Finance and Business
VI property owners urged to settle arrears during tax amnesty
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is extending to property owners 100-percent reduction on property tax interests accrued for the years 2021 and prior.
Vance M. Lewis reportedly tipped for BVIPA MD post
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Word reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park Limited (CBRTPPL) Vance M. Lewis is tipped to take over the reins of Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA).
Salmonella alert! RTW recalls certain Jif peanut butter products
PASEA, Tortola, VI- RTW Group of Companies, which manages Roadtown Wholesale Trading Ltd, Riteway Food Markets, Fine Foods, Harbor Market, and Riteway Home, has notified the general public of the immediate recall of certain JIF Products.
Final phase of Fish Bay road works begin; Road closed
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- The final phase of works on the Fish Bay Road Rehabilitation Project is underway as the Government of Virgin Islands (VI) moves to mitigate flooding in the area.
VI must identify trends & demands of millennial cruise tourists– Hon Rymer
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) estimating that some 87% of millennials have indicated a willingness to cruise in 2022, Deputy Premier Hon Kye M. Rymer (R7) said the Virgin Islands must identify those millennial trends to cater to the demographic.
BVIPA Limited Liability Co. in Miami comes under scrutiny from public
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Following the recent arrest of Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Oleanvine Pickering-Maynard in Miami on drugs and money laundering charges, speculations have been rife about a limited liability company registered by the BVIPA in Miami.
Virgin Cruises & Ritz Carlton Yacht Collection to begin making calls to VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Among the updates from Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5), after attending the 2022 Seatrade Cruise Global in Miami, Florida last month-end, is that two new cruise brands will soon begin making calls to the [British] Virgin Islands.
VI freezes estimated US $400M in assets linked to Russia
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The [British] Virgin Islands has begun taking all requisite steps to ensure that it adheres to its international obligations as an Overseas Territory of the United Kingdom relating to sanctions against Russia.
Hon Fahie will face courts; 'Business continues' in VI– Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – New Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says business in the Virgin Islands (VI) will continue, even as former Premier Andrew A. Fahie (R1) is to face the courts on drugs conspiracy and money laundering charges.
Walwyn ‘personally chose’ 70 contractors for ESHS Wall Project- CoI report
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Calling the way in which the 2016 Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Wall Project was contracted and implemented as ‘on any view, extraordinary', CoI Commissioner Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom in his final report has concluded that serious dishonesty in relation to elected public officials may have taken place in reference to former Education Minister, Myron V. Walwyn.