With another three months of hurricane season stretching ahead, businesses in the territory have been warned to get their disaster plans up to speed. The call came as BVI Finance …
September 3, 2024
September 3, 2024
Warning sounded over cybercrime
Businesses in the Virgin Islands have been warned of a rising wave of cybercrime sweeping across the Caribbean. Digicel BVI CEO Mara Samaniego urged firms in the territory to strengthen …
August 2, 2024
New UK gov’t seen as ‘less hostile’ to OTs
The United Kingdom’s new Labour government will likely take a “less hostile approach” than its predecessors toward the Virgin Islands and other overseas territories, a senior VI official has predicted. …
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June 21, 2024
‘ Teething’ problems delay online work permits
The rollout of a much-vaunted initiative to put work-permit applications and renewals online has been hit by “inevitable teething issues,” Deputy Premier Lorna Smith said last week. Ms. Smith, who …
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May 16, 2024
National Bank urged to offer more
Demands have been made for the National Bank of the Virgin Islands to do more for customers. Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton recently raised the issue in the House of Assembly, …
May 13, 2024
Minimum wage report submitted to government
Low-paid workers in the Virgin Islands came a step closer to a possible minimum wage increase as a special report on the matter was submitted to the government for consideration. …
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May 3, 2024
Piggy bank contest inspires young savers
Superheroes were used to inspire Virgin Islands youths to become “super savers” as five financial institutions backed a piggy bank design competition this week at the BVI Financial Services Commission …
April 22, 2024
2023 incorporations hit 25-year low
The number of new companies incorporated in the Virgin Islands in 2023 slumped to its lowest level for 25 years, new figures show. The tally for the final quarter of …
