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Finance and Business

January 25th, 2026
'I call upon all employers to pay social security contributions on time'- Health Minister

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley (R9), has urged employers in the Virgin Islands to pay social security contributions on time.

January 24th, 2026
Hon Lorna G. Smith 'continues to strengthen partnerships & advance policies'- Premier

NASSAU, The Bahamas- Honourable Lorna G. Smith OBE (AL), Minister with responsibility for Financial Services, represented the Virgin Islands (VI) at the 7th Annual Bahamas Research Conference on Financial Crime hosted by The Central Bank of The Bahamas.

January 24th, 2026
Claudia Creque Educational Centre wins FIN$MART FACEOFF 2026

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- Students of the Claudia Creque Educational Centre, Axel Varlack and Amiah Chang, emerged winners of FIN$MART FACEOFF 2026.

January 22nd, 2026
Spirit pilots urge bondholders to keep airline afloat

VI CONSORTIUM

FREDERIKSTED, St Croix, USVI- Spirit Airlines’ pilots are appealing directly to the airline’s bondholders to keep the carrier afloat as it navigates Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

January 22nd, 2026
$1.5M contract signed for Sea Cows Bay road paving

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- A $1.5M contract for the paving of the Sea Cows Bay road has been signed between the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) and E & K Trucking & Construction.

January 22nd, 2026
BVIEC 6-man crew back home after restoration mission in Jamaica

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 6-man technical team from the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) deployed to Jamaica has returned home following a month of restoration works there.

January 20th, 2026
BVIHSA: Funding, staffing & global impacts are the major challenges

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Funding, staffing and global impacts are the three major challenges facing the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), according to Financial Comptroller Mr Errol Jones.

January 20th, 2026
BVIEC says it absorbed more than $13.6m in fuel costs in 2025

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is reporting that in 2025, it absorbed $13,676,910.26 in fuel costs on behalf of customers, averaging more than $37,400 daily to help keep electricity affordable across the Territory.

January 19th, 2026
Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme returns for 3rd year

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- BVI Finance has officially announced the return of the Tomorrow’s Leaders Internship Programme for its third consecutive year.

January 19th, 2026
New grant launched to support Commercial Agriculture & Fisheries sectors

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In an effort to strengthen local food production, enhance food security and expand economic opportunities in the agriculture and fisheries sectors, the government has launched a Commercial Agriculture and Fisheries Grant Programme.

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