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NDP Gov't scraps negotiations with Tortola Pier Partners
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – In a statement sent to selected media houses earlier today, September 27, 2013 the Government of the Virgin Islands announced it is no longer in negotiations with Tortola Pier Partners on the proposed expansion of the Road Town Cruise Pier Project.
Mrs Parsons pleads for help to complete building for Heritage Dancers
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- It may have been her Investiture Ceremony for being honoured with the Order of the British Empire (OBE), but Mrs Eileene L. Parsons was not too proud to use the occasion to make an impassioned plea to Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith to help the Heritage Dancers get their building "off the ground".
OBE recipient 'Mrs P' thanks VI people for allowing her to work with & for them
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “The territory of the Virgin Islands has produced many remarkable sons and daughters who have served unselfishly to make life better for everyone and to make the country a better place. This description certainly fits Mrs Parsons who has given dedicated service to her country for over 50 years in so many different capacities.”
Premier blasts online news sites for headlines on Hong Kong Office opening
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable D. Orlando Smith has expressed his disappointment about the headlines carried by local online news sites on the recently opened Office in Hong Kong, which is now headed by his wife Mrs Lorna Smith.
BVI House In Asia Officially Launched, Open For Business
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has taken another significant step forward in its global positioning with the launch of an office in Hong Kong to represent the jurisdiction in mainland China and the Asia Pacific Region.
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.
UPDATE: Possible elimination of exams not discussed by Cabinet – Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The subject of whether local Primary Five or secondary school leaving exams will be discontinued has not been raised with Cabinet Members, according to Premier Dr The Hon. D Orlando Smith.
VI in economic warfare & should call for fresh elections- E. Maduro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Host of the local TV show BVI Forum, Edmund Maduro, has called on residents of the Virgin Islands (VI) to stand up and protect their constitutional rights to the stage of demanding fresh national elections if the National Democratic Party (NDP) government continues to show incompetence in protecting their rights.
UPDATE: Reporting obligations under FATCA on US persons not VI Gov’t- Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith has maintained his stance that the Virgin Islands is not being forced or coerced into finalising an Inter-Governmental Agreement (IGA) with the United States under the Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA) but instead his government is of the opinion that cooperating is what is best for the territory.
Premier open to same sex-marriage debate
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – While re-stating that his government has come to no consensus and has not discussed the issue of same sex marriages within the Territory, Premier Dr the Hon. D. Orlando Smith has expressed that his administration is open to debating the issue.
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