Over the course of two lengthy meetings, the House of Assembly determined that Jeanette Scatliffe-Boynes would continue to act as the director of the Social Security Board for a six-month …
September 9, 2021
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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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 …
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 …
June 17, 2020
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 …
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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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 …