BVIEC
The BVI Electricity Corporation increased its revenue from electricity sales to $55.8 million in 2010, a 15.29 percent increase from the prior year, according to the company. At the same time, the government-owned electricity producer’s expenses rose from nearly $46 million in 2009 to $54 million in 2010. The company’s biggest expense was its $30.4 million fuel bill, according to the 2010 BVIEC annual report tabled recently in the House of Assembly. The report also states that 2010 saw the BVIEC undertake a series of major overhauls to its generator sets and six turbochargers used in power generation.
Customs duties
Government took in $32.2 million in customs duties in 2011, a 2.5 percent increase over the previous year, according to the department’s 2011 annual report. In total, it cost an estimated $4.7 million to run the department in 2011, allowing the rest to flow into central government’s revenues. In addition to the revenues from duties, the department saw a 5.5 percent increase in cruising permits issued compared to the prior year. In 2011, the department took in more than $1.35 million from the sale of cruising permits, according to the report.
HLSCC workshop
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will host a six-month set of business communication workshops beginning in January, the organisation announced. The Comprehensive Business Communications Workshop Series will begin on Jan. 23 and be offered monthly until June 15. For more information or to register call 852-7035 or 852-7192. Each session will cost $300, according to the college.
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