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Return VIF&FC 'to being a free-standing committee'- Eileene L. Parsons OBE
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Cultural icon Eileene L. Parsons, OBE has made it clear she does not support the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee (VIF&FC) being under the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) or any statutory body.
VI Shipping & Maritime Authority now a fully operational statutory body
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The newly appointed Board of Directors of the Virgin Islands Shipping and Maritime Authority is now a fully operational statutory body having recently concluded its inaugural orientation session.
SCB waste oil storage facility now opened to the public
SEA COWS BAY, Tortola, VI – As first and accurately reported by Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) the Department of Waste Management has completed the construction of a storage facility for used oil at a newly opened Waste Oil Facility in Sea Cow’s Bay.
Plans started to transition W&SD into statutory body
BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI - As complaints continue about the poor water distribution across the Virgin Islands (VI), the Government has announced plans to start the transition of the Water and Sewerage Department into a statutory body.
Statutory body proposed to lead Agriculture revival in VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- As part of a broad initiative towards creating food security in the Virgin Islands, a statutory body has been proposed to take the lead on agricultural development in the Territory.
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.
Statutory Bodies struggling; Some may not be able to pay salaries
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Word is that most of the state owned Statutory Bodies are struggling financially to keep up.