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‘Majority’ of BVIPA’s fee hike postponed until 2022- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has disclosed that the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) did not follow the recommendations of Cabinet, such as having public consultations, before implementing a new fee structure and said a majority of the new fees will be postponed until next year.
‘Have a heart’- local boaters to Hon Walwyn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - When the controversial Minister for Education and Culture Honourable Myron V Walwyn (AL), during the debate of the Cruising Permit (Amendment) Act, 2017 at the Seventh Sitting of the Second Session of the Third House of Assembly on Monday May 29, 2017, said persons who own local boats should no longer enjoy special seasonal rates for cruising permits, it did not sit well with a number of local boat owners.