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Monthly Archives: October 2012
Chairman of the Tourist Board Russell Harrigan is concerned that tourism in the BVI may feel the indirect effects of Sandy, the storm that has devastated parts of ...
The man at the helm of the territory’s police force has publicly painted a grim picture of the organization’s inadequacies and their implications for crime ...
Dear Dr. Cindy: I am in a very difficult situation whereby my mother is having an affair with a minister. I know they have been friends for a long time however I ...
The Craft Alive renovation project has fallen behind schedule, but Works Minister Mark Vanterpool is assuring vendors that Government is working zealously to ...
Acting Police Chief David Morris has revealed that most of the offenses committed in the British Virgin Islands are not reported to law-enforcers and so it is ...
The Domestic Violence Act, 2011, which will strengthen Government’s commitment to reduce family violence, will take effect on Wednesday, October 31, 2012 which ...
Commentator Julio Sam Henry has added another twist to the fire-hot debate over whether natives of the British Virgin Islands are adequately receptive to ...
On the eve of the new tourism season, the BVI Horse Owners Association is trying to drum up support among players in the industry. President of the association ...
BVP (Truth for the Youth)… Saturdays 6 – 7pm on ZROD 103.7FM & ZVCR 106.9FM When Forward is Backward & Rape is from God: Too many of our People claim ...
With seven total wins as overall male champion, Maxford Pipe has become the most decorated champion of the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College/Highland Spring Race ...
A US Virgin Island citizen has taken responsibility for the cocaine that was found aboard a boat on Beef Island last Thursday. Kevin Geaves pleaded guilty to ...
The Department of Education wishes to remind applicants that the next SAT Examination will be administered on Saturday, November 3 at 8 a.m. at the Math Trailer at ...
The Belle Vue Methodist Church invites the general public to their annual Harvest Thanksgiving Celebration themed “Sing, Praise and Celebrate” on Sunday, ...
The British Virgin Islands is again attempting to put a National Youth Policy in place after a failed attempt 16 years ago. At the launch of a 10-member committee ...
The new Autism Centre which has been operating for weeks was opened officially this morning on the second floor of the Rainbow Children’s Home in Lower Estate, ...
Communications and Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said he was recently misinterpreted when he said the time has come for the BVI to start local discussions that will ...
Gunshots rang out in a section of Huntums Ghut Tortola shortly after midnight when gunmen fired several shots while chasing a man they had robbed. Police Information ...
Concerns that rehabilitation works at Greenland Recreational Field lasted for some six years did not grab the spotlight during last week’s ceremony to herald the ...
Tortola horses were back on the track in St. Thomas yesterday (October 28) trying to match skills with others from different parts of the US Virgin islands. Of the ...
The Family Support Network (FSN) is now in a better financial position than weeks ago when it said that it was on the verge of closing its doors because of the lack ...
A new trial date has been set for the case involving Peter Gray who is accused of assaulting a woman. The trial, which should have got off the ground last Friday ...
Dr. Hubert O’Neal recently assisted with another annual eye-screening project at a public school and is now amplifying the call for students to be tested more ...
The proposed extension of the Terrence B Lettsome Airport in Tortola was one of the projects discussed with new Minister for UK Overseas Territories, Mark Simmonds, ...
Resident Magistrate Tamia Richards did not uphold the ‘no case’ submission that was put forward by attorney Herbert McKenzie on behalf of his client Sasha Hodge. ...
Sunday, October 28 –Police have charged five foreigners with illegal entry and are continuing investigations into their suspected involvement in two drug busts in ...
The Office of the Governor is pleased to announce that the application round for 2013-14 Chevening Scholarships will open on Monday 29 October 2012. The deadline for ...
Fine Foods Supermarket will be back in business on Thursday (November 1) following major renovations. The operators of the business said the building has been ...
Celebrated British Virgin Islander Patsy Lake sat directly in front of her mother’s casket sobbing as golden memories sprinted across her mind. She was among a ...
On Wednesday October 24, Miami based Herald Custom Publishing, came to the territory to launch and celebrate the 10th edition of the Experience BVI publication. This ...
This is the home stretch, and the outcome of the US election depends upon a small number of uncommitted voters in Florida and Ohio. Before the First US Presidential ...
Dr. Michael Kachmar will return to the territory to serve patients from Monday (October 29) to Friday (November 9) at the Sea Cow’s Bay Clinic. The British Virgin ...
The Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable Mark Vanterpool will be hosting a meeting for prospective crafts alive vendors on Tuesday, October 30th. ...
