Some of the world’s top asset-recovery lawyers were among more than 100 people from about 30 countries who gathered at Scrub Island Resort last week for a global anti-fraud conference …
EDITORIAL: Online labour system a long time in coming
Work-permit applications and other labour processes should have been moved online more than 15 years ago, and we were greatly disappointed when the government’s first such system failed in early …
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‘No great rush’ on Global Minimum Tax
The Virgin Islands expects the next United Kingdom government to respect its decision on whether to sign up for the Global Minimum Tax initiative, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said April …
All labour processes to go online
The government’s first online work-permit system shut down in February 2022 after barely six months in operation. Now, officials are trying again. Work-permit processing and private-sector job applications will be …
Smith: Money-crime report not ‘damning’
The Virgin Islands is not facing a crisis in combating financial crime despite a recent report by international watchdogs which some experts viewed as scathing, Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said …
Minimum wage boost is ‘likely,’ Smith says
The $6-per-hour minimum wage is “likely” to increase after the findings of a committee reviewing the matter are presented to government by the end of the month, according to Deputy …
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Arbitrators discuss Caribbean industries
Construction, oil and gas, renewable energy and fintech were among the Caribbean industries that topped the discussion agenda last week during the fifth annual BVI Arbitration Week. The five-day event …
UK-OT finance dialogue marks one year
A series of meetings last week marked the completion of the first year of an ongoing dialogue between the United Kingdom and the overseas territories on fighting financial crime, according …
HOA votes to up penalties for withholding stats
As part of efforts to help government collect information as the census continues, lawmakers have passed a bill designed to impose harsher penalties on people who withhold statistics they are …
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Call made for unemployment benefits
Unemployment benefits are needed in the Virgin Islands because people are “suffering,” the opposition has warned. Deputy Speaker Stacy Mather sounded the alarm while questioning Health and Social Development Minister …
After Rutley visit, premier ‘confident’ on reforms
Nearly half an hour late to the press conference he called on Friday morning, Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley stepped into the multimedia room on the first floor of his …
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Premier at OECS meeting in St. Kitts
Premier Dr. Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley is scheduled to return to the territory today after attending the 74th Meeting of the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States Authority in St. Kitts. At …