Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that with expansion plans well underway for the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island and the Taddy Bay International Airport in Virgin Gorda, the government has been receiving favourable responses from airlines seeking […]
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Fines among measures being pursued against price gouging
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that fines are among some of the measures being considered for businesses caught in the act of price gouging. The Premier gave that indication at a recent press conference when asked what powers the task […]
Businesses won’t like me if I raise the minimum wage now
The prospect of increasing the minimum wage is not one that is currently being entertained by Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley. The Minister gave that indication at a recent press conference when asked whether he thought the minimum wage should be […]
Fee waiver being sought for persons seeking multiple extensions
Labour & Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley has indicated that a fee waiver was being looked at for persons who were forced to seek multiple extensions at the Immigration Department as a result of the Labour Department’s delayed work permit processing […]
No substantive talks held between Premier and UK OT Minister on COI
Despite the major expense the Commission of Inquiry (COI) had on the BVI government, Premier Andrew Fahie did not seek to discuss this financial impact with the UK Minister of Overseas Territories, Amanda Milling when she visited the territory two […]
Two-week gun amnesty initiative to begin April 4
The Commissioner of Police, Mark Collins has teamed up with the Governor, the Premier and the House of Assembly (HoA) in a campaign to reduce the number of firearms on the streets by offering a two-week Firearm and Offensive Weapon […]
Dr Wheatley calls for support of Farmers and Fishers Week 2022
Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Dr Natalio Wheatley has officially opened Farmers and Fishers Week, 2022 and he is calling on the people of the territory to support the activities this week and join the movement to support the farmers […]
Winner of ESHS Redevelopment bid to be announced this week
Premier Andrew Fahie said he hopes the contract for the Elmore Stoutt Redevelopment Project is ready to be signed by the winning bidder by Thursday. Fahie was speaking at a press conference late last week where he said all the […]
Escaping Immigration detainees now a nat’l security issue — Fahie
Premier Andrew Fahie has described the recurring issue of escaping Immigration detainees as a national security issue. Numerous detainees have escaped the clutches of private security officers and police in recent months after they were placed under guard mainly at […]
Premier declines to offer reprieve on remittance tax
Premier Andrew Fahie has declined to offer a reprieve to persons facing a seven per cent remittance tax when they use money transfer services in the territory. When asked at a press conference last week if he felt this was […]
