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April 18th, 2022
Virgin Gorda Easter Festival is back!– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has praised the return of the VG Easter Festival events, pointing to the adherence to COVID-19 protocols as making the Easter weekend event possible.

April 17th, 2022
‘Simply the best!’- Premier Fahie praises VI’s CARIFTA Games team

KINGSTON, Jamaica, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands (VI) athletics team at the 49th CARIFTA Games in Jamaica have come in for praises and well wishes from Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1).

April 16th, 2022
'We felt her pain'- Premier's sister Aldrea Fahie loses cancer battle

WEST END, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced the passing of his sister Aldrea Fahie who died after months of battling cancer.

April 15th, 2022
VI businesses urged to pass on benefits from reduced import duties to consumers

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While the Government of the Virgin Islands has announced tax cuts on the importation of various goods and services, including fuel, building materials and food, it has also urged businesses to pass on those benefits to consumers.

April 15th, 2022
VI economy gets top credit rating from regional entity

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the challenges of 2017 floods and hurricanes, the global pandemic and an imposed Commission of Inquiry that drained the public of its human resources, the resilient and astute leadership of the territory has done more than just kept the economy above waters.

April 14th, 2022
Premier Fahie announces more tax cuts on cement, propane gas imports

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced further tax reduction on the price of cement and gas to mitigate the effects of rising global costs on prices in the VI, as a result of COVID-19 and the Ukraine-Russia conflict.

April 13th, 2022
CoI was public & report should be public in its entirety– Hon Penn

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Leader in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA) Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called out the Governor John J. Rankin’s withholding of the Commission of Inquiry (CoI) Report while underscoring that the CoI was public and so should be its report.

April 10th, 2022
National 3-day Prayer & Fast begins today, April 10, 2022

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Recognising that it was through prayers that the Virgin Islands was able to overcome its many challenges over generations to blossom into a jewel of the Caribbean, the territory has been called upon to engage in a National 3-day Prayer and Fast today, April 10, 2022.

April 8th, 2022
Premier justifies calls for business donations towards ESHS redevelopment

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Virgin Islands Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has reiterated and justified calls for businesses to make donations to the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) re-building project, while highlighting that the plea for donation comes as the cost of building materials has increased significantly since the original RDA contract.

April 8th, 2022
VI Gov't ‘even more confident’ of direct flights from US mainland later this year- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The long-awaited direct flights from the US mainland to the [British] Virgin Islands could likely become a reality in the fourth quarter of this year, Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has said.

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