The British Virgin Islands (BVI) International Tax Authority (ITA) Director met with the financial services industry to discuss new legislative updates and compliance with international standards for tax purposes. ITA Director LaToya James spoke at the BVI Finance Breakfast Forum on 21 July where she explained the ITA’s role and provided context on the recent … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley is currently away from the Territory on an official visit to the United Kingdom (UK). While in the UK, Premier Wheatley will be engaged in a series of meetings with Chairman of the BVI All Party Parliamentary Group, Mr. James Sunderland MP; a discussion … Continued
Miss British Virgin Islands 2021, Kathlyn Archibald-Drew will represent the Virgin Islands at the Jaycees Queen Show on July 27 in Antigua. This year’s pageant is the first show in two years and is set under the theme, Unleashing the potential within through resilience and determination. Kathlyn will join six other crown contenders Briana Anthony … Continued
Fourteen senators voted to expel Senator Steven Payne Sr. from the 34th Legislature on Wednesday night, in what was a culmination of immense pressure on lawmakers to address a scandal that had rocked the Senate — one that was untied from other senators but Mr. Payne — after three women accused him of either sexual … Continued
General Elections in St Kitts and Nevis will be held on Friday, August 5, with Nomination Day being Tuesday, July 26. The long-anticipated election date was announced by Prime Minister Timothy Harris at his People’s Labour Party Rally on July 17 in Tabernacle Village, from where Dr Harris hails. Prime Minister Harris said that he … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has affirmed that the Territory’s relationship with the Caribbean “is as strong as it has ever been”. Speaking at the Sixth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly on July 21, Premier Wheatley referenced the Virgin Islands’ relationship with CARICOM, … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, together with the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association, is launching an initiative dubbed Family Fridays in hopes of generating some excitement for family time around the dinner table. Beginning Festival Friday, August 5, and the first Friday of every subsequent month, the occasion is intended to create … Continued
The following is commentary by Dr. Charles H. Wheatley. Mr. Howard R. Penn’s active public life began in 1938 when he joined the Civic League led by Mr Hope Stevens, a BVI lawyer resident in New York with a deep concern for the quality of life in the BVI. H.R. Penn joined in the fight … Continued
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC) Institute of Education is pleased to announce a new partnership arrangement that offers support through grants and scholarships beginning in the fall of 2022 in honour of the late Reverend Edris O’Neal, OBE. Director of the HLSCC Institute of Education, Mrs. Sandy Harrigan-Underhill said she is very grateful … Continued
The first meeting of the Constitutional Review Commission was held yesterday, Monday, 18 July. In her opening welcome remarks at the Department of Youth Affairs and Sports conference room, the Chairman, Mrs. Lisa Penn-Lettsome expressed her thanks to fellow commissioners for agreeing to serve and reminded them that they were all bearing witness to history … Continued
