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Chamber of Commerce seeking feedback on crime impacting business community
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The BVI Chamber of Commerce (BVICoC) is reaching out to the business community to gather insights and feedback on the issue of crime and its impact on businesses in the [British] Virgin Islands.
17-member delegation announced for trade mission to Guyana
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, the Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE, will lead a diverse, 17-member delegation on what has been described as a “significant” trade mission to Guyana from July 30 to August 4, 2023.
Some 1000 meals distributed in Districts 7 & 8 during holidays
EAST END, Tortola, VI- Approximately 1000 persons in the Seventh and Eighth Districts were provided with holiday cheer via a delicious and balanced meal when Eighth District Representative and Leader of Her Majesty’s Loyal Opposition Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) and the Eighth District Committee partnered with several churches in Districts 7 and 8 for the initiative.
Did the business community dictate the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- While many see the newly recommended minimum wage of $6.00 per hour up a mere $2.00 since 1999 as being better than where it was before, it appears according to the Minimum Wage Advisory Committee Report made public on November 2, 2015 that this was decided almost singlehandedly by the business community.
LIME launches ‘LIME Conferencing’ to VI business community
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After months of planning and preparation, tuning the sales pitch and perfecting the offer LIME (BVI) today announced the local business team will be among the first within LIME’s regional base to launch LIME Conferencing to the business community. The conferencing method has been in use within the organization for quite some time connecting colleagues across the Caribbean region.
Addressing cheap labour may avoid NHI – Sowande suggests
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Many employers may have to drop one insurance service in favour of a locally based government promoted insurance service under the National Health Insurance (NHI) Policy, according to commentator Natalio Wheatley aka Sowande Uhuru.
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