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Hon Walwyn blames Premier Smith for Festival payment issues
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Controversial Culture Minister, Honourable Myron V. Walwyn (AL) is not shouldering all the blame for the continuing issues of long waits for festival vendors to be paid, as he has told reporters that Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr The Honourable D. Orlando Smith (AL) and his other ministers of Government are the ones to be blamed.
No early Xmas payments for BVI Tourist Board staff
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- At least one government owned statutory body, the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board (BVITB), may not have a Merry Christmas 2016.
UPDATE: Owed local artists begin receiving Festival 2014 payments
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - A number of artists who performed at this year's Festival activities have confirmed with this news site that following the publication of their concerns via this news site they commenced receiving calls indicating that their cheques would have been ready by yesterday afternoon August 12, 2014.
Untimely payments can deny residents care under NHI – Roy Barry
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Persons whose employers fail to make payments under the National Health Insurance (NHI) within a timely manner could be denied treatment at health facilities.
Heavy fines for employers not paying social security- Donald deCastro
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Donald deCastro believes there is still a big problem with employers not paying their employees social security and that there should be some kind of serious action that the Social Security Board should be able to do legally, including imposing heavy fines on defaulters.
Trade dept. processing trade licence payments on virgin gorda
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Department of Trade and Consumer Affairs is informing business owners on Virgin Gorda that members of staff will be stationed at the Vanterpool Administration Building to process trade licence payments throughout the month of January.
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