Government has awarded more than a half-million dollars in contracts for the construction of three social homes in the territory. Cabinet awarded two-thirds of those contracts to K&C Construction — owned by Kendol Arthur & Colene Penn — on the […]
Archive for March, 2021
Financial Services Institute offers accounting scholarship to BVIslanders
The BVI’s Financial Services Institute (FSI) has announced the launch of its fully-funded First Step Scholarship which will be awarded to a BVIslander or Belonger who wishes to pursue a Level II diploma from the international accounting body, ACCA. The […]
Not giving notice about COI placed BVI economy, families at risk
The presumed ‘economical damage’ local businesses are facing because of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) could have been avoided had the former governor, Augustus Jaspert, alerted the BVI government of his intentions. Premier Andrew Fahie gave that indication in a […]
Nearly $12k per day for barges to assist with border security
Over a one month period, the BVI government racked up a $360,000 bill for two barges which it hired to secure the territory’s sea borders by serving as radar platforms. At its February 17 Cabinet meeting, leaders retroactively approved the […]
