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Gov’t raked in over $320K in revenue from Gazettes in 2021
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Despite being impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic and having to make 'adjustments', for 2021 the Virgin Islands (VI) Cabinet Office raked in over three hundred and twenty thousand dollars ($320,000) in revenue via its Gazette Unit alone, according to Cabinet Secretary Sandra I. Ward.
Many more ‘new’ money-making initiatives to come – Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In spite of the difficult fiscal climate caused by the global pandemic, the Government of the Virgin Islands has said many more innovative money-making initiatives are on the horizon.
‘Gov’t can’t account for uncollected revenues’- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Premier and Minister of Finance, Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has revealed that the Ministry of Finance is unable to account for the territory’s uncollected revenues brought forward from previous years as a result of an error with the current accounting software at his Ministry.
Thanks to Trumpism our people may finally see the light
Alred C. Frett
The rapid Transition from Bad to Worse:
As we leave one month and enter the next there is so much happening that it’s difficult to keep up… Nonetheless, we must choose whether to reside under the Bubble of Ignorance or real Life which shows all happenings are interconnected… Subsequently, we passed the 100-Day mark since Obama relinquished the Presidency to Trump and I will later explain why I thank The Donald.
Hotel Accommodation Tax to be increased from 7% to 10%
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Stating that the government needs money to execute projects in various ministries, including in health and education, the National Democratic Party (NDP) Administration passed a bill in the House of Assembly on October 13, 2016 to raise Hotel Accommodation Tax from 7% to 10%.