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Finance and Business
VI economy ‘constantly & consistently progressing with recovery’- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Devastated by the hurricanes of 2017 and then severely impacted by the global coronavirus pandemic, the ever-resilient Virgin Islands may have been battered with blows but has not gone down for the count. In fact, like ‘Rocky’, it is fighting its way back with grit and steely determination.
Should work permit processing require rocket science?
Alred C. Frett
2021 & Trump remain the Ghosts of Christmas:
If 2021 was a good year for a few, it was certainly a bad year for the many… Even as we leap over Christmas and into a New Year, it still seems that, the more Good arrives, the more Bad still remains… We thought Vaccines had defeated Covid-19, only to find that Omicron has multiplied the danger and, we thought Better had arrived with Biden only to find the specter of Trump’s Evil still remains with us.
VIP Gov’t will further strengthen ‘good governance framework’ in 2022- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1), as part of his 2022 message to the territory, said his administration will continue to strengthen good governance legislation in the new year.
Banco Popular on Tortola closes after staff tests positive for COVID-19
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that Banco Popular on Tortola is closed today, December 30, 2021, due to some members of staff allegedly testing positive for COVID-19.
BVIPA employees to receive increments, 'one-off' ex gratia payment
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Employees of the BVI Ports Authority hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic will be given much financial relief early in the new year, 2022.
GDP under Fahie Gov’t ‘still commendable’ despite pandemic– Hon Vanterpool
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Veteran legislator and Fourth District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Mark H. Vanterpool (R4) has lauded the Government of Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) for maintaining the territory’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) rates, despite the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Drakes Traders donates $5K to FSN for counselling
FISH BAY, Tortola, VI – The Family Support Network (FSN) has received its annual seasonal donation from Drakes Traders Ltd, which it typically puts towards an outreach activity that is most in need of funds.
SSB, NHI reportedly closes over COVID-19 infected staff
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information coming into Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) is that the offices of the Social Security Board (SSB) along with National Health Insurance (NHI) in the Virgin Islands (VI) have reportedly closed over COVID-19.
Approved! Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes now permanent Director @ SSB
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The days of acting as the Director of the Social Security Board (SSB) for Mrs. Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes is finally over; effective January 1, 2022, she will take on her new role as the Director of the institution that she has been a part of for more than 25 years.
‘I started with a shovel & a wheelbarrow!’- Rajah A. Smith on 172K Gov't contract
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The VIP Government’s push to boost local contracting companies by allowing them to bid for contracts that were constantly won by larger foreign companies, is evidently paying off.
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