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November 18, 2020

Furlough period extended until February

Amid demands from the business community, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley has announced that the workforce furlough extension passed in the House of Assembly in June will …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
November 16, 2020

Chamber demands another furlough extension

The workforce furlough extension passed in the House of Assembly in June expired on Saturday, and now the BVI Chamber of Commerce and Hotel Association is demanding what it called …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
October 1, 2020

Housing project slowed but progressing

Though the Covid-19 pandemic slowed work on government’s planned housing complex in Joes Hill, construction is still on track to be completed within the planned three-and-a-half years from when the …

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by Dana Kampa
July 31, 2020

House votes to review 2007 Constitution

As the Virgin Islands prepares to celebrate emancipation, elected leaders also turned to the history books this week before greenlighting a constitutional review. Premier Andrew Fahie referenced the political groundswell …

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by Dana Kampa
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
July 20, 2020

Government looks to ban TBT paint, sewage dumping

Residents are being encouraged to support reef-friendly products as government works to phase out suntan lotions and antifouling paints containing chemicals harmful to marine life, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration …

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by Dana Kampa
July 19, 2020

Gorda Peak park closed indefinitely

Gorda Peak National Park is closed until further notice because several areas in the park were illegally cleared for farming, according to Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley. …

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by Dana Kampa
July 17, 2020

Jobless expats asked to leave

Government is instructing expatriates who are unemployed due to the Covid-19 pandemic to return to their home countries as soon as possible unless they have the requisite permission to seek …

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by Dana Kampa
July 17, 2020

NHI owes providers $4 million

The $7.5 million in Covid-19 relief funding earmarked to pay medical providers for their services rendered through the National Health Insurance system only went so far, and nearly $4 million …

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by Dana Kampa
June 24, 2020

Tourism sector jobs hard hit by pandemic

The picture of how the Covid-19 pandemic is affecting the Virgin Islands workforce became a bit clearer last week. As more businesses responded to government’s request for information, 337 companies …

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by Dana Kampa
June 24, 2020

Teams turn to Virgin Gorda for hazard review

Virgin Gorda is the latest target of vulnerability assessments that research teams are conducting in the territory to better understand the challenges facing each community. Teams will assess both natural …

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by Dana Kampa
June 24, 2020

House passes border control measures

New border control measures aimed at giving the Virgin Islands more information about who is coming to the territory before they arrive passed the House of Assembly on June 16. …

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by Dana Kampa
June 18, 2020

Temporary layoffs can last up to 7 months

As more residents are laid off by businesses tightening their belts until the yet-to-be-declared date when Virgin Islands borders fully reopen, the government is taking measures that leaders say are …

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by Dana Kampa
June 7, 2020

Anegada Express launches new ferry from Road Town

On Tuesday Anegada Express launched a new, larger ferry that will operate four days a week between Road Town, Virgin Gorda’s Gun Creek, and Anegada. The vessel will run on …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
June 3, 2020

Leaders push to boost local food production

As the Virgin Islands hopes to scale up its fishing and farming sectors with the ultimate goal of becoming more self-sufficient, participants in a virtual forum last week said it …

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by Dana Kampa
May 1, 2020

Bill would help guide border opening

Though government leaders have predicted that the full reopening of the Virgin Islands’ borders is months away, legislation is in the works that would require inbound passengers to provide detailed …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

Survey collects info on 300-plus layoffs

A recent survey of businesses in the territory provided information about more than 300 of the workers who have lost their jobs because of the Covid-19 pandemic and the ongoing …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

Visitors ‘stuck’ in British Virgin Islands

Because of the territory’s pandemic lockdown measures, many visitors have been “stuck” in the territory, Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley said last Thursday in the House of …

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by Dana Kampa
April 24, 2020

HOA votes to levy 7% tax on sending money via money services

The Financing and Money Services Act 2020, which passed unanimously Friday in the House of Assembly, imposes a seven percent tax on funds sent outside the territory via money services …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
March 10, 2020

EDITORIAL: Mangrove planting is great, but new laws needed too

Government and non-profit organisations deserve kudos for working together recently to launch a major mangrove restoration programme, but we fear their work will be for naught if comprehensive changes aren’t …

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by BVI Beacon
Mangrove in Jost Van Dyke
February 3, 2020

Solutions Forum held for financial services

Government held the second of its Business Solutions Forums on Tuesday — though any ideas arising from the forums have yet to be revealed to the public. Tuesday’s forum, held …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
September 12, 2019

Vincent Wheatley sworn in as new deputy premier

As officials walked through the doors of the Governor’s Office on Friday morning, some of them joked around with Transportation, Works and Utilities Minister Kye Rymer, saying he wasn’t ready …

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by ZARRIN TASNIM AHMED
June 17, 2019

Willy T set to return to Norman Island

Starting in July, the Willy T floating bar and restaurant will be back where many visitors and residents feel it belongs — in its original location, anchored off The Bight …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
April 12, 2019

Banking to return to Virgin Gorda

Starting in August, for the first time in almost a year, Virgin Gorda residents will have access to full banking services, government announced last week. “Following a series of meetings …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK
January 21, 2019

With full slate, Virgin Islands Party hits the campaign trail

The general election could come as late as April 16, but in a campaign meet-and-greet on Saturday on Jost Van Dyke, Virgin Islands Party Chairman Andrew Fahie (R-D1) predicted that …

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by CLAIRE SHEFCHIK

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