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FSC & FIA issue guidance on effective ongoing monitoring
PASEA ESTATE, Tortola, VI - The BVI Financial Services Commission (the FSC) and BVI Financial Investigation Agency (the FIA) have issued guidance on ‘An Effective Approach to Ongoing Monitoring’.
Hon Flax-Charles: ‘I fulfilled the basic [party] requirements’; VIP disagrees
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- Contrary to reports, Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development Hon Shereen D. Flax-Charles (AL) has said she had satisfied all the requirements of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Constitution in her initial bid to remain on the VIP slate for the 2023 General Election.
Foreign charters no longer need licenses or work permits- Premier Wheatley
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The Unity Government led by Premier and Minister of Finance Dr the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley (R7) has scrapped trade license and work permit requirements for foreign-based commercial recreational vessels conducting charters or operating water taxis in the Virgin Islands.
Trying to get a local employed 'extremely difficult'– Ag Labour Commissioner bemoans
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Acting Labour Commissioner Michelle A. McLean has revealed that it is a difficult task to get a local Virgin Islander employed in their own country.
Tourism businesses must be 'Gold Seal Certified' to receive visitors- Premier Fahie
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- When the Territory opens up to international visitors via the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport on December 1, 2020, only those tourism businesses that have met certain criteria will be allowed to receive those visitors.

