As the coronavirus pandemic batters the economy here and abroad, Premier Andrew Fahie promised Tuesday evening that the Virgin Islands will soon join the many other nations around the world …
Government to inject $2 million into farming, fishing
Amid concern about the long-term effects of the coronavirus pandemic, the Cabinet on Friday, March 20, approved a $2 million economic stimulus package for fishing and farming in the Virgin …
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OECD: Global economy increasingly fragile
The Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development is the latest financial body to issue a warning that the global economy is weakening. In its latest Interim Economic Outlook, released last …
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EDITORIAL: Kudos to another class of post-Irma graduates
Congratulations to this year’s graduates, who have overcome challenges that would be unimaginable to most people their age, and to the educators who have helped them along the way during …
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COMMENTARY — Recession potential causes concerns
The United States economy is booming, and it is expected to grow 4.5 percent this year. This is a very strong growth rate, and it is unusual for the current …
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Gov’t to guarantee $15m loan for cruise pier landside works [ORDER PAPER]
Lawmakers will vote Monday on a loan guarantee for the BVI Ports Authority to complete construction on the cruise pier project’s landside development, according to the Order Paper outlining Monday’s …
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Cruise passenger likely went overboard near PR
Dominic William O’Carroll, a 67-year-old Irish citizen, is still missing after a search by the United States Coast Guard was called off on Tuesday afternoon.
Minister: 600k cruise ship tourists expected this season
On Oct. 23, the Norwegian Pearl will arrive in Road Town. It will be the first cruise ship of the 2014-2015 season, during which officials expect nearly 300 cruise ships …
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Cruise development under way [PHOTO GALLERY]
Most of the necessary land-side pilings have already been installed at the territory’s cruise pier development site, and the pilings needed for the pier itself are being installed beginning this …
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Premier touts cruise opportunities for businesses
The BVI Ports Authority’s $50 million plans to extend the cruise ship dock and provide extended facilities for passengers will serve as a “catalyst” and stir a “repositioning” of the …
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PAC blasts cruise tender process (FULL TEXT)
Though government’s failed cruise pier development deal with the consortium Tortola Ports Partners died about nine months ago, the opposition-led Public Accounts Committee delivered a scathing post-mortem report Friday alleging …
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$4.9m contract signed for land-side cruise works
The BVI Ports Authority signed a $4.9 million contract with Ports and Marina Services Ltd. on Friday afternoon for work on foundations of the land-side portions of the territory’s cruise …
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$4.9m contract signed for land-side cruise works
The BVI Ports Authority signed a $4.9 million contract with Ports and Marina Services Ltd. on Friday afternoon for work on foundations of the land-side portions of the territory’s cruise …
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Works officially start on cruise ship pier
Officials called it a red-letter day for the territory as they broke ground Thursday afternoon on the territory’s cruise ship pier expansion, but the “Mount Everest climb” is only half …
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PAC probe finds ‘red flags’ in cruise project
At a signing ceremony on Tuesday to ink a $30.7 million contract to extend the territory’s cruise ship pier, Premier Dr. Orlando Smith said he doesn’t mind the continued scrutiny …
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Cruise ship visits hit 10-year low
The numbers from the recent cruise ship season are in. And they aren’t good.
VG students get insider’s look at cruise ship (PHOTO GALLERY)
It was a bit like taking a holiday for a dozen class four students last week: They boarded a ferry from Virgin Gorda to Tortola before producing their passports first …
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Mock cruise ship disaster planned
The Department of Disaster Management is planning to test its capability to respond to a cruise ship in distress during a simulation between 6 a.m. and noon on Friday.
Reader proposes cruise ship alternatives for VI
Our government was obviously very impressed when a large cruise company approached them and said, “Hey, we are building bigger ships and you need to increase the size of your …
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Gov’t halts cruise pier project
Government has put the brakes on plans to extend the cruise ship pier
Gov’t halts cruise pier project
Government has put the brakes on plans to extend the cruise ship pier
UK asked to intervene on cruise pier project
The following is an open letter to Henry Bellingham, Parliamentary under secretary of state at the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.
Man punches cruise ship tourist in the face
A man pleaded guilty to common assault and damaging property in Magistrates’ Court Monday,
‘Cruise by Christine’ trial starts in High Court
It took a court clerk about 25 minutes to read through an indictment
Meeting on cruise ship pier set for Wednesday
The Ministry of Communications and Works is inviting the public