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Suez Canal blockade could cause delays in VI’s receipt of goods - Hon Flax-Charles
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – With global shipping resuming through the Suez Canal following a blockage by the container vessel ‘Ever Given’ that has since been cleared, Jr Minister for Trade and Economic Development in the Virgin Islands, Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has said the impacts could be felt in the VI.
Hon Penn calls for 2nd round of COVID stimulus $$
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition, Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has called for a second round of business stimulus grants, which he says should be directed to the tourism industry.
White men in a world becoming much less white
By Dickson C. Igwe
Now, the ability to change in a world that is changing by the second is a great human asset. The ability to change is a mark of resilience, even intelligence, however, change gets harder as we grow older.
UK has duty to help VI achieve its political aspirations– Hon Kye M. Rymer
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI – Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities and 5th District Representative in the Virgin Islands (VI) House of Assembly (HoA), Hon Kye M. Rymer has reminded that the United Kingdom (UK) must help the territory achieve its aspirations as a people.
What a debt crash will look like
By Dickson C. Igwe
The world is over 250 Trillion Dollars in debt: public plus private. Is that vast debt sustainable? Is this debt a bubble about to burst?
Dr. Robert A. Mathavious formally retires as CEO of BVI FSC
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following a long career of over thirty-five years in public service, Dr. Robert A. Mathavious OBE, has formally retired from the BVI Financial Services Commission as both its Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer effective 31 December 2020.
Will investors allow a banking collapse?
By Dickson C. Igwe
Now, one would have thought that after the banking crash of 2008, banks would have learned the bitter lessons of that time, never to be repeated. That was not the case.
Is a big debt crash on the horizon? - Part B
By Dickson C. Igwe
The world is over 250 Trillion Dollars in debt: public plus private. Is that vast debt sustainable? Is this debt a bubble about to burst?
This Week We Feature Young Professional Alli-anna C.D. Davis
By Ron O. D’Avilar
Seventeen-year-old Alli-Anna C.D. Davis is the proprietor of AD Delicate Designs, a producer of self-made care packages filled with personal care items and keepsakes.
New ‘innovative’ Rotary club being formed in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The old saying ‘many hands make light work’ can be appropriately attributed to the news that a new Rotary club is being formed in the Virgin Islands.