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Gov’t owes millions to vendors; Delays unacceptable- Hon Penn
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI— A heated exchange erupted in the House of Assembly (HoA) on June 5, 2025, as Opposition Member Honourable Marlon A. Penn (R8) raised the alarm over a ballooning fiscal deficit and the government's mounting unpaid bills to vendors, questioning whether the Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7), is taking the situation seriously enough.
Vendors locked out of Craft Alive for years of unpaid rent
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two cruise ships were in today, April 1, 2025, however, not everyone in Craft Alive was able to benefit as close to 15 vendors were locked out of their booths today.
Pier Park vendors trained 'to exceed guest expectations'
WICKHAM'S CAY I, Tortola, VI- Tortola Pier Park Ltd (TPPL) has hailed as a success the "STAND OUT: Elevate Your Sales, Connect & Engage" training session held in collaboration with Lemoneight, and the BVI Tourist Board on Friday, November 15, 2024 at BVI Finance conference room.
VI Festival & Fairs Committee accused of issuing bounced cheques!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Two vendors have approached our newsroom with returned cheques for insufficient funds written to them by the Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) within the past three weeks.
Gov’t seeking to end cheque payments to vendors by close of 2023
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Government of the Virgin Islands is seeking to do away with the issuing of cheques by the end of this year and will be making payments to vendors directly to their bank accounts.
‘I am personally not aware of any vendors that are owed’- Festival Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Chairman of the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC), Mr Dirk L. Walters has said he is not aware of any vendors being owed by the VIF&FC).
The perfect location found for Xmas in the City?
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The successful staging of Christmas in the City over the past two days has seen patrons and vendors calling for the location used this year to be a permanent one.
BVI Fish Fete reels in massive crowd!
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Hundreds flooded the Festival Grounds in the capital city, Road Town, for the BVI Fish Fete’s stage show on Saturday, November 13, 2021, one of the first major shows in the Virgin Islands since the territory began allowing such activities after the global pandemic hit these shores.
‘It’s an injustice’- Hon Rymer on Gov’t owing vendors for many years
DUFF’S BOTTOM, Tortola, VI- It has been revealed in the House of Assembly (HoA) once again that the ousted National Democratic Party (NDP) Government found it convenient to owe local vendors for years while blindly investing millions in questionable projects, such as the BVI Airways Project.
Off to a good start! Xmas on DeCastro St attracts 50 vendors
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- City Manager Janice E. L. Brathwaite-Edwards said the Christmas on DeCastro Street event is off to a good start, with its largest-ever vendor turnout of 50.
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