Finance and Business
Playing monopoly with the health of the people
Alred C. Frett
Turning Back the Clock Won’t Erase the Records:
This may be unusually short because Persons have grown allergic to the Truth and I have no interest in fighting with Government or its Agencies… It is easy to talk about the State of a Nation with big rhetoric, and promises of finances and resources that may not exist… However, who feels it knows it, and a true state of a Nation will always depend on the Health, Education and the Satisfaction Index of its People.
‘BVIEC has always had better service’ than WAPA- Skelton-Cline
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and host of Honestly Speaking, Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline, has said the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) provides better service than the Water and Power Authority (WAPA) in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI).
Multi-million-dollar investment from private sector; Confidence in VIP strong
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) announced many multi-million-dollar private sector investment projects in his 2026 State of the Territory Address on June 9, 2026.
Funding identified for restoration of Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum- VI Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Closed since the passage of the destructive hurricanes, Irma and Maria, in September 2017, the Lower Estate Sugar Works Museum and Art Gallery will be restored, with works set to begin later this year.
First Appleby BVI legal scholarship recipient Akeya Herbert called to the Bar
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Former recipient of a government of the Virgin Islands scholarship and the first Appleby BVI Legal Scholarship recipient, Akeya Herbert, has been called to the VI Bar.
Increase in damage to electrical infrastructure by heavy equipment operators- BVIEC
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI - The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is pleading with heavy equipment operators, contractors, companies and private individuals to contact the corporation before carrying out work near its electrical infrastructure, both above-ground and underground.
HLSCC alumna Kristin C. Frazer designs chef jackets for Culinary Arts programme
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI– In a move that underscores the power of alumni achievement and industry driven education, the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has launched newly designed chef jackets created by HLSCC alumna Kristin C. Frazer, Founder and Creative Director of Trefle Inc., for use within the College’s Culinary Arts Programme.
VI Gov't to remove visa requirement for work permit holders- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– In a move to foster a more business-friendly environment, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) announced the removal of visa requirements for work permit holders.
Social Security Board to launch Penalty Amnesty Programme on July 1
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The Social Security Board (SSB) has announced that a Penalty Amnesty Programme will come into effect on July 1, 2026, to give eligible contributors an opportunity to settle outstanding Social Security and National Health Insurance (NHI) contributions while benefitting from waived surcharges and penalties.
Works continue on lighting system project @ A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Piling works for the final two lighting poles for the Lighting System Installation Project at A.O. Shirley Recreation Ground have now been completed, and the foundations for these poles have been successfully cast.
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