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GUEST VIEW: How crowdfunding brought a new wind technology to market
Odessa American - Texas
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July 10, 2025
By Llewellyn King InsideSources.com A California company, Wind Harvest, is in high gear to change the dynamics of wind energy and to vastly improve the economics of wind farms. But the company wouldn’t be marketing to utilities and wind farm...
Court orders freeze on S Alam, family's Singapore bank accounts
BDNews24
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A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 64 bank accounts and shares of 10 companies in Singapore belonging to Mohammad Saiful Alam, chairman of the controversial industrial conglomerate S Alam Group, and his family. The Anti-Corruption...
Unifa Accessories to invest $48.66m in Bepza economic zone
Daily Star
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July 10, 2025
Unifa Accessories (BD) Co Ltd, a China-British Virgin Islands-owned company, will invest $48.66 million to set up a bag and fashion accessories manufacturing plant in the Bepza economic zone (Bepza EZ) in Mirsharai, Chattogram. An agreement was...
UK has no business in VI’s Belongership matters — Skelton Cline
BVI News
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July 10, 2025
in All News / By: BVI News on July 10, 2025 at 6:42 AM / Talk show host Claude Skelton Cline has called for a pause in the BVI’s ongoing constitutional negotiations with the United Kingdom, arguing that the current power imbalance prevents fair...
Cuban minister criticised for saying country has no beggars
Virgin Islands News Online
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A general view shows the Plaza de la Revolucion in Havana, Cuba, on August 10, 2018. Photo: Reuters/Tomas Bravo REUTERS HAVANA, Cuba--Cuba's labour minister denied there are beggars in the poor, Communist-run country in official testimony,...
Jamaicans, Filipinos are the top holders of work permits in British Virgin Islands
Jamaica Observer
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July 3, 2025
TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands (CMC) — Jamaicans and Filipinos top the list of those holding active work permits in the British Virgin Islands. This is based on figures released by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley during a recent sitting of the House...
Jamaicans, Filipinos lead work permit holders in British Virgin Islands
Caribbean National Weekly
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July 3, 2025
Jamaica and the Philippines are the top two nationalities holding active work permits in the British Virgin Islands, according to figures shared by Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley during a recent sitting of the House of Assembly. As of May 30, 2025,...
VI veterans eligible for medical travel reimbursement to US mainland
Stars and Stripes - Washington D.C
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Virgin Islands National Guard march in Veterans Day Parade at Frederiksted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands, November 11, 2019. (Gregory Camacho/National Guard) (Tribune News Service) — Virgin Islands veterans can now be reimbursed for travel when...
23 businesses participating in BVI Staycation 2025
Virgin Islands News Online
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ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– “Experience BVI, Right Here, Right Now!” That is the theme for this year’s BVI Staycation experience curated for residents of the Virgin Islands (VI). BVI Staycation is an annual promotion by the British Virgin Islands...
Top Senate Finance Dem Says There's More To Epstein Docs Than AG Is Letting On
HuffPost
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July 9, 2025
The Justice Department’s recent conclusion that “no further disclosure” of information related to disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein “would be appropriate or warranted” has raised some hackles among supporters of President Donald Trump, whose...
Freeze 53 bank accounts of S Alam Group chair, family
Daily Star
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July 9, 2025
Thu Jul 10, 2025 02:09 AM Last update on: Thu Jul 10, 2025 03:25 AM Court asks ACC Court Correspondent Thu Jul 10, 2025 02:09 AM Last update on: Thu Jul 10, 2025 03:25 AM A Dhaka court yesterday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to freeze 53...
Court freezes 53 more bank accounts with Tk113cr linked to S Alam Group chairman
The Business Standard
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July 9, 2025
A Dhaka court has ordered authorities concerned to freeze 53 bank accounts, holding Tk113.09 crore, belonging to S Alam Group Chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and individuals or entities connected to him. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md...
SKN advocates for the British Virgin Islands Right to Self Determination
Voice of Nevis
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SKN advocates for the British Virgin Islands Right to Self Determination The federation of St. Kitts and Nevis were a part of a Special Decolonization Session that was held by the United Nations from June 9th to 20th, 2025, St. Kitts and Nevis was...
Trump says Epstein files 'a hoax' but should be released
RTE Ireland
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July 16, 2025
US President Donald Trump has said the Jeffrey Epstein files are just a hoax, however he said the Justice Department should release all "credible" information from its probe into the convicted pedophile. Mr Trump attacked fellow Republicans...
BVI DOUBLES DOWN ON FINANCIAL SERVICES INNOVATION WITH GLOBAL FINTECH SHOWCASE
284 Media BVI
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July 8, 2025
Facing mounting pressure from the United Kingdom over financial transparency, the British Virgin Islands is accelerating its push to modernize its financial services sector — spotlighting FinTech, digital assets, and regulatory innovation as key...
The One Big Beautiful Bill: Tax Provisions in Final Legislation Impacting Domestic and Multinational Businesses
JD Supra - California
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July 9, 2025
Introduction On July 4, 2025, President Trump signed H.R. 1, commonly known as the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” (OBBB), into law.[1] OBBB was initially approved by the House of Representatives on May 22, 2025 (the House Bill),[2] followed by...
$TAC Token Debuts in TVL as TAC Mainnet Goes Live with Leading DeFi Protocols
The Fintech Mag
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July 15, 2025
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, July 15th, 2025, Chainwire $TAC token is now listed on leading exchanges including Bybit, Bitget, and Kraken. The token is also now live on trading platforms such as Wallet in Telegram and Binance Alpha. TAC’s...
American Airlines adds new winter routes to Mexico, Caribbean, LATAM
Travel Daily News
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July 15, 2025
American Airlines will launch service this winter on three new routes to Mexico City; Queretaro, Mexico; and Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic. The airline will also add more flights to popular destinations including Dominica; St. Maarten;...
It's time to put an end to financial secrecy in the British Virgin Islands
Politics Home
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July 1, 2025
3 min read4 hr We cannot credibly aspire to be the anti-corruption capital of the world while the British Virgin Islands continues to avoid proper transparency. Once again, the British Virgin Islands (BVI) have missed a critical deadline to...
United Fidelity Bank names Dan Lee president/CEO
Northwest Florida Daily News
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Dan Lee has been appointed as the permanent president and CEO of United Fidelity Bank. Lee previously served as interim president and CEO and chief credit officer. United Fidelity Bank has branches in multiple states including two in Okaloosa...