Government Information Service (press release) – Over 450 Chinese financial practitioners were briefed on asset management tools available in low-tax jurisdictions at the China Offshore Summit held on May 24 and 25. The practitioners also received insights on effective use […]
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Keep your books open to the public – Premier
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said his government is considering ways to make it easier for non-profit organizations to provide their financial records annually to the competent authority, adding that it is still important for such organizations to keep their […]
Epilepsy hard to track in BVI – Jaleel intensifies the fight
Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Paula Chester-Cumberbatch has noted the challenges the territory faces in dealing with seizures and epilepsy; this while she lauded 12-year-old Jaleel Cameron who has launched a foundation to further help […]
BVI youth takes on big regional challenge
Another young native of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has stepped up to regional leadership. Jevaughn Rhymer has been appointed to the highest office in Rotaract Club (District 7020), which include Anguilla, British Virgin Islands, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Haiti, […]
Callwood flown overseas after serious accident
A young BVIslander, JoVaughn Callwood, has been flown out of the territory to undergo emergency treatment following a nasty motorcycle accident at a residence on Tortola yesterday, June 3. The youngster, who is the son of well-known businessman Elton Callwood, […]
Theresa May’s election gamble conundrum?
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor From a twenty point lead over the Opposition Labour Party, Mrs. Theresa May’s Conservative Party’s lead has shrunk precipitously according to the latest You Gov opinion poll. Theresa May’s Conservatives are just 3 points ahead […]
UPDATE: Police say escapee recaptured
The man who escaped from the Road Town Police Station this afternoon (June 2) has been recaptured. Information Officer at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Diane Drayton made the disclosure this evening while she confirmed an earlier BVI News […]
Prison officer released from hospital
Superintendent of Prisons David Foot said the prison officer who suffered a ‘minor’ head injury during an attack on the job yesterday has been released from hospital. He added that the prisoner who allegedly inflicted the wound is likely to […]
BVIslander wins Rotary International award
President of the Earlyact Club at St George’s Primary School in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Chikae Stoutt Igwe, has been declared the 2017 Winner of the Outstanding Young Leader Award for the Rotary International District 7020. That District comprises […]
Marinas accused of laying off locals for expats
Claims about native captains and crews being sidelined in the marine industry have been well promulgated, but Government lawmaker Delores Christopher this week shone the spotlight on another area of the industry that – before now – was not widely […]