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Eight representing VI at 23rd OECS Swimming C/Ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A team of eight swimmers, including sisters Amarah and Elinah Phillip, are representing the [British] Virgin Islands at the 23rd edition of the OECS Swimming Championships in Lucia.
Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina Voted “Best Resort Pool” by Readers of Virgin Islands Property & Yacht
SCRUB ISLAND - Scrub Island Resort, Spa & Marina is the proud recipient of the ‘Best Resort Pool’ award from Virgin Islands Property & Yacht magazine’s Readers’ Choice survey. Categories are divided into three sections, including awards for resorts, yachting and “The Lot" throughout the Virgin Islands. Winners of the 3rd Annual Readers’ Choice Awards were identified through an open-ballot voted on by locals and tourists alike, made available online and through Virgin Islands Property & Yacht social media ou
Bloomberg TV grills Premier Smith on venturing into Asian market
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith was faced with the notion that the Virgin Islands (VI) is seeking to open an office in Hong Kong, Asia because Governments there are not as strict with tax issues as other countries, a notion Premier Smith vehemently denied.
Earthquake Causes Shaking in US and British Virgin Islands
CARIBBEAN JOURNAL
A 4.1-magnitude earthquake caused light shaking in the US Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands on Monday morning, according to the United States Geological Survey.
Tenders Invited For Replacement Of Sewerage Pipelines In East End Area
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The Government of the Virgin Islands remains committed to completing the National Sewerage Project.
Labour realities in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
An online story of May 5, 2013, in the Virgin Islands, described the assertions of a local politician and cabinet minister who lamented at the many career challenges faced by Virgin Islanders who have qualified abroad and returned home.
Divide and rule in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years before another general election season begins? This narrative looks at the increasingly divisive tone in Virgin Islands politics. It also states that the politics of demographics applies as much to the Virgin Islands’ political model, as it does to the USA’s. Politics in the Virgin Islands may have gone tribal.
Virgin Islands politics and voter memory
By Dickson Igwe
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years before another general election season begins? This narrative asks why the Government, despite pursuing policies of economic growth, something critical for Virgin Islands prosperity, and the future of Virgin Islands youth, appears to be increasingly unpopular with a specific demographic. In the following story, the Virgin Island
VI & Cayman To Enter Into FATCA Model 1 Agreements With United States
By Jonathan Culshaw, Ross Munro & Peter RN Tarn
(MONDAQ)- The US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act, commonly referred to as FATCA, became effective earlier this year, and foreign financial institutions ("FFIs") in every jurisdiction, including in the British Virgin Islands ("BVI") and the Cayman Islands, will be required to make certain reports to the US Internal Revenue Services (the "US IRS").
The end of citizenship through stay in the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe
This second of three stories on migration into the Virgin Islands states that the end of residency, citizenship, and belonger status, through length of stay, is on the horizon. This narrative begins by alluding to the debut of a wonderful stage performance of Virgin Islands art and culture.
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