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Britain’s recent inquiry into the Virgin Islands’ law-enforcement agencies could tip the scales when global financial watchdogs consider whether to sanction the territory next month, according to a leading expert. …
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Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has fired back after an influential British politician accused the Virgin Islands of making a “mockery” of combatting financial crime by launching a cartoon bird logo …
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The Cabinet has received the Commission of Inquiry self-assessment report it hopes will persuade London to lift the threat of direct rule, according to Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley. The government …
More reforms to combat money crime are on the way as the Virgin Islands works to avoid censure from international financial watchdogs. With a crunch meeting of the Paris-based Financial …
Dramatic price hikes for Virgin Islands residents may have been averted after the United States abandoned plans to tax Caribbean transporters who use China-built ships in its ports, Premier Natalio …
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The Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sustainable Development has cancelled the six remaining public meetings on a planned national tourism policy, replacing them with “target focus group sessions” that have …
Workers from 33 utilities across the Caribbean will showcase their skills and commitment to safety over the weekend as the Virgin Islands hosts the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation’s annual …
The lowest paid workers in the Virgin Islands will belatedly get a wage boost after a high-profile salary increase was snatched from them shortly before Christmas. But instead of the …
A Virgin Islands delegation took the territory’s famous full moon parties abroad on April 12 by hosting an event at Vivo Beach Club in Carolina, Puerto Rico. Organised by the …
There is a “real threat” that food and electricity bills in the Virgin Islands will spike because of the tariff war unleashed by United States President Donald Trump, Premier Natalio …
The many Virgin Islands businesses that use Tropical Shipping could be hit hard by United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs and other policies, the company has warned. In testimony before …
Beneath a bright moon, an ocean of cell phone cameras pointed upwards as Jamaican dancehall artist Vybez Kartel took the stage just minutes after midnight. The crowd erupted, and photographers …
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United States President Donald Trump’s erratic handling of the US economy has drawn concern here and abroad, but some business leaders believe it could mean opportunity for the Virgin Islands’ …
A new “Civil Mitigation Policy” will help ensure fairness and accountability in district-level infrastructure projects like road repairs, ghut clearing, drainage works, retaining walls and utility expansions, according to Communications …
A controversial plan to raise fees on foreign-based charter boats that operate in the Virgin Islands has been delayed after “intense” talks between Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley and United States …
Saturday morning was bright and mostly sunny in Paraquita Bay, but farmer Laura Dore said the weather has not been terribly cooperative for agriculture in recent weeks. “The weather is …
On Tuesday morning at the New Testament Church of God in Baughers Bay, seventh grader De’Nya Winter showed off a mechanical claw she made from a LEGO robotics line called …
Police surveillance powers are set to expand under one of three bills the House of Assembly passed Friday as part of ongoing efforts to comply with international anti-money-crime standards. The …
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Ahead of talks with the United States Virgin Islands governor here tomorrow, Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley said his government will not be “bullied” by its neighbour in a public spat …
Boating businesses here and abroad are crying foul over government plans to overhaul the rules for the marine industry in Virgin Islands waters. Three bills introduced recently in the House …
Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley has hit back against claims that he says unfairly portray the Virgin Islands as a “rogue state” when it comes to fighting financial crime. Mr. Wheatley …
When a three-member United Nations mission visited the Virgin Islands for the first time nearly 50 years ago, it found that a major obstacle in the territory’s path toward independence …
British parliamentarians are urging Premier Natalio “Sowande” Wheatley to allow unrestricted public access to the company-ownership register set to launch by June, but the territory’s top financial regulator warned this …
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Following a bumpy tender process that lasted nearly two years, the Recovery and Development Agency received two bids this month for the contract to construct the long-delayed new ferry terminal …
The Virgin Islands welcomed P&O cruise ship Iona last Thursday and Friday for the first time during her first Caribbean stop after crossing the Atlantic Ocean from the United Kingdom. …
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