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November 10, 2023

West End Ferry Terminal designs finalised

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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
July 28, 2022

Remittance tax slashed in half

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. …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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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by FREEMAN ROGERS
North Sound Administration Building
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 …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
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 …

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by Amanda Ulrich
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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by Amanda Ulrich
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 …

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by Conor King Devitt

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