TORTOLA, British Virgin Islands, CMC – Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has known as for extra locals to spend money on the BVI’s tourism trade. He made the plea after the announcement that native builders JOMA Properties Ltd will construct a brand new resort in Port Purcell.
In line with Wheatley, the BVI financial system is doing properly, however some can’t profit from the success. He added that the territory’s tourism is projected to develop, so residents ought to spend money on the trade.
“I feel it units a wonderful instance when one in every of our profitable traders steps exterior their consolation zone and invests in tourism. I might hope and want different traders within the BVI would take an identical method as a result of tourism will proceed to develop — we had our second-largest quantity in historical past in 2023, and we are going to surpass that in 2024. The numbers will proceed to develop, and we should guarantee we’re properly positioned to learn from that progress,” the Premier stated.
He additionally stated locals ought to word that the identical advantages and incentives given to international traders can be found.
In the meantime, even because the opposition’s spokesperson on Tourism, Myron Walwyn has been calling on the federal government to hunt new traders for tourism, the Premier stated he continues receiving calls from many international traders all for investing within the territory.
“We now have a number of traders from everywhere in the world who’re knocking on our doorways and saying,’ We consider within the BVI, and we need to spend money on the BVI,’ Wheatley stated.
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