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Finance and Business

January 8th, 2026
Saturday & the Silence that followed

By Concerned Citizen

By mid-morning, the texts started. Flight cancelled. Check your email. Did you see the news?

January 7th, 2026
Lydia S. George officially retires from FSC after 32 years

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Registrar of Corporate Affairs, Mrs Lydia S. George, has officially retired following a decades-long career at the BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC).

January 7th, 2026
Technical issues cause delays in work permit application process

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI-The Department of Labour and Workforce Development has reported a serious service interruption that is affecting the application process for work permits.

January 6th, 2026
West End Ferry Terminal remains an eyesore 8 years after 2017 hurricanes

WEST END, Tortola, VI- Since the powerful Category 5 Hurricanes of 2017, Irma and Maria, destroyed the West End Ferry Terminal on Tortola, the struggle to bring about a new ferry terminal continues.

January 6th, 2026
VI’s athletes need ‘all the support you can give them’- BVIOC President

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- President of the BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC), Mr Ephraim E. Penn, has called on the Virgin Islands (VI) community to step up and support its athletes.

January 6th, 2026
Houwer family praised for 'commitment’ to developing Biras Creek

BIRAS CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- District Nine Representative and Minister for Health and Social Development, Hon Vincent O. Wheatley, has praised the Houwer family for their commitment to enhancing the Virgin Islands’ (VI) tourism product with the reopening of Biras Marina & Resort and future developments.

January 5th, 2026
National Parks Trust says 2025 was a 'great year'

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– The National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands (NPTVI) has labelled the year 2025 as a "great year", highlighting its actions, collaborations, and ongoing commitment to safeguarding the nature and heritage of the Virgin Islands while preparing for the future.

January 4th, 2026
Roxane Ritter-Herbert Out! Dion A. Stoutt In! as BVIPA Chairman

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI: Word reaching our news centre is that Businessman Dion A. Stoutt is tipped to be the new Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority’s (BVIPA) Board of Directors.

December 31st, 2025
More bureaucratic headaches for businesses & families seeking VI visa

WICKHAM’S CAY II, Tortola, VI- It appears that the public has gotten an ease in obtaining a work permit and immigration clearance to bring persons to work in the Virgin Islands (VI) to help move their businesses forward.

December 30th, 2025
Biras Marina & Resort to open new restaurant ‘The Mangrove’ on January 2

BIRAS CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- Biras Marina & Resort, formally Biras Creek Resort, continues to expand.

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