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Archive for July, 2018

RDA to contractors: Politicians can’t help you secure projects

RDA to contractors: Politicians can’t help you secure projects

Political interference will not be condoned when the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is selecting contractors for the various recovery projects to be done during the next few years. RDA Deputy Chairman Clarence Faulkner issued the warning last Friday during […]

by / on July 23, 2018 at 8:29 AM /
FIA: Money laundering prevalent, 530 suspicious activity reports in 2016

FIA: Money laundering prevalent, 530 suspicious activity reports in 2016

Five hundred and thirty Suspicious Activity Reports (SAR) were made to the BVI Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) back in 2016. The FIA’s recently-released 2016 annual report said the figure represents a 77 percent increase when compared to the number of […]

by / on July 23, 2018 at 7:57 AM /
Still no settlement | HLSCC insured days before Irma

Still no settlement | HLSCC insured days before Irma

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), which became insured 37 days before Hurricane Irma, has still not received an insurance settlement for the extensive damage it received during the category-five storm nearly a year ago. The college has a […]

by / on July 23, 2018 at 7:46 AM /
COMMENTARY: Trump is producing for USA; who is for BVI?

COMMENTARY: Trump is producing for USA; who is for BVI?

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor There are lessons to be learned from a booming USA. The proceeding story is second of a series of narratives on Donald Trump’s business first, protectionist, economics. The narrative juxtaposes the US economic model with that […]

by / on July 23, 2018 at 5:22 AM /
UPDATE: Gas station fire contained (photos)

UPDATE: Gas station fire contained (photos)

The fire at Virgin Islands Motors in Duffs Bottom, Tortola is now contained. Government gave the advisory minutes before 5pm on Saturday, July 21. “The road in Duffs Bottom is now open and motorists are free to traverse the area. Persons […]

by / on July 21, 2018 at 5:05 PM /
Airport temporarily closed due to gas station fire

Airport temporarily closed due to gas station fire

The Terrence B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island has been ordered temporarily closed because of the fire raging at a gas station in Duffs Bottom, Tortola. “The BVI Airport Authority’s Rescue and Firefighting Service were dispatched to assist in putting out the […]

by / on July 21, 2018 at 4:49 PM /
New Parole Board appointed for 3 years

New Parole Board appointed for 3 years

A new chairman has been appointed to the territory’s Parole Board. Government’s Cabinet recently approved the appointment of Ishmael Scatliffe to the post. Rosemarie Flax and Fiona Forbes also join Scatliffe as new members of the board. Re-appointed members are […]

by / on July 20, 2018 at 1:42 PM /
Former BVIPA workers behind cruise pier audit delay

Former BVIPA workers behind cruise pier audit delay

Former BVI Ports Authority employees with intimate knowledge of the cruise pier project are behind the delay of the audit being undertaken on the project, says Premier Dr D Orlando Smith. He told the House of Assembly on Thursday auditors […]

by / on July 20, 2018 at 8:30 AM /
Labour to get major overhaul, modernized processes

Labour to get major overhaul, modernized processes

The Labour Department is expected to undergo a major overhaul, Labour Minister Dr Kedrick Pickering has said. The overhaul will include computerising sections of the Labour process and extending what can be described as isolated treatment to expatriates employed in senior executive […]

by / on July 20, 2018 at 7:45 AM /
Agriculture suffers $13M in losses; help arrives

Agriculture suffers $13M in losses; help arrives

The government is planning to pump $300,000 into the agricultural sector in response to last year’s hurricanes, which caused local agriculture workers to suffer collective losses of roughly $13 million. These were the findings of a Department of Conservation and […]

by / on July 20, 2018 at 7:36 AM /