While claiming that his government has been proactive in relation to Brexit, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Brodrick Penn will head a task force, which will examine in detail the risks and opportunities […]

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn thinks persons are unfairly casting all blame on Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith for the fact that no audited financial report had been presented to the House of Assembly in the […]

Financial Secretary Neil Smith is reportedly heading on leave next week Monday amid a massive controversy and confusion within the Ministry of Finance. At a press briefing today, Governor John Duncan said he too has heard that the financial secretary […]

Financial Secretary Neil Smith said the civil service non-contributory pension and gratuities scheme has to be dealt with ‘sooner than later’, adding that the pension allocation in the budget each year is becoming increasingly challenging. He said the liability has […]

The government has found itself in another embarrassing situation, which has prompted public apologies at the start of this week from Financial Secretary Neil Smith as well as Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith. The apologies came […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has tried to undermine Governor John Duncan’s explanation for using his constitutional powers to force Government to allocate an additional $800,000 in budgetary support to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). When the governor […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Tempers flared in the House of Assembly this afternoon over highly controversial and damaging claims that the privately owned BVI Airways has been involved in insider trading in the United States. Insider trading […]

The Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs said it raked in a near 92 percent increase in revenue last year. It added that revenue amounted to $1.5 million, compared to the $600,000 that is ‘normally received’ annually. Director […]

While noting that he is still not sure how much money ICA BVI Group intends to invest in developing the state-owned Prospect Reef Resort on Tortola, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday expressed confidence that the […]

Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn has vowed to get tough on entrepreneurs who have been refusing to repay monies borrowed through the government’s National Business Bureau, adding that potential beneficiaries of the revolving loan programme are being affected by […]