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Government has announced the Small Business Sector Grant Relief Programme that was established for the purpose of assisting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprise (MSME) Businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in meeting their operational expenditure, while stimulating economic activity by facilitating the circulation of money within the Territory. Junior Minister for Trade and Economic Development, […]
The entire island of Jost Van Dyke has been placed on mandatory quarantine until July 28th. Cabinet held a special meeting last night and this new order for Jost Van Dyke was signed by the Minister for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone. In this new order under the Public Health Act, it says that […]
Vendors plying their trade at the market square in Road Town will be temporarily relocated on Fishlock Road, adjacent the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Headquarters until works to renovate the current market square is complete. Minister for Transportation, Works and Utilities, Kye Rymer and officials from his ministry met with the vendors on July […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock is said to be hospitalised at the Dr. D. Orlando Smith hospital after feeling unwell. The announcement was made by Premier Andrew Fahie during a sitting of the House of Assembly on Monday, July 20th. Reports say Speaker Willock was suffering from stomach pains and was admitted […]
Police are seeking the public’s assistance in locating the driver of a hit and run accident recently. Police say that on Tuesday, June 30, at about 11:00PM, a pedestrian was walking along the East End Public Road, in the vicinity of 5 Girls General Store, when he was struck by a white car. As a […]
Two Vincentian men, Deverson Williams and St Elmore Garraway, have been charged after they allegedly played a role in preventing police from apprehending longtime fugitive Nyron Erickson last Sunday, July 12, 2020. Williams, 37, a resident of Belle Vue, was charged with ‘Obstructing a police officer’. He pleaded guilty. Garraway, 42, a resident of Georges […]
Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has reported that the Virgin Islands remain on the white-lists of the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) and the European Union (EU). In a broadcast on the Financial Services Industry, the Premier said these accolades underscore the BVI’s commitment to upholding the integrity of the global […]
The Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States, OECS, (YES) Project has featured Virgislander Brent Hoyte. The OECS described the article, as a BVIslander harnessing the healing power of gospel music to inspire hope. Hoyte told the publication that from the age of 3, he loved to take his pots and pans and make rhythms on them […]
The Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (BOSSs) continues to place the Virgin Islands on the cutting edge of beneficial ownership information exchange with the capability of responding to requests in real time. That’s according to Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie who in a live broadcast on the Financial Services Industry said that the […]
Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has renewed appeals to the public to bear with the Government as they develop and implement the measures to further stabilise their social and economic situation and to put the foundation in place for their future. While saying he would not dwell on what the previous administration did […]