As part of efforts to ease economic pressure on residents, government is halving a remittance tax imposed in 2020, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley announced during a press conference on Friday. …
July 28, 2022
February 24, 2021
Ground broken for new National Emergency Operations Centre
Officials didn’t just break ground on the new National Emergency Operations Centre site in McNamara on last week. They also broke the building that it will replace. Premier Andrew Fahie …
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February 15, 2021
North Sound admin building handed over on VG
The North Sound Administration Building on Virgin Gorda was handed over from the Recovery and Development Agency to Deputy Governor David Archer Jr. last week following the completion of repairs …
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February 8, 2021
$9.8 million contract to bring new NEOC
Having laid in ruin since Hurricane Irma passed in 2017, the National Emergency Operations Centre will soon be demolished, and a state-of-the-art centre will be built in its place, officials …
March 23, 2019
More contracts awarded under CDB loan
During the month of February, several more contracts were signed and awarded under the $65 million Caribbean Development Bank rehabilitation and reconstruction loan. Now, nine of 18 consultancy contracts have …
December 27, 2018
Only $2.4 million charged to $65 million CDB loan
Though $15 million has been drawn down from the $65 million Caribbean Development Bank rehabilitation and reconstruction loan, only about $2.4 million worth of initiatives have been formally charged to …
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March 13, 2018
Gov’t asked CDB for $500m, got $65m
The Virgin Islands government requested about $500 million in loan funding from the Caribbean Development Bank in November, but it only received about $65 million, according to Premier Dr. Orlando …