Finance and Business
Hon Penn slams Gov’t over unspent budgeted monies
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Opposition Member Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has slammed the Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) led government over unspent budgeted monies that have returned to the treasury rather than being pushed into economic development in the [British] Virgin Islands.
‘Some businesses feel workers should just be glad they have a job’- Cromwell Smith
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Talk show host Cromwell Smith aka Edju En Ka believes that when considering what the minimum wage should be like, more value needs to be placed on the employer as he gets the feeling more of the emphasis is often given to the employer.
Illicit finance sanctions units to be established in VI- Hon Lorna G. Smith
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The [British] Virgin Islands is one of the British Overseas Territories where sanctions units will be established to tackle illicit finance.
Gov’t invites tenders for coastal defence & civil works @ Carrot Bay
CARROT BAY, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is inviting tenders for the supply and placement of rock revetment, construction of gravity walls; construction of sidewalks, curbs and slipper drains at Carrot Bay on Tortola.
The Premier ‘believes he is the supreme leader’- Hon Penn
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Opposition legislator and Eighth District Representative Hon Marlon A. Penn (R8) has accused Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Hon Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) of acting like a “supreme leader” and ignoring the laws of the territory.
‘I see brighter days ahead for agricultural production’- Hon Dawson
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Junior Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries Dr the Hon Karl Dawson (R1) has said the Government of the [British] Virgin Islands (VI) remains committed to the principles of food sovereignty and food security and to ensuring a far greater capacity to feed “ourselves” than currently obtains.
Rotimi & Alkaline among artists for VI Music Festival in May 2024
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The British Virgin Islands Tourist Board & Film Commission has announced the debut of a brand new, 3-day music festival titled, Virgin Islands Music Festival. This major music event will take place over the US Memorial Day Weekend, from May 24 to 26, 2024.
Caller laments loss of ‘swim with the dolphins’ tourism to St Thomas
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- During an edition of Hot Seat with Mr Julian Gordon and E. Walwyn Brewley on ZBVI 780 AM on March 6, 2024, a caller lamented the loss of the swim with the dolphins’ tourism to St Thomas in the US Virgin Islands (USVI).
Silver Nova’s inaugural call to the Virgin Islands
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– On 11 March 2024, the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA) in collaboration with the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board (BVITB) and local ship agent ROMASCO Group, commemorated the inaugural arrival of Silversea Cruises, Silver Nova with a plaque exchange ceremony.
KAD Pool Services Ltd offers free ‘heat pumps’ workshop
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In excess of twenty persons, both male and female, are the sharper to execute their craft when it comes to aspects of the heat pumps for pools across the territory, thanks to Managing Director of KAD Pool Services Limited Mr Dion Anselm.