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Premier Wheatley officially declares 51st BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival open
NANNY CAY, VI - The docks at the Nanny Cay Resort and Marina came alive last evening, April 4, 2024, for the official opening of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival now in its 51st year in the territory.
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Prematurely announcing minimum wage increase could 'undermine’ process- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has reiterated that it would be premature of her to announce an increase in the minimum wage, when a review is still ongoing.
VI Speaker, Clerk currently attending OTs Speaker Conference in TCI
COCKBURN TOWN, TCI - Virgin Islands (VI) speaker Mrs Corine N. George-Massicote and the Clerk of the House of Assembly (HoA), are currently attending the Commons and Overseas Territories Speakers Conference (COTSS) 2024 in the Turks and Caicos Islands.
New work permit, hiring system to put entire Labour Department online
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons looking to hire or get hired in the Virgin Islands (VI) will soon be able to take advantage of the Department of Labour and Workforce Development's new online work permit system designed to streamline hiring in the territory.
Hodge stars as Tola down SXM @ KOTC Caribbean C/Ships
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The 2024 edition of the King of the Courts (KOTC) Caribbean Championships tipped off at the Multi-Purpose Complex on Thursday, April 4, 2024, with wins for both the Tortola and Virgin Gorda teams.
BVI Business Banking Expo set for June 6, 2024- Hon Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Persons in the finance sector in the Virgin Islands (VI) can get ready for the BVI Business Banking Expo slated for June 6, 2024. The Expo is slated to bring financial institutions, the regulators, business owners, and entrepreneurs from across the territory to discuss the latest trends and innovations in banking.
Allegra takes another win @ BVI Spring Regatta & Sailing Festival
NANNY CAY, VI- After winning the Round Tortola Race for the Nanny Cay Cup on April 2, 2024, the custom catamaran Allegra continued its winning ways on April 3, 2024, in the Scrub Island Invitational.
Minimum Wage: ‘Is there going to be an increase? I don’t know’- Hon Lorna G. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With anticipation high that there will be an increase in Minimum Wage in the [British] Virgin Islands, since a review is currently ongoing, Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade Hon Lorna G. Smith, OBE has said an increase will depend on the feedback received from the public.
UPDATE: Man killed in excavator accident is Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’
PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- With next of kin and other family members adequately informed, our News Centre can now disclose that the man who died in an accident involving an excavator at Paraquita Bay, Tortola on April 3, 2024, is 59-year-old Courtney Parsons Hodge aka ‘Coco’.
Kedrick E. Malone appointed Ministerial Advisor/Chief Advisor to the Premier
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Consultant and former Executive Director of BVI Finance Mr Kedrick E. Malone has been appointed as a Ministerial Advisor and Chief Advisor to the Premier.
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