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VI has expenditure problem?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - In comparing the present financial situation of the Virgin Islands (VI) with the past, host of a popular radio talk show, aired every Tuesday night said that one major problem the VI is in denial of and is often mistaken as a revenue problem, is its expenditure problem.
VI communities lost in time - Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - As time rolls on and the world evolves, new technologies are created, new machinery is introduced, changing everything of the past and making it better, faster and more appealing to the human eye. Just like objects, people change as time goes on, some for the better, while others for the worst.
US fast food franchise would kill local businesses – Cromwell Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC), a US fast food franchise if allowed to set up shop in the Virgin Islands would kill local businesses, opined talk show host Cromwell Smith on Thursday, January 5, 2012 on “Umoja”.
Will the BVI grow in 2012 and beyond?
By Benito Wheatley
Since the end of the global recession in 2009, the Virgin Islands (VI) has encountered difficulties in consolidating its economic recovery. Initiatives to stimulate the economy have achieved only modest success as growth remains constrained by unfavourable global economic conditions.
Tami Live goes regional
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – On December 2, television viewers in Turks and Caicos will be able to tune in to their local channel to see the Virgin Islands (VI) new hit television show, Tami Live, a press release stated.
New Premier and Cabinet report to duty November 10
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Premier D. Orlando Smith, OBE and his Cabinet had their first formal day in office yesterday, Thursday November 10, 2011 and immediately began moving forward with fulfilling their commitment to the people of the Virgin Islands (VI).