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'A lot of things can happen @ Brandywine Bay Beach'- Hon Natalio D. Wheatley
BRANDYWINE BAY, Tortola, VI - Following the opening of 'D-Tan Spot' by local sports organiser Mr Milton C. McLean and family at Brandywine Bay Beach, Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) noted that the area always had huge potental for development as a tourism hub.
Irma’s ‘price hiking’ covered in Consumer Protection Bill – Premier Fahie
GREAT HARBOUR, Jost van Dyke, VI – As reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) on July 11, 2019 that the proposed Consumer Protection Act did not cover ‘price gouging’, Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has moved to point out that while the legislation is indeed missing that term, it instead uses the term ‘price hiking’ in the bid to protect consumers from the practice.
The Labour Department to be renamed
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Labour Department will soon be known as the Department of Labour and Workforce Development.
Buju concert expected to draw over 8000 guests to VI- Rhodni A. Skelton
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The Long Walk To Freedom Concert featuring Jamaican artiste Buju Banton, born Mark Anthony Myrie, is expected to attract more than 8000 guests to the Virgin Islands, according to Deputy Director of the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) Mr Rhodni A. Skelton.
Poor Governance and Jack the Investor
By Dickson C. Igwe
Investors place their nest egg where there is stability, safety, security, transparency, and predictability. Good governance is critical to Jack the Investor.
Austerity or Stimulus: What economic medicine?
Dickson Igwe
The following story is on the economics of disaster. Hurricane Irma, a monster Hurricane, struck the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Irma was the strongest hurricane to have visited the Caribbean in recorded history. Its impact on the Virgin Islands meant the worst disaster to visit the Virgin Islands since the 1800s. Irma was the Virgin Islands 911.
Over 25 cruise ships will berth in STT in November
VI CONSORTIUM
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI — More than 25 cruise ship calls are scheduled for St Thomas, US Virgin Islands (USVI) in November, the Department of Tourism (DOT) said on Friday, November 3, 2017.
The Post Disaster Economy
Dickson Igwe
The following story is part of a series of narratives: “A STORY OF DISASTER: HURRICANE IRMA AND THE VIRGIN ISLANDS.” Hurricane Irma, a monster Hurricane, struck the Virgin Islands on September 6, 2017. Irma was the strongest hurricane to have visited the Caribbean in recorded history.
NDP 'hurting for money; Economy on verge of collapse'- Hon O'Neal (R9)
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- In what many described as a bomb shell revelation, information the public, many backbenchers, the Opposition in the House of Assembly (HoA), civil society and the media have been saying for many months, even before hurricanes Irma and Maria, the National Democratic Party (NDP) Government has left the country broke.
Hon Christopher slams Premier Smith, ‘Economy not robust!’
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The first day of the Budget debate held on February 23, 2017 for the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration spending bill had high drama, suspicion and theatrics, not even William Shakespeare in many of his writings could have properly described.
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