Representative for the Sixth District, Honourable Alvera Maduro-Caines will sponsor 60 young people between the ages of 5-18 for a fun day at Cappoons Bay. The fun day will feature the largest water slide in the Leeward Islands and other activities. Maduro-Caines’ sponsorship will enable registrants an unlimited number of slides for the duration of … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie said that 32.73 percent of the development budget has been allocated to the Ministry of Transportation, Works and Utilities as Government focusses on major construction projects to stimulate economic activity and create jobs during this COVID-19 period. The Premier while delivering the 2022 Budget Address added that a … Continued
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration is reminding residents of the British Virgin Islands that the Labour Arbitration Tribunal is currently accepting applications from qualified persons to supplement its current Roster of Accredited Labour Arbitrators. The ministry made the appeal in a bulletin which was published on the government’s official webpage on Thursday … Continued
Pioneer of the BVI Financial Services Industry Dr. Robert Mathavious OBE says he believes the future of the industry is in great hands as he expressed great confidence in the ability of the current stakeholders to transition the sector to the next level. Dr. Mathavious made the comments while speaking at the Meet the Regulator … Continued
The Virgin Islands has experienced a noticeable increase in entrepreneurial activity during the past several months of the COVID-19 Global Pandemic, and can look forward to this trend continuing in 2022. This was revealed by Premier and Minister of Finance Honorable Andrew A. Fahie, during the 2022 Budget Address in the House of Assembly on 11 November, … Continued
The Bougainvillea Clinic is celebrating another historic occasion as the team successfully performed its first open heart surgery on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021. This would also mark the first of its kind in the English speaking Eastern Caribbean with the exclusion of Barbados and St Croix. The patient, notably young in age, underwent replacement of … Continued
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has said that he has no problem bringing a no-confidence motion to the House of Assembly against the present VIP Administration but warned the procedure would all be in vain as the sitting government has the overwhelming majority to vote down such a motion. Penn’s comment came during a recent broadcasting … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Honorable Andrew A. Fahie has said that steps have been taken for the re-establishment of the Civil Aviation Department in the Virgin Islands. Premier Fahie while delivering his 2022 Budget Address said one of the benefits of this move is to allow individuals to be able to register their aircraft in the … Continued
The Sint Maarten Police Force has expressed concern over the continuing number of reports of domestic and family violence on the island. On November 13, police said they responded to an ill-treatment case and found that a young man had punched his mother a couple of times, after questioning him regarding the theft of cash from her handbag. The suspect was later … Continued
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock says he finds it to be mind boggling that none of the protesters are taking a stand against Governor John Rankin for his alleged threat to pay his attorney fees through the Consolidated Fund if the cost is not covered by the government. Speaker Willock made the … Continued
