Government will be reducing all import duties down to 5 percent over athree-month period to cushion the global rise in prices, which is due to theincrease of oil and fuel following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew Fahie made theannouncement during a media briefing on Friday March 25. He said … Continued
The highly anticipated original local play entitled “Resilience: Our Legacy Unchained” is scheduled for Saturday and Sunday this weekend, at the Eileene L Parsons Auditorium at H Lavity Stoutt Community College. The play is a narrative metaphor for the essence of Virgin Islands culture: resilience. It reimagines Nottingham Estate, Tortola circa the 1770’s and highlights … Continued
The Department of Labour and Workforce Development has a new task force which is aimed at tackling the work permit backlog that have been plaguing the department over the past few months. This was confirmed by the Minister for Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley who said the task force is comprised of former retired … Continued
The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service is the recipient of 16 much needed lifesaving defibrillators. This was announced in a Government Information Services release. The devices, which are used to revive the heart of someone who is in cardiac arrest, were handed over by His Excellency the Governor, Mr. John Rankin, CMG who was … Continued
In observance of World Water Day which is observed on March 22 every year since 1993. Director of the Water and Sewerage Department, Mrs. Perline Scatliffe-Leonard in a Government Information services release that efforts must be made to identify, and in some cases revive water sources to include wells, catchments and natural areas such as … Continued
In a recent Facebook post former Education Minister and businessman Myron Walwyn publically questioned as to when the BVI will relax travel entry requirements. Walwyn said, “The effects of the current conflict in Russia and the Ukraine on our tourism sector must be closely examined. We recently saw some light at the end of the … Continued
In a recent post, Health Minister Hon. Carvin Malone took to social media to appeal to residents to stop the crime. The minister who was present at the Vigil last evening said, “A vigil/wake/observance was held in honour of Le’Shaughn and I am moved to write: Last night, I heard and I felt the pain … Continued
At least one local supermarket has joined in the call of asking customers to return select units of Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizers following a recall of the product by the manufacturer. Rite Way Food Markets made the appeal on Wednesday via their social media platforms after the manufacturer Kao USA Inc issued a press release … Continued
The Government alone cannot solve the present gun violence situation that has been plaguing the territory in recent years. This was the message shared by the Premier of the Virgin Islands Honourable Andrew Fahie during a recent airing of the VIP Let’s Talk radio programme. He was responding to concerns raised by a caller who … Continued
Government’s aim is not about making revenue through fines, instead the aim is to ensure businesses are in compliance with the respective BVI laws. This was the message shared by the Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew Fahie during a recent press conference which was held to address the recent crackdown of illegal charter … Continued
