Monday, January 24, 2022 at 7:00 p.m. ST. THOMAS – The 34th Legislature will convene into regular session on Monday, January 24, 2022,at 11:00 a.m. to consider Bill No. 34-0187 which is an Act changing the date for commencing the 2022 Regular Session of the Legislature of the Virgin Islands to January 24, 2022. Senate … Read more
Nominations for 2022 awards are now open! Deadline to submit is January 11, 2022 at 3pm ET. Nominations are now being accepted for the 2022 National Small Business Week (NSBW) Awards. The NSBW Awards recognize the achievements of SBA-assisted small businesses and the contributions they have made to their communities and our nation’s economy. All nominations should … Read more
On Thursday, December 9th, the Occupancy Tax Efficiency Act (Bill 34-0070) was approved by the Rules & Judiciary Committee. The bill now includes an amendment (Amendment 34-397) created specifically to expand the language to re-define “hotelkeeper or innkeeper” to include booking agencies and deeming the activities of such organizations as doing business in the Virgin … Read more
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA), Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration invites you to attend the virtual “USDA Small Business 101 Workshop” to be held on January 11th and 12th, 2022, from 1:00 pm – 4:00 pm EST and 9:00 am – 12:00 pm EST, respectively. The workshop is designed to provide businesses, unfamiliar with Federal contracting, in rural … Read more
New CDC Guidelines for International Travel Now in Effect; USVI Requirements for Domestic Travel from Mainland, Other Territories Will Remain Unchanged U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS – During the Government House weekly press briefing on Monday, Government House Communications Director Richard Motta Jr. announced that the Bryan-Roach Administration has begun distributing another round of income tax refunds totaling … Read more
VISBDC Webinar Tuesdays with SBA Topics: PPP Forgiveness, Economic Injury Disaster Loans Other Covid Program updates USVI Small Business Participation in Covid-19 Loans Time is limited to apply for Covid-19 Disaster Funding EIDL closes December 31, 2021 The Economic Injury Disaster Loan is the only remaining Covid-19 funding opportunity, which expires on December 31, 2021. … Read more