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Financial Services Institute offers accounting scholarship to BVIslanders

Financial Services Institute offers accounting scholarship to BVIslanders

The BVI’s Financial Services Institute (FSI) has announced the launch of its fully-funded First Step Scholarship which will be awarded to a BVIslander or Belonger who wishes to pursue a Level II diploma from the international accounting body, ACCA. The […]

by / on March 1, 2021 at 9:04 AM /
Country Manager for Flow, BVI Ravindra Maywahlall. (BVI News photo)

Flow offers free internet upgrades to connected schools

All schools across Tortola presently connected to Flow BVI’s fixed-line network have received free upgraded broadband speeds, in some instances, up to 600 megabits per second. This according to a recent media release from the telecommunications provider which said the […]

by / on November 6, 2020 at 1:21 PM /
Nearly $190 million in gov’t coffers

Nearly $190 million in gov’t coffers

Up till June 3 this year, government had almost $190 million scattered across multiple bank accounts. Premier Andrew Fahie gave that indication while responding to questions from Opposition Leader Marlon Penn in the House of Assembly on Friday. He said […]

by / on June 22, 2020 at 6:13 AM /
Charter company offers reduced rates for residents to commute between Anegada and Beef Island

Charter company offers reduced rates for residents to commute between Anegada and Beef Island

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Local charter company Island Birds Air Charter is offering BVI residents ‘substantial’ discounted round-trip prices to commute between the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island and the Auguste George International Airport on […]

by / on April 29, 2020 at 5:42 AM /
Richard Branson on Necker Island. (Facebook image)

Branson offers Necker Island as collateral for £500M loan bailout from UK gov’t

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff British billionaire and founder of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson has revealed plans to put Necker Island up as collateral to secure a £500 million loan bailout from the United Kingdom government. Sir Branson […]

by / on April 20, 2020 at 12:11 PM /
CIBC First Caribbean International Bank is one the banks that operate in the British Virgin Islands.

CIBC offers special financial assistance to clients affected by COVID-19

CIBC FirstCaribbean is committed to working with our clients, in our Retail, Business Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate Banking Segments to offer special assistance on a case by case basis for those adversely impacted by the COVID -19 pandemic. This […]

by / on March 24, 2020 at 9:08 AM /
Legislators show off the new sign for the Department of Labour and Workforce Development

Gov’t offers ‘grace period’ to delinquent taxpayers seeking to renew work permit

Persons seeking to renew their work permit but are not up-to-date on their tax payments will now be granted a window of time to settle all outstanding balances. This development comes roughly a month after Premier Andrew Fahie announced that […]

by / on July 11, 2019 at 7:35 AM /
A section of Tortola. (BVI News photo)

Harneys offers $13K in sponsorships to local organisations, residents

Global offshore law firm Harneys has gifted 12 local organisations and individuals more than $13,000 as part of its community support initiative which it launched back in February. The recipients received the funds after successfully applying to the firm online. […]

by / on June 12, 2019 at 6:04 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Gov’t offers two-week amnesty period to regularize qualified expats

Premier Andrew Fahie is following through on his promise to regularize qualified expatriates, granting them a two-week amnesty period to apply for status in the territory. This announcement was made by the Premier at a media conference held today May […]

by / on May 7, 2019 at 6:25 PM /
Retiree Joyclyn Titley has her hand-made dolls on display at this year's staging of Christmas on DeCastro Street.

Elderly dollmaker offers seasonal Christmas treasure

Before last year’s hurricanes, residents and visitors could have walked into Virgin Treasures, a tiny store once perched on Main Street in Road Town, to purchase any of the local cloth dolls beautifully handed-crafted by government retiree, Joyce Titley. But, […]

by / on December 3, 2018 at 7:03 AM /