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Over 20 locals officially...More than 20 young Virgin Islanders between the ages of 18 and 35 yesterday took Oath of Affirmations...
October 21, 2020 at 6:03 AM -
Guns at large! Fireman, a...Two locals and a US Virgin Islands national accused of robbery on Virgin Gorda were denied bail after...
October 20, 2020 at 3:55 PM -
Is crime spiralling in th...While admitting that there has been a slight increase in crime since COVID-19 hit the BVI, Police Commissioner...
October 20, 2020 at 12:31 PM
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BVI schools send multiple complaints to CXC after 2020 exams
Several institutions in the BVI submitted multiple queries to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) following this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...
October 20, 2020 at 7:48 AM -
BVI edges closer to CARICOM | Independence on the horizon?
With the historic opening of a St Vincent & the Grenadines’ consulate in the BVI, the question of whether the Andrew Fahie administration is looking to take concrete steps towards independence can’t be ignored. As...
October 20, 2020 at 7:15 AM -
Customs officer to spend 2 months in prison for failure to pay fine
Senior Customs officer, Delvin Green will have to spend a couple of months at Her Majesty’s Prison after failing to pay a fine which he received for common assault. He was found guilty on September 14, 2020, for an incident which...
October 20, 2020 at 7:06 AM
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Six students selected as winners of territorial essay competition
Six students prevailed in the recently-concluded Territorial Back-to-School Essay Competition, edging more than 60 competing entries submitted from the various grade categories. Each category of students ranged from grades one to the...
October 20, 2020 at 6:13 AM -
Local man comes clean about burglarising grocery store in March
With mass evidence including fingerprints and CCTV footage stacked against Purcell Estate resident Dekembe Parsons, the 21-year-old reversed his original plea of ‘not guilty’ and confessed to burglarising Sunshine Grocery...
October 19, 2020 at 3:24 PM -
Gov’t, Opposition legislators donate over $12K to D5 Economic Zone
Three district representatives have made personal contributions totalling more than $12,000 towards the Fifth Electoral District’s Economic Zone that government will build in the Huntums Ghut community of Tortola. The pledges...
October 19, 2020 at 1:52 PM
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EU grants Caribbean countries 3 million euros to secure COVID vaccine
The BVI is one of 24 Caribbean countries that will benefit from the European Union’s (EU) grant of 3 million euros given to the region for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) or treatments when they become available. The...
October 19, 2020 at 7:34 AM -
CXC has changes to address complaints about 2020 exams
The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced it will be implementing measures to accommodate hundreds of students across the region who complained about unacceptable results in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency...
October 19, 2020 at 7:30 AM -
Digicel investing half-million to improve internet speeds in BVI
Telecommunication provider Digicel has announced that they will be investing $500,000 to upgrade their local network infrastructure over the next six months. According to a media release from Digicel, the investment will involve the...
October 19, 2020 at 7:13 AM
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Over $2.3M in contracts awarded to two local firms for rehab works
The Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) has awarded more than $2.3 million to two local construction companies to conduct rehabilitation works on three projects across the territory. This was revealed at a recent contract-signing...
October 19, 2020 at 7:07 AM -
High bacteria levels detected on VG beach! Location closed
“Elevated bacteria levels” have been detected at the St Thomas Bay beach in the Valley on Virgin Gorda. Sections of the beach extending from Fort Point to Collision Point is therefore closed to recreational use. “The...
October 18, 2020 at 9:38 PM -
UPDATE: Minor released but 3 adults charged for armed robbery
The 15-year-old arrested in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery on Virgin Gorda has been released pending further investigation. On the other hand, the three other adult male suspects have now been charged. They have been...
October 18, 2020 at 3:36 PM
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Protocols for air travel to be released by next Thursday
Premier Andrew Fahie has said the government is hoping to release the list of safety protocols that will govern air travel no later than next Thursday. Recently, Premier Fahie announced that the airport would be the first to reopen...
October 17, 2020 at 11:03 AM -
St Vincent creates history by setting up a Consular Office in BVI
St Vincent and the Grenadines have become the first CARICOM country to establish a consular office in the British Virgin Islands, with Vincentian Bishop Ishmael Charles being appointed as the first honorary consul. Effectively, a consul...
October 16, 2020 at 1:42 PM -
BVI avoided $57 million deficit
Premier Andrew Fahie has revealed more about the state of the BVI’s economy, stating that the territory has been able to avoid a $57 million budget deficit that was initially projected for due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking...
October 16, 2020 at 7:43 AM
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Greater investment in higher education needed in the region
Premier Andrew Fahie has said he believes greater investment in higher education is needed in the region if the Caribbean member states are to achieve the United Nation’s (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Premier...
October 16, 2020 at 7:30 AM -
Thousands of TCI workers languish as gov’t fights private resort
While the BVI government faces public criticism for its refusal to reopen the territory’s borders before December 1, some residents of another British Overseas Territory — the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) — are...
October 16, 2020 at 7:15 AM -
Man pleads guilty to August burglary in Road Town
Chalwell Estate resident, Kris Mitcham has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Road Town restaurant and taking approximately $500 worth of items from the establishment. Mitcham appeared before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Thursday,...
October 16, 2020 at 7:10 AM
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Gunman also tried to shoot George Burrows’ sons, court hears
The gunman who shot and killed Purcell Estate resident, George Burrows last month also tried to shoot the now-deceased man’s sons, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit has alleged. The DPP levelled those...
October 15, 2020 at 2:08 PM -
24-yr-old charged for illegal firearm
Officers of the Major Crime Team have charged a 24-year-old man who was found with an illegal firearm while police executed a search warrant at his home in the Greenland community of East End on October 14. The police said the firearm...
October 15, 2020 at 12:17 PM -
Hard to catch a ride! Motorists reluctant to offer rides since COVID
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News In a small and close-knit society like the BVI, ‘catching a ride’ with passing vehicles is an established culture for commuting non-drivers. But with the COVID-19 pandemic impacting several aspects...
October 15, 2020 at 8:56 AM
