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In addition to the cost of water, government is dishing out nearly $1 million per month to Seven Seas Water for operations and maintenance at the Paraquita Bay desalination plant, …
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From Thursday to Monday during this tourism season, travellers will be able to fly between Virgin Gorda and Puerto Rico aboard eight-seater planes operated by the Connecticut-based airline Tradewind Aviation. …
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For a new Halls of Justice, nearly $9 million. For water system improvements, nearly $5 million. For ongoing work on the new National Emergency Operations Centre and the new West …
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As natural disasters caused by climate change drive up insurance prices here and abroad, the government is planning a raft of measures to ease the burden in the Virgin Islands, …
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Someone earning minimum wage in the Virgin Islands would make $240 per week while working full-time. In one month, that number would be about $960 before taxes and social security. …
A long-awaited anti-money-laundering report crucial to the financial services industry’s international reputation will be finalised and published by early next year, according to Deputy Premier Lorna Smith. “The British Virgin …
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A draft policy on crown land is now posted on the government’s website, and leaders have been gathering public input before finalising it. To that end, meetings were held around …
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Six of 53 apprentices in various public agencies obtained full-time employment in recent months through government’s Registration, Apprenticeship, Training, Employment and Development (RATED) Programme, according to Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” …
The designs for the new West End ferry terminal have been finalised, and bidding will start soon to select a contractor to build the facility by mid-2026, according to Communications …
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As part of efforts to strengthen the overseas territories’ voice in the United Kingdom’s House of Commons, a UK parliamentary committee recently heard testimony from a university professor and the …
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Planned amendments to a 1992 law will aim to reform maritime regulations while promoting a “flourishing” marine industry in the territory, according to Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. On Tuesday …
Water woes, crime, dilapidated infrastructure, economic questions, health issues and many other topics were addressed during a press conference hosted last week by opposition members. “Right now, this country is …
The road between Hodges Creek and Paraquita Bay will get a much-needed facelift by late April after government awarded a $2.3 million contract to Northam Construction for road rehabilitation, officials …
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Last week, the European Union removed the Virgin Islands from its blacklist of “non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes” more than eight months after giving the territory the designation in February. …
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As part of efforts to tackle a decades-long struggle with wastewater treatment, government signed two contracts worth $5.9 million last week: one to manage and operate the wastewater treatment plant …
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After government officials attended a boat show in Monaco in late September, representatives from the Virgin Islands continued to market the territory as a top sailing destination last weekend at …
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During a series of public meetings held over several days, residents got a chance to weigh in on potential government plans to create an immigration policy, amend the Immigration and …
In recent years, government officials have promised to set up a dialysis unit on Virgin Gorda so that the island’s residents won’t have to travel to Tortola regularly to get …
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Officials on Friday touted their recent visit to the 32nd annual Monaco Yacht Show and reiterated their intention to continue marketing the territory as a destination for the world’s most …
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Government is working to create a new labour policy that will address issues including rising unemployment in the territory, according to Deputy Premier Lorna Smith. Ms. Smith — who is …
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Sharon-Flax Brutus, a resident of Virgin Gorda, vividly remembers lying on a boat and travelling to Tortola for emergency medical help while going through a miscarriage and thinking, “I hope …
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Last year, the Commission of Inquiry report recommended a review designed in part to clarify a controversial question in the Virgin Islands: How many years must an expatriate live here …
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Company incorporations dropped sharply in the second quarter of this year, continuing a downward trend that could see 2023 set a two-decade record by underperforming successive 20-year lows in 2019 …
Legislators recently passed two bills designed to achieve their longstanding goal of replacing the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry with a new statutory body separate from central government. “Today, we propose …
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The Paraquita Bay water plant will be handed over to government in November 2030, according to Communications and Works Minister Kye Rymer. Mr. Rymer provided updates on the facility while …
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