Finance and Business
‘We must brace ourselves for when oil prices rise’- Premier Wheatley
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has confirmed that fuel prices will most likely increase in the Virgin Islands due to ongoing global tensions.
FirstBank expands ATM network with new 24-hour machine @Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- FirstBank has installed a new ATM at Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island, Virgin Islands (VI).
Hon Fraser to attend Global Sustainable Islands Summit in Canary Islands
GRAN CANARIA, Canary Islands- Deputy Premier and Minister for the Environment, Natural Resources and Climate Change, Honourable Julian Fraser RA (R3) will be among several top-level government ministers from island jurisdictions across Europe, the Caribbean, the Pacific and Latin America attending the Global Sustainable Islands Summit (GSIS) in Gran Canaria from April 20-22, 2026.
Curaçao Chamber of Commerce makes trade mission to VI
MAIN STREET, Tortola, VI— The BVI Chamber of Commerce (BVICC), under new chairman Sinclair H. Flemming Jr, recently hosted a delegation from the Curaçao Chamber of Commerce.
The Bunker BVI introduces first indoor golf simulator in the region
ROAD REEF, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands has now seen a major boost to its entertainment and tourism sectors following a major investment The Bunker has made in these sectors. Just six months after opening in August 2025, The Bunker has unveiled the Caribbean's most realistic indoor golf simulator and bar – the only one of its kind in the region.
FSC to open representative office in Panama
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) is planning to open a representative office in Panama, Latin America, its second venture aimed at establishing outposts closest to key Virgin Islands' financial services markets.
Local attorney Ayana S. Hull returns to Maples Group after over a decade @ Harneys
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Highly regarded local lawyer Ayana S. Hull has departed Harneys after 12 years there and has returned to Maples Group.
Richard Ullger against firearms for business owners but open to debate
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Interim Acting Commissioner of Police (ACoP) Richard Ullger has said a debate should be held to discuss whether or not business owners should be allowed to have licensed firearms.
As SIDS ‘our size is also our strength’- Hon Kye M. Rymer
SPRAT BAY, Peter Island, VI- Minister for Communications and Works, Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said Small Island Developing States (SIDS), including the Virgin Islands (VI), are well-positioned to adapt to changes and become models.
Federal gov’t mobilising in response to charter yacht fee increase by VI
CHARLOTTE AMALIE, St Thomas, USVI- The federal government is reportedly mobilising a “whole of government approach” in response to what has been described as unfair trade actions by the Virgin Islands that are financially harming US Virgin Islands (USVI) marine small businesses.
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