For whatever it is worth. The amendment to add boat rentals to the list of businesses subject to the now 10% hotel tax did not pass.

"The Bill was eventually passed without the amendment to include boats on the list of accommodations."

Next on the agenda? How to tax the ladies renting out their living rooms for daytime business meetings?

What to do with all this extra cash from the new taxes and fees on some? Well... on the spending front. There is a plan afoot to start subsidizing the container shipping industry willing to ship direct to the BVI by passing St. Thomas. Today a container to St. Thomas is $2,000 with an additional $2,000 to make the hop over to Tortola. If the runway and new Flintstone Airline does not work out? Maybe large charter groups could ride containers from the US to Tortola? How many TTOL'ers could you fit in a container?