022, for the generation of electricity at Henry Wilfred Smith Power Station on Tortola and the power station on Anegada, a formal contract for the said services by Sol St Lucia Ltd was signed today, November 8, 2022.
WINAIR enters into partnership with JetBlue
SIMPSON BAY, St Maarten– WINAIR, which serves the [British] Virgin Islands and other destinations in the region, has announced it has entered into an interline agreement with US-based JetBlue.
CCT’S CEO Averad Penn receives corporate leadership award
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - On Saturday evening October 29, 2022, among the Territory’s leading business executives, members of Government, and visiting regional guests, CCT’s Chief Executive Officer, Averad Penn, was awarded the BVI Investment Club’s (BVIIC) Corporate Leadership Award.
VI: Reflecting, Preparing & Positioning for the Future
Edgar Leonard
The Sankofa (word from the Akan tribe in Ghana) bird, a mythical African bird, flies forward while looking backward. Visually and symbolically, its posture signifies reflecting and understanding the past and preparing for the present while positioning for the future collectively.
12 of 16 kiosks nearing completion @ Road Town Market Square- Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said 12 of the 16 kiosks at the Road Town Market Square are near completion and the remaining four are slated to be completed by December 2022.
Ex-Education Minister Myron V. Walwyn charged for Breach of Trust
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former Minister for Education under the National Democratic Party (NDP) administration Myron V. Walwyn has become the third person charged in relation to criminal investigations into the Elmore Stoutt High School Wall Project.
VI delegation attends Routes World 2022
LAS VEGAS, Nevada, USA- The Virgin Islands’ delegation led by Minister for Communication and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) to the recently concluded Routes World 2022 forum in Las Vegas, USA is said to have scored some very promising leads for increasing airlift to the Territory.
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