From this season onward, the Industrial Softball League will now be known as the Terrence “Chinno” Chinnery Industrial Softball League. This was confirmed during the opening ceremony of the league which was hosted by the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports on Monday April 25. During the ceremony Acting Premier and Minister for Sports Dr. … Continued
Employees of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) at their next scheduled pay period will be reimbursed with the monies lost from the 25 percent salary cut which occurred during the early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic. Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew Fahie made the announcement during a recent press conference, adding that all … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable A. Fahie served as the keynote speaker addressing policymakers and leading experts in the fields of sustainable finance and development during the Island Finance Forum 2022 on April 25th. The Island Finance Forum held virtually from 25 to 29 April provides an opportunity for stakeholders to exchange knowledge in … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie is away from the Territory from April 25 to May 5. While away, the Premier will lead a delegation to the annual SeaTrade summit which is the largest global cruise forum that takes place in Miami, Florida annually. The summit provides an opportunity for destinations, ports, … Continued
Thirty years ago, a group of BVIslanders and Belongers got together amidst a cloud of economic uncertainty that threatened to marginalize Virgin Islanders’ involvement in the economic development of the Territory. After many months of intentional deliberations, discussions, and reflections, the BVI Investment Club was birthed on April 23rd, 1992, with a vision of “sharing … Continued
Word just in from senior sources within law enforcement in the Virgin Islands have confirmed that between yesterday Sunday April 24th and today April 25th, 2022, some 14 Illegal Immigrants of Romanian and Haitian decent have been detained by law enforcement officials on Anegada, British Virgin Islands. It is suspected that there are a … Continued
Only 10.8 percent of the recipients of the COVID-19 Economic Stimulus grants have responded to the feedback forms issued by the government. This is according to the data presented by the Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew Fahie during Friday’s press conference. He said there were a total of 1,796 recipients of the stimulus … Continued
Despite the March 13 announcement of the launch of a special task force to tackle price gouging in the territory, more than a month later and the task force is yet to be assembled. This was confirmed by Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew Fahie during a recent press conference. The premier did not … Continued
Today April 25th in a Facebook post, Kevon Lettsome, popularly known as “Shack” publically declared his candidacy for District 7 in next general elections. The community leader who has been vocal on issues within the District did not state which political party he would be running with, however his branding and logo shared along with … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources and Labour and 9th District Representative Hon. Vincent O. Wheatley who is presently away from the territory attending a Summit on Climate Change in the Bahamas took a moment to issue a statement via his Facebook page. In encourage overseas territories to join forces for climate change. Minister Whealtey said, “As … Continued
