News
Remembering a dear friend of the VI: Former Scotiabank Managing Director Terry C. Bell
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When Scotiabank BVI ships out of the [British] Virgin Islands, having reached an agreement to sell 100 percent of its shares to Trinidad-based Republic Financial Holdings Limited, it will no doubt be leaving stacks of memories and emotions behind, none more cherished than that of its former Managing Director, the late Mr Terry C. Bell.
Lenius Lendor Out! John M. Samuel In! as MD @ BVIPA
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Word reaching our news desk from sources connected to the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) Board of Directors is that St Lucia national Mr Lenius Lendor, who was hired as BVIPA Managing Director by the National Democratic Party (NDP) in 2018, is out.
This Week We Feature Young Professional Cortez Forbes
By Chassidy M. Leonard
Cortez Forbes, fondly referred to as 'TC', is the Managing Director of Rufred Forbes and Associates (RFA); a business started over 40 years ago by his father. It was just 14 years ago that Cortez started as a helper and a runner to his father’s construction company. Today, he is ‘the boss’, along with his highly skilled and abundantly experienced father.
Denniston S. Fraser retires as MD of BVIAA
TRELLIS BAY, Beef Island, VI- Word reaching our newsroom is that the Managing Director (MD) of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA), Mr Denniston S. Fraser, has retired.
Akeem R. Pickering to be appointed BVI Ports Authority Deputy MD for 1 year
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Word reaching our news desk from a senior National Democratic Party (NDP) Cabinet Official, is that local, Akeem R. Pickering, has been appointed Deputy Managing Director (MD) of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), for one-year.
Alfred A. Henley Out! as acting MD @ BVI Ports Authority
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Word just reaching our newsroom is that the Acting Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA), Mr Alfred A. Henley aka ‘Al’, is no longer working at the BVIPA, effective today Monday February 5, 2018.
Skelton-Cline snubbed; No contract renewal –Governor John S. Duncan OBE
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- After a live press conference held by the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Claude O. Skelton-Cline on April 12, 2016, to what he said was a ‘clear my name’ event, the same day the United Kingdom appointed Governor John S. Duncan OBE held his own interview with a local radio station.
Former Ports MD Vincent V. O'Neal suing BVIPA for 'wrongful dismissal'
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Attorneys for Former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority Vincent V. O’Neal on February 3, 2016 filed a number of legal applications in the Supreme Court regarding his claim for monies owed as he continues to seek redress against his former employer.
Where is Claude O. Skelton-Cline? Why is he so quiet over Ports scandal?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As the BVI Ports Authority Development Project corruption scandal reaches its peak with a whopping $82.9 Million price tag on a $45 Million project that was scaled back in the first place, one officer at the centre of it all is the former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline.
Scotiabank has new Managing Director: Sarah Hobbs
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Sarah Hobbs has been appointed Managing Director of Scotiabank BVI, according to a press release from the financial institution.

