Got TIPS or BREAKING NEWS? Please call 1-284-442-8000 direct/can also WhatsApp same number or Email ALL news to:newsvino@outlook.com;                               ads call 1-284-440-6666

News

October 7th, 2024
Requiring a VI visa when on work permit ‘should go away’- Hon Lorna G. Smith

FISH BAY, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) is surprised that some work permit holders are also required to have a visa for the Virgin Islands (VI) but says she will be working to eliminate that requirement.

October 5th, 2024
2 Gov Ministers oppose sponsorship of dance hall artiste Vybz Kartel!

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- In an unprecedented move two senior Government Ministers have gone against their leader for his decision to become a sponsor via the Office of the Premier for dance hall super star Vybz Kartel’s performance in the Virgin Islands (VI).

October 3rd, 2024
30 applications received for Small Business Grant

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Thirty (30) applications have been received for the Small Business Development Grant Programme aimed at empowering local entrepreneurs and stimulating economic growth in the Virgin Islands (VI).

September 26th, 2024
‘I am very supportive of the side I am on’- Hon Smith

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE (AL) has once again made it clear that she is in complete support of the government in which she is serving.

September 17th, 2024
VI delegation in UK held talks with one of the largest insurance groups in the world

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- With many in the territory calling on the government to fix the issues of high insurance costs in the Virgin Islands (VI), the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government has been actively trying to address those concerns.

September 13th, 2024
Premier & Deputy to update the nation on UK visit Monday

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although the Government of the Virgin Islands (VI) has been sharing some information on the Premier Wheatley-led delegation’s activities in the United Kingdom (UK), the public will be provided with more details at a press conference on Monday, September 16, 2024.

September 4th, 2024
Applications open for Small Business Development Grant

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Applications are now open for the Small Business Development Grant Programme, which was launched in August 2024.

August 9th, 2024
VI Gov't launches Small Business Grant Programme

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands has launched a Small Business Development Grant Programme to empower local entrepreneurs and stimulate economic growth.

July 31st, 2024
The UK is doing 'everything in its power to destroy us'- Hon Ronnie W. Skelton

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Leader of the Opposition Hon Ronnie W. Skelton (AL) has accused the United Kingdom [UK] of deliberately trying to destroy the [British] Virgin Islands by forcing it to make legislation and policies that are not in the best interest of the territory.

July 22nd, 2024
Governors should face inquiries too —Hon Lorna G. Smith OBE

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— Governors in the [British] Virgin Islands should also be subject to Commissions of Inquiry (CoI), such as the one conducted by Sir Gary R. Hickinbottom and which continues to leave a stain on the Territory, internationally and domestically, and for which the Virgin Islands (VI) continues to reels from its impacts.

Follow Us On