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December 22nd, 2022
OneMart stores in ‘every corner of VI’ shows confidence in economy– Premier

DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has pointed to the opening of OneMart supermarkets across Tortola as a show of confidence in the Virgin Islands' economy.

December 19th, 2022
OneMart to open new supermarket in Lower Estate today, Dec 19, 2022

LOWER ESTATE, Tortola, VI- Persons residing in Lower Estate, Long Bush, Scatliffe Alley and surrounding areas will from today, December 19, 2022, have the convenience of shopping at a supermarket closer to home.

December 3rd, 2022
If locals are to benefit from economy, they must be able to fill jobs – Premier

DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI - Virgin Islands (VI) Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) says if Virgin Islanders are to truly benefit from local economy, then they must be able to benefit from the job market as well as be able to fill available jobs as production capacity increases.

November 19th, 2022
A productive Virgin Islands

Dickson C. Igwe

Productivity is the increase in economic growth resulting from deliberate social and economic policy. Productivity in the British Virgin Islands means driving the economy towards an increase in economic growth that further leads to a better quality of life for all residents.

July 14th, 2022
'The next pillar is our people'- Premier Wheatley

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Builders operating in the Virgin Islands over the past weekend heard from Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) that after Financial Services and Tourism, the people of the Virgin Islands make up the territory’s next pillar.

May 19th, 2022
VI must identify trends & demands of millennial cruise tourists– Hon Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With the Cruise Line International Association (CLIA) estimating that some 87% of millennials have indicated a willingness to cruise in 2022, Deputy Premier Hon Kye M. Rymer (R7) said the Virgin Islands must identify those millennial trends to cater to the demographic.

April 20th, 2022
Gun Creek port will also cater to VI’s billionaire visitors– Hon Flax-Charles

GUN CREEK, Virgin Gorda, VI- Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) says the revamped Captain Owen G. Harrigan Visitor Centre in Gun Creek, Virgin Gorda will also cater to billionaire visitors who use the territory as their "playground".

April 18th, 2022
Virgin Gorda Easter Festival is back!– Premier Fahie

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has praised the return of the VG Easter Festival events, pointing to the adherence to COVID-19 protocols as making the Easter weekend event possible.

April 16th, 2022
Politics, Representative Democracy and Virgin Islands

Edgar Leonard

The next VI General Election is constitutionally due no later than February 2023 unless the incumbent government decides to call the election sooner.

April 15th, 2022
VI economy gets top credit rating from regional entity

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Despite the challenges of 2017 floods and hurricanes, the global pandemic and an imposed Commission of Inquiry that drained the public of its human resources, the resilient and astute leadership of the territory has done more than just kept the economy above waters.

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