New work permit application fees for minimum wage earners are being calculated based on the new minimum wage of $6.00 per hour effective October 1, 2016.
Today marks history for Grade 12 students in the Virgin Islands, who are the first cohort since the implementation of the additional school year by the Ministry of Education and Culture.
The Ministry of Education and Culture is enhancing teachers’ skills through ongoing training for the Healthy School Intervention Programme, Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations (CAPE).
The Government of the Virgin Islands has announced the launch of a private sector consultation on the impact of country-by-country reporting as part of ongoing initiatives currently being undertaken by the OECD to update the international tax system.
The recent spectrum awards to telecommunications providers in the British Virgin Islands has been welcomed as a potential boost for the BVI Forward campaign to strengthen the financial services sector and the push to improve business infrastructure in the Territory.
Topic: Information Technology | Posted By: kduncan
Thursday, 1 September 2016 - 11:34am
The Government of the Virgin Islands is encouraging local entrepreneurs to submit tenders for ‘supply and delivery’ of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Equipment and Supplies in Caribbean Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs).
Topic: International Affairs (including the British Virgin Islands International Finance Centre) | Posted By: aphillip
Thursday, 1 September 2016 - 8:45am
The British Virgin Islands and United States Virgin Islands will continue to strengthen ties as Premier and Minister of Finance of the British Virgin Islands, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE and the Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, Kenneth E. Mapp convene the seventh meeting of the Inter Virgin Islands Council (IVIC).
Topic: Community Development, Development Planning | Posted By: npickering
Wednesday, 31 August 2016 - 4:19pm
Work on the Brandywine Bay project is moving forward as the Government of the Virgin Islands moves to create a new leisure destination for residents and visitors.