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BVICCHA participates in Intra-Regional Commerce & Trade Symposium
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- On Monday, March 30, 2020, the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) participated in the Virgin Islands’ Intra-Regional Commerce and Trade Symposium hosted by the Premier’s Office via Zoom.
Food & supplies access the focus @ online Regional Symposium today, March 30
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With the aim of exploring ways to maintain access to quality goods and supplies and ensuring competitive prices during this coronavirus period and beyond, the Government of the Virgin Islands will be convening a Regional Trade and Commerce Symposium today Monday, March 30, 2020 via the internet.
Keiyia Jackson-George is new Exec Director @ BVICCHA
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association (BVICCHA) has announced Keiyia Jackson-George as their new Executive Director (ED).
KING CUSTOMER and his poor treatment
By Dickson Igwe
This Wannabe Village Sheriff sat in on another high powered meeting the other day. And again he was in the company of a powerful group of Virgin Islands females. Now, what made this meeting fortuitous was this: it was the second time one of Nature’s Little Secrets - the poor state of customer service in the territory - was exposed in a forum of the type.
When KING CUSTOMER is treated like OLIVER TWIST
By Dickson Igwe
Now this eternal thinker was privileged to sit in on a high powered meeting the other day. He was one of only two males in a room filled with typically very beautiful and lovely Virgin Islanders: women at the highest professional level. LA CRÈME DE CRÈME!
On exotic yachting destinations, and Virgin Islands shopping
By Dickson Igwe
Now, your wannabe Admiral Horatio Nelson was recently invited to be ‘honorary co skipper’ for the day on board a yacht owned by a delightful, brilliant, and extremely well traveled Canadian couple. Paul and Joanne Strome own a yacht moored at Nanny Cay, and for a sum that would pay the annual mortgage of many a home, they berth their vessel in the British Virgin Islands.
Sylvester wants explanation for non-issuance of trade licenses
GREENLAND, Tortola, VI - “We coming to you, the Premier whoever you are, we coming because you have to tell us why our people are not getting this trade license. If there is a reason we can fix it, but tell us what the problem is but we are hell-bent on increasing commerce in these Islands”, were the words of 8th District candidate Bevis Sylvester at a rally in Greenland on October 22, 2011.