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"I would [also] suggest incorporating the Rastafarian community in this licensing process as they would have had a significant amount of expertise on this matter." — Shereen Flax-Charles

Legislator urges women to stand against discrimination, violence in BVI

Territorial At-Large Representative Shereen Flax-Charles is urging women in the territory to stand up against all forms of discrimination and or violence portrayed against them. She made the remarks while speaking at the Road Town Methodist Church Hall in recognition […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 3:44 PM /
Business Taxes 2019 concept close up

Employment growth! 2019 income tax revenue ‘surpasses expectations’ and reels in $51.8M

Income tax in the British Virgin Islands has exceeded expectations, reeling in some $51.8 million this year, Premier and Finance Minister Andrew Fahie has said. He said the above figure is $1.3 million more than the amount projected in the […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 8:13 AM /
Sensitisation programmes on witness anonymity legislation to be implemented

Sensitisation programmes on witness anonymity legislation to be implemented

Government will be implementing a number of programmes in the British Virgin Islands to assist with sensitising residents on the new witness anonymity legislation which is expected to be brought before House of Assembly in the near future. This was […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 7:24 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Gov’t making moves to transform BVI into hub for financial technology

Government has said it plans to turn the British Virgin Islands into a hub for Financial Technology which, effectively, is an emerging and innovative category of technology used to create easier ways to utilise and deliver financial services. An example of this […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 6:03 AM /
The capital city of Road Town.

BVICCHA to meet with gov’t for Business Solutions Forum

Matters relating to labour, immigration, accessing the BVI, and the local workforce are some issues on the agenda for an upcoming business solutions forum being put on by central government. This is according to a government-commissioned media release which indicated […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 6:01 AM /
Benito Wheatley

COMMENTARY: UK and OTs | Toward soft colonialism or modern partnership?

By Benito Wheatley, Contributor As the United Kingdom (UK) General Election approaches, the country’s ongoing political turmoil over Brexit continues to overshadow the strained relationship between the Overseas Territories’ (OTs) and UK. The critical issue is whether the UK and […]

by / on November 25, 2019 at 5:55 AM /
COMMENTARY: US and UK leaders’ xenophobia and race-hate has spiralled

COMMENTARY: US and UK leaders’ xenophobia and race-hate has spiralled

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Austere trickledown economics has created a dangerous world. The western world especially the US and UK are in a similar place the world sat in 1935. In the US and UK xenophobia and race-hate has spiralled. […]

by / on November 23, 2019 at 9:42 AM /
South African fined $1K for illegal stay

South African fined $1K for illegal stay

A South African man was fined $1,000 in the Magistrate’s Court after he was found to be residing illegally in the British Virgin Islands for roughly eight months. Richard Currie pleaded guilty to the offence when he appeared before Magistrate […]

by / on November 22, 2019 at 12:05 PM /
Electric car in the city

Gov’t to implement ‘no import tax’ policy for hybrid vehicles and clean energy systems

Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that hybrid vehicles and other environmentally-friendly systems will not attract any taxes when they are imported into the territory. Hybrid vehicles are effectively powered by combining a petrol/diesel engine with an electric motor. This type […]

by / on November 22, 2019 at 8:22 AM /
Visitors aboard a cruise ship docked in the BVI recently. (BVI News photo)

Tourist Board gets budget increase | BVI targets Canada, Scandinavia as tourism markets

A request by the BVI Tourist Board (BVITB) for a $3.7 million increase to its annual allocation from the government has been approved. Premier and Tourism Minister Andrew Fahie said during his recent budget address that the “total allocation for […]

by / on November 22, 2019 at 8:20 AM /