Finance and Business
BVI Finance announces new board members
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two new members and three returning members were elected to the BVI Finance Board during a highly-contested election at the organisation’s Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, February 11, 2025.
$3.7M contract signed for Phase 2 of CGB sewage network project
CANE GARDEN BAY, Tortola, VI— After years of persistent advocacy and bureaucratic hurdles, three premierships and two successive ministerial tenures, the contract for the procurement and installation of the Cane Garden Bay sewer network system has finally been signed.
Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort ranked #1 'Best Hotel in VI'
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Rosewood Little Dix Bay Resort in Virgin Gorda has been ranked Number 1 on the 2025 Best Hotels in the Virgin Islands by US News & World Report.
Alliance playing hardball! Attempts to block HoA sitting
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The newly formed political Alliance came out guns a blazing in the House of Assembly (HoA) today, February 11, 2025, moving a motion for the Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Fifth HoA to be suspended for a breach of the Standing Orders.
HoA meets today; Opposition has barrage of questions
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- They may not be united as an Opposition but that will not prevent them from peppering the government legislators with questions when the Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Fifth House of Assembly gets underway at 10:00 AM today, February 11, 2025.
No rush to withdraw $$ from $100M loan- Premier Wheatley
FAT HOG's BAY, Tortola, VI—Premier and Minister for Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), in providing much-needed clarity on the status of the $100 million loan secured by the government, and addressing concerns about its allocation, spending, and transparency, said it is being amalgamated into a consolidated spending agenda for the administration, adding that there is no rush to access the funds to attract unnecessary interest payments.
FSC appoints Dr Michelle L. Todman Smith as Deputy Registrar
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) has appointed Dr Michelle L. Todman Smith as Deputy Registrar of Corporate Affairs.
TRC initiates survey to transform VI's telecoms sector
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) has launched a Residential Customer Survey, as part of its Industry Review of the Virgin Islands' telecommunications sector.
2 Opposition Members Penn & Smith will travel to Asia with Premier next week!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D Wheatley (R7) will lead an Asia Trade Mission to Hong Kong, Macau and Malaysia beginning on February 14, 2025.
21 residents sign contracts for solar system STEP
LONG BUSH, Tortola, VI- The first cohort of residents to be approved under the Solar Technology and Energy Programme (STEP) signed their contracts yesterday, Thursday, February 6, 2025.
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