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September 24, 2020

$4.4m paid in unemployment, Wheatley says

The government’s $10 million Unemployment Relief Fund has benefitted 3,457 people to the tune of $4,366,488, with 2,117 claims denied and 2,072 new ones still processing as of last Thursday, …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
August 3, 2020

Businesses can now apply for grants

According to Karia Christopher, director of the Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs, “99 percent of businesses that apply will qualify” for the government’s $6.5 million Small Business …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
July 23, 2020

Labour relaxes new work-permit rules

On July 10, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley announced the immediate implementation of extra steps for businesses renewing work permits. This week, he walked back that plan …

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by Dana Kampa
June 17, 2020

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by BVI Beacon
June 11, 2020

New stimulus gets mixed reviews

Last week, government began rolling out several initiatives under the “second phase” of its Economic Response Plan to Covid-19, but questions remain about whether the package is helping people in …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 6, 2018

Social Security Board tells workers to check payment status

The Social Security Board is again reminding employees to check the status of the SSB contributions their employers have made on their behalf. Sometimes employers fail to report accurate salaries …

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by Conor King Devitt
May 14, 2018

NHI promises updated insurance cards

On Tuesday night last week, Virgin Islands resident Teddy Nankisore had a serious problem. His 6-year-old daughter had a stomach infection and was vomiting, but Mr. Nankisore and his family …

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by Amanda Ulrich

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