british Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands: Over 1000 Small Businesses To Receive Stimulus Grant

Submitted by siha on

Government of the Virgin Islands (15.09.2020) Over 1000 small businesses have qualified for the economic stimulus grant ranging from $1,592 to $7,955 and will begin to receive their cheques beginning this week. The Small Business Sector Grant Programme was established for the purpose of assisting Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs)  affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, in meeting operational expenditure, while stimulating economic activity by facilitating the circulation of money within the Territory.

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british Virgin Islands
Topics
Cash transfers
Financing
COVID-19
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British virgin islands: Water Charges Suspended For One Month

Submitted by socpro on

Government of the Virgin Islands (24.03.2020) Water and Sewerage customers across the Territory have been given a month’s suspension in payment of their water charges.

 

 

Regions / Country
british Virgin Islands
Topics
Housing
Social assistance
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British Virgin Islands: Early payment of pensions and alternative payment channels

Submitted by mmarquez on

vissb.vg (26.03.2020) The Social Security Board (SBB) anticipated payments of old-age pensions. In addition, alternative payment channels have been activated, such as payment to credit cards and wire transfers.

Regions / Country
british Virgin Islands
Global challenges
Topics
Old-age pensions
Service delivery
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British Virgin Islands on the Path to Developing a Shock Responsive Approach to Social Protection

Submitted by dfabbri on

ReliefWeb (09.01.2019) On official request, WFP assisted the Government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to improve the country's social protection framework to better cater to the needs of its most vulnerable citizens following a disaster. Nineteen governmental and non-governmental officials, representing 10 institutions in social protection, education, health and disaster management, actively engaged in a capacity strengthening exercise in Shock Responsive Social Protection (SRSP) on 10-13 December 2018.

Regions / Country
british Virgin Islands
Global challenges
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