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Today, Nov 29, 2022 is Budget Day; Finance Minister Wheatley’s first Budget
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It was in May of this year that Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) became Premier and Minister of Finance in a coalition regime of three political parties. Today, November 29, 2022, Dr Wheatley will deliver his first Budget Address.
W&SD losing approximately $22M annually- Finance Minister
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has bemoaned that the Water and Sewerage Department (WSD) is carrying serious deficits of more than $20 million each year; however, that will soon change.
Long overdue Consumer Protection Act to be implemented next year
DUFF'S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Hon. Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has promised to have the Consumer Protection Act 2020 come into effect in 2022.
VI Gov't hands over newly built home to resident of West End
WEST END, Tortola, VI- Fresh Water Pond, West End resident, Mr Franklyn Smith has received the keys to a newly built home on behalf of Troy Smith and the Smith Family as the Housing Recovery Assistance Programme continues to assist families in need.
Premier Fahie 'proudly' presents $397.17M Budget 2022
DUFFS BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) minutes ago, November 11, 2021, presented a $397.17M Budget for 2022, a 4th national budget in less than three years and done in timely fashion despite the challenges of the pandemic and burden of the ongoing United Kingdom-backed Commission of Inquiry (CoI).
HoA sits Wednesday, November 25, 2020
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Lawmakers in the Virgin Islands will return to the House of Assembly (HoA) on Wednesday, November 25, 2020, for the Third Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of Assembly.
$402M 2021 Budget announced for VI
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- Under the theme, ‘INNOVATION: Building a stable, diverse, competitive economy with strong industries and partnerships for regional and international trade, by building and harnessing the creative capacity of our human capital’, Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie (R1) in a 2-hour ‘budget statement’ announced a $402,123,046 2021 National Budget for the Virgin Islands, today Thursday, November 12, 2020
VI to begin establishing medicinal marijuana industry in 2020
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After years of the Territory toying with the idea, Premier and Minister of Finance Hon Andrew A. Fahie (R1) has announced plans to begin establishing a medicinal marijuana industry in 2020.
$414M Budget for 2020 announced; No new tax measures!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Government that swept to power at the February 25, 2019 general elections has announced a 2020 Budget of $414,008,611 under the theme ‘Transformation for resilience and sustainability: SMART strategies, Empowered People, and Green Development’.
Bermuda MP Hon Thomas C. Famous on private visit to homeland!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The British Overseas Territory of Bermuda and the Virgin Islands [British] have many things in common.
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