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UPDATE: Trade Minister Hon Smith to continue Business Round Table meetings
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour and Trade, Honourable Lorna G. Smith, OBE will be hosting the remaining Business Round Table meetings from Wednesday, July 12 to 19, 2023.
Hon Vanterpool warns TRC, telecoms companies to improve services
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Minister for Communications and Works Hon Mark H. Vanterpool challenged the Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) and the telecommunications providers to bring their service up to par to what is available in the international community since the Territory is such a big player on the world stage.
2013 VG Easter Festival participants allegedly still not paid
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – One resident of Virgin Gorda (VG) has noted that despite the furore surrounding the non-payment of participants in the recent Emancipation Festival celebrations, there were others who are yet to be paid for their services this year as well.
“Nothing is off the table” in conducting business – NBVI Board Chairman
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Chairman of the Board of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands, Mr Clarence Faulkner is assuring stakeholders that the bank is adequately capitalised, but emphasised that the bank is never at a point where it is “just sitting back comfortably”.
Ray George fired from Government job, no reasons given
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Information reaching Virgin Islands News Online is that Ray George, a government contract officer assigned to special projects including Biwater within the Ministry of Communications and Works, has been terminated with immediate effect.