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Premier hints BVIEC subsidy may end soon, urges go-green route

Premier hints BVIEC subsidy may end soon, urges go-green route

The government’s subsidy on the ‘fuel surcharge’ component of consumers’ electricity bills may soon come to an end. This was the indication given by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley at a recent press conference over whether his government will continue to […]

by / on October 3, 2022 at 7:52 AM /
Claude Skelton Cline

BVI has outlived the Westminster system — Skelton Cline

Political commentator and clergyman Claude Skelton Cline has argued that the BVI’s current system of government may have taken the territory as far as it can.  “This is why we have to change the system in which we now live […]

by / on October 3, 2022 at 7:18 AM /
The BVI Financial Services Commission is the regulatory body for financial services in the BVI. It's mantra is 'Vigilance, Integrity, Accountability'.

HOA boosts agency to help fight money laundering

The House of Assembly (HOA) has moved to amend the Financial Services Commission Act in order to help in the BVI’s quest to maintain its commitment to the rule of law and having an orderly and safe society where illicit […]

by / on October 3, 2022 at 7:02 AM /
Persons reportedly injured, missing from boating accident in West End

Persons reportedly injured, missing from boating accident in West End

BVI News understands that a boating accident has happened in or near West End on Tortola. Details are still unclear but our news centre understands that an unspecified number of persons sustained injuries. The extent of those injuries are not […]

by / on October 2, 2022 at 9:16 PM /