By Dickson Igwe, Contributor OK, a very savvy mind, who over the decades has been a major player in the Virgin Islands offshore finance industry, told this writer that he was not overly concerned about the UK government decision to […]
Archive for May, 2018
Food handlers clinic scheduled for May
PRESS RELEASE: The Environmental Health Division is alerting new and renewing food handlers on Tortola and Virgin Gorda of the Food Handlers Clinics scheduled for the month of May. The schedule is as follows: May 10 at Nature’s Way East […]
Move heavy equipment from Wickham’s Cay I, owners told
PRESS RELEASE: The Office of the City Manager is asking that the owners of tanks, boats, trailers and other heavy equipment located on Wickham’s Cay I, adjacent to the eastside of the Central Administration Complex be remove by Monday, May […]
$100K reward | Trinity, Penn probably not intended targets
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers responsible for the murder of young Trinity Moses and Franklyn Penn, who police say may not have been […]
We can’t play dead | 20K hoped to sign ‘anti-UK register’ petition
A petition hoped to generate at least 20,000 signatories is among actions local stakeholders are taking in response to the United Kingdom’s public register controversy. The BVI Christian Council organised the petition as well a May 17 march from the […]
More $$$ to assist impacted taxi operators
Minister responsible for transportation, Mark Vanterpool has announced plans to offer additional financial assistance the local transportation-for-hire sector. While speaking with taxi operators during a meeting in Road Town last week, Vanterpool said the amount previously allocated to assist taxi […]
Governor backs BVI in UK’s ‘public register’ controversy
Governor Augustus Jaspert does not support the United Kingdom’s decision to impose public registers of beneficial ownership on the British Virgin Islands. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith gave that indication at a press conference after the controversial decision last week. […]
Gov’t signs MOU with Nat’l Bank for housing assistance
Government has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the National Bank of the Virgin Islands for the Housing Assistance Programme. Under the terms of the agreement, applicants of the Housing Assistance Programme will be assessed for subsidised loans. Partial or […]
BVI re-elected vice-chair of regional committee
The British Virgin Islands has retained its position as vice-Chairman of the Caribbean Development Cooperation Committee (CDCC). The CDCC was created as a permanent subsidiary body of the Economic Commission of Latin America and the Caribbean to promote development cooperation […]
VIDEO: McMaster finishes third at Diamond League meet
Local 400-metre hurdler Kyron McMaster finished third when he competed at the IAAF Diamond League championship in Doha, Qatar on Friday. McMaster ran a time of 49.46 seconds behind Jackson Bershawn of the United States, who stopped the clock in […]