The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is holding a community outreach meeting at the East End/Long Look Community Centre on Thursday, 1st November at 7:30 p.m. ...
The Inland Revenue Department is reminding property owners that property tax for the year 2012 is due no later than November 30, 2012. After this date penalties ...
Persons are invited to participate in a “Light up the night for Jesus walk and lawn concert” on Friday, 02 November, 2012. Cost for participation is ...
The Honourable Vance Amory, Hon. Mark Brantley along with other delegates of the Concerned Citizen Movement Party of Nevis, will be visiting the BVI to meet with ...
The Office of Gender Affairs is advising the public that due to circumstances beyond their control, the Love Does Not Hurt commemorative balloon release scheduled ...
The Department of Disaster Management, in collaboration with The BVI Red Cross is informing the public that they will be conducting a one-day refresher training ...
Deputy Premier Dr. Kedrick Pickering has implored natives of the British Virgin Islands to embrace the people who have come to live amongst them, even as they spread ...
President of the BVI Olympic Committee Ephraim Penn is mounting a defense against stinging criticisms hurled at him by two executive members who feel they have been ...
“He that rejecteth Me and receiveth not My words, hath One that judgeth him; the Word that I have spoken, the same shall judge him in the Last Day. John 12:48 No ...
The opportunity is being afforded to all in the BVI to attend today’s crucial fundraising venture which will go a long way to assist the work of the territory’s ...
Terrence Chinnery, softball and baseball coach in the Virgin Islands, was recognized as the BVI’s 2012 CIBC FirstCaribbean Unsung Hero for his selfless drive and ...
EasyPay has opened a new payment booth in Riteway Pasea. The bill payment agent said the booth boasts new and highly trained customer service representatives ...
Dust off your running shoes and gather your co-workers and friends for the annual “Race for a Cause” scheduled for Saturday 24 November at the College’s ...
Her Majesty’s Customs Department is inviting residents of Virgin Gorda to a Merchant Symposium on the new Trader Declaration Form also known as the HMC-12 Form on ...
Assault on police: On 14-10-2012 at 0835hrs – Police arrested and charged 21-year-old Jeremy Kuntz of North Sound Virgin Gorda, for the offense of Assault on ...
Thursday, October 25 – The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has confirmed that Darlene Carty Baptiste is its newly appointed Chief ...
Recently appointed Minister for Overseas Territories Mark Simmonds is upbeat about a White Paper that was produced by the UK government earlier in the year, which he ...
Dear Editor, It’s not often that I applaud politicians because many of them tend to change like the weather. Many of them only exercise good manners during the ...
Although it was disclosed that various stakeholders shared opposing views on the recently passed Non-Profit Organizations (NPO) legislation, Minister for Health and ...
According to the experts, it is best to measure wind speed and direction before making a decision to install a wind turbine system at a designated site – hence ...
In an effort to raise funds, on Sunday October 21, the Upper Room Victory Church held its first ever fund-raising rally with host, Bishop Leonard Gibbs from ...
The Deputy Governor’s Office is informing the public that Remembrance Day will be celebrated on Sunday, November 11 at the Eileen L. Parsons Auditorium, H. Lavity ...
Six years of closure, doubts and delays ended with rekindled spirits yesterday when the Greenland Recreational Field in East End officially received its new lease of ...
An eight-member government delegation travelled to St. Lucia this morning (October 24) to observe the swearing in ceremony for the first female chief justice of the ...
CCT would like to inform its valued customers of a service issue affecting SMS messages. As a result of this issue, in some cases text messages sent from CCT ...
A second trial since the commencement of the October criminal assizes has been halted – not because of jury issues this time round. Justice Albert Redhead ...
New Minister for the UK Overseas Territories Mark Simmonds said he does not see the need to renegotiate the Protocols for Effective Financial Management at this ...
Dear Dr. Cindy: I am in a situation where I have begun to go out and date girls after three years on a break. I have met three girls I like; all possess tempting ...
Local political activists who think the newly installed Minister for the UK Overseas Territories would hop onto their political bandwagons may have to think twice. ...
Social commentator Julio Sam Henry is calling for more commercial activities to be directed towards the eastern and western end of Tortola, instead of being chiefly ...
Jamaica: Sandy has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, as conditions continue to deteriorate across the Caribbean island. The hurricane is said to be moving ...
Who provides stellar customer service in the British Virgin Islands? Which port of entry is the best? The BVI Tourist Board, in a new online survey, poses those ...
Wednesday, October 24 – One of the most tragic boat incidents in the British Virgin Island’s modern history is to receive the High Court’s full attention ...
