The BVI has captured the Capital Finance International (CFL.co) 2021 award for Best Offshore Financial Services in recognition of the crucial role it plays in the global economy. This is second consecutive year the territory has copped the award; having […]
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BVIEC still recovering from the 2017 hurricanes
General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham said the power company is still trying to recover from the September 2017 hurricanes so its revenue is not where the Corporation wants it to be. Addressing the Standing Finance […]
Not appropriate! Gov’t declines previous ‘prefab’ plans for ESHS
Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has dismissed as ‘inappropriate’, plans that were previously in place for the redevelopment of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). According to Dr Wheatley, there were two pre-fabricated buildings contained within those plans. Any component of […]
Foreclosures coming! Fraser wants National Bank debt forgiven
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has warned that foreclosures are on the horizon for some persons who have loans with the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI). Speaking in the House of Assembly recently, Fraser specifically referred to Virgin […]
BVI Post partnering with DHL to deliver express mail
The BVI Post is hoping to implement some new measures this year to improve its revenue-generating capabilities. In her presentation to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) recently, Acting Postmaster-General (PG) Iris Romney said these measures include replacing the damaged mailboxes […]
PWC wins $302K public service reclassification contract
The government has accepted the Central Tenders Board’s (CTB) recommendation to award PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited the contract for consultancy services for its Public Service Compensation Review and Job Classification initiative. The disclosure was made in a post-Cabinet statement released […]
I didn’t escape, I was released and abused upon recapture — Rabsatt
Kurt Rabsatt, the man accused of escaping police custody, has claimed that he did not escape but that an officer let him go free. During his appearance before the Magistrate’s Court today, Rabsatt also claimed that the police abused him […]
Businessman Clarence Thomas has died
The following is an announcement from CTL Home Centre. The patriarch and founder of Clarence Thomas Limited has passed. Clarence Cecil Thomas is survived by his immediate family, his wife Maybel Frett-Thomas, his daughter Jacqueline, sons Michael, David and Neil […]
No idea whether postponed census will happen this year
Director of the Central Statistics Office (DSCO), Raymond Phillips is hoping there are mechanisms in place to request emergency funding if the option to conduct the national census this year becomes viable. The 2020 census has been postponed for the […]
COVID scare! 23 prison officers, several inmates ‘down’ — Malone
Just under two dozen officers at Her Majesty‘s Prison (HMP) are currently ‘down’ with COVID-19. This is according Health Minister, Carvin Malone who also indicated that several inmates have tested positive for the virus as well. “We have a situation […]
