Fraud allegation
An American woman reportedly used a Virgin Islands-registered company to defraud a retired businessman
and a successful hip-hop producer out of $1 million each, according a lawsuit recently filed in a United States court. Ishita Ganguly allegedly told clients — including businessman James Campbell and Kevin Rudolf, a producer who has worked with Justin Timberlake and other artists — that she would invest the money in “humanitarian, social and economic development projects,” according to the Staten Island Advance newspaper. Instead, she used their money to buy jewellery and a multimillion-dollar mansion, according to the paper. The lawsuit alleges that she claimed to be the managing director for Astute Partners BVI Ltd., which she reportedly described as a private investment firm.
Online marketing
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College will host a four-session course for entrepreneurs on “creating a web presence,” the college has announced. The course, tuition for which costs $300, will begin on Feb. 1 and run from 9 a.m. to noon for four weeks. It aims to teach participants how to build websites and set up Facebook pages, Twitter accounts, and GooglePlus pages, according to the college.
Food handlers
Classes for individuals on Virgin Gorda seeking food handlers’ certificates began last week and will continue until Jan. 22. The classes, which are being held at the Virgin Gorda Administration Complex, are required under the Food Hygiene Regulations, according to the Environmental Health Division. For more information, call the EHD at 468-9528.
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