Finance and Business
Symphony Circus coming to VI this monthend
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- The circus is coming to town! The Symphony Circus will be in Road Town by the end of this month!
'Absolutely not': Hon Lorna G. Smith on turning admin complex into mall & hotel
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Financial Services, Economic Development and Digital Transformation, the Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL), has firmly rejected proposals to disperse government ministries across the territory or to convert the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex into a commercial development, insisting that public servants should be consolidated in the existing admin building to maximise synergy and in-person collaboration.
BVI Finance in Singapore for TOKEN2049
BAYFRONT AVENUE, Singapore- Representatives of BVI Finance are in Singapore this week for TOKEN2049.
Bids for construction of Immigration Detention Centre extended to October 16
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The deadline for submission of bids for the construction of the Immigration Detention Centre has been extended to October 16, 2026. The original submission deadline was October 5, 2026.
Cabinet approves $2.5M for fuel subsidies to continue towards end of 2026
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Cabinet of the Virgin Islands has approved an additional $2.5 million for fuel subsidies for the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC), as the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to grapple with high electricity costs.
284 Media suspends news service
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- 284 Media had announced the suspension of its news service effective Wednesday, September 30, 2026.
‘There’s really no need for us to escalate the issue’- Premier Wheatley to Gov Byran
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) confirmed that he has responded in writing to the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) Governor Albert A. Bryan Jr., following his demand for the convening of an emergency Inter-Virgin Islands Council (IVIC) meeting in Washington, DC, during the week of October 12, as the issues surrounding the increase in charter yacht fees continue.
VI records strongest H1 company incorporations since 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BVI Finance has reported that the Virgin Islands (VI) has recorded its strongest first half of the year for company incorporations since 2021, with 14,977 new incorporations according to the latest Quarterly Statistical Bulletin published by the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC).
‘Solve this locally’- Skelton-Cline on VI-USVI charter yacht row
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Social commentator and talk show host Pastor Claude O. Skelton-Cline is urging the governments of the United States Virgin Islands (USVI) and the Virgin Islands (VI) to de-escalate the charter yacht fee issue, suggesting compromise and possibly a phased approach to the fees.
Turn Admin Building into mall, conference facility & hotel- Mark H. Vanterpool
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- People’s Leadership Movement (PLM) Leader Mark H. Vanterpool is calling on the Virgin Islands Government to abandon its plan to return ministries and departments to the Ralph T. O’Neal Administration Complex and instead transform the prime Road Town property into a mixed-use commercial hub featuring a small-business mall, conference facilities, and hotel accommodation.
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