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We are one emergency away...Political commentator and clergyman, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has argued that persons in the BVI are...
January 17, 2022 at 6:02 AM -
Successful Painkiller Cup...PRESS RELEASE: Perfect conditions were on hand for the January 15th Painkiller Cup. Flat sea conditions...
January 16, 2022 at 2:13 PM -
Advisory Committee create...The newly created Salt Island Lands Advisory Committee (SILAC) is expected to assist the Ministry of...
January 14, 2022 at 12:57 PM
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Government looking to implement COVID testing regime in schools
The Ministry of Health and the Education Ministry are looking at plans to implement COVID testing regimes in schools once these educational institutions reopen for face-to-face learning. In a stakeholder meeting to address the impact...
January 14, 2022 at 8:01 AM -
Sluggish delivery of COVID release letters causing deep frustration
Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ronald Georges has acknowledged facing challenges with the rate of distribution of COVID-19 isolation release letters to the public. COVID-19 isolation release letters are required for persons...
January 14, 2022 at 7:47 AM -
BVI’s current COVID cases are milder than those in first outbreak
Most persons who tested positive for COVID-19 during the ongoing outbreak in the BVI have presented with milder symptoms when compared to earlier stages of the pandemic. This information was disclosed by the Acting Chief Medical Officer,...
January 14, 2022 at 7:24 AM
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Use other people’s money to expand airport — Skelton Cline
Political commentator and former government consultant Claude Skelton Cline has insisted that government should not use its own money to complete the planned airport extension project. He argued that successive and future governments...
January 14, 2022 at 7:13 AM -
Gov’t didn’t select contractor for Sports Complex AC project
Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has hit out at claims that the government overspent by more than $300,000 on a contract for air-conditioning works for the multi-purpose sports complex in Road Town. The claim made by Opposition Leader...
January 14, 2022 at 6:03 AM -
BVI records 2 more COVID-related casualties! Death toll now at 42
Two additional COVID-19 related casualties have been recorded in the territory, taking the total number of deaths to 42 persons. Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges made the disclosure today during a virtual stakeholders...
January 13, 2022 at 4:32 PM
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Operating hours at Anegada airport amended due to COVID
The Auguste George International Airport on Anegada has amended its operating hours in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the territory. In a press release earlier this morning, the Acting Managing Director of the BVI Airports...
January 13, 2022 at 12:35 PM -
Drop the old politics, use CDB-approved plan for ESHS — Walwyn
Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn has urged politicians in the BVI to move away from the old brand of politics of wasting taxpayers resources. Walwyn, who briefly served as the Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP),...
January 13, 2022 at 7:51 AM -
Multiple retirements, resignations, interdictions hit RVIPF’s manpower
Police Commissioner Mark Collins has noted a serious manpower problem within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and said this problem has been exacerbated by COVID-19. However, the top cop recently noted in his new year’s...
January 13, 2022 at 7:40 AM
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Security guard charged for assault on bar worker
The police has charged 47-year-old security guard, Keithley Liburd for allegedly assaulting a female employee of a bar in Purcell Estate. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said the Lower Estate resident was formally charged...
January 13, 2022 at 7:11 AM -
Gov’t calls stakeholders meeting as COVID cases hover near 1400 mark
As the territory’s active COVID cases surpass the 1,300 mark, the Ministry of Health and the Health Emergency Operations Center will be hosting a virtual stakeholder meeting today, January 13 from 2:30 pm to 5:30. In a press...
January 13, 2022 at 6:35 AM -
BVIPA launches Pilot Port Education Programme for students
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has launched a Pilot Port Education Programme for students in primary and secondary schools across the territory. The main aim of the programme is to generate student interest in the maritime industry....
January 13, 2022 at 6:20 AM
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Four students to spend a day with the governor
The winners of the ‘A Day with the Governor’ climate change competition have been announced. They all hail from three different schools in the territory. The three winning entries were Alexa Hodge and Hanan Bazaz from Elmore Stoutt...
January 12, 2022 at 2:41 PM -
This online nonsense doesn’t work! Skelton Cline blasts e-learning
The real cost of keeping children out of school, even as they continue to engage in online learning, may not be something that is being properly calculated by the powers that be. This was the view political commentator, Pastor Claude...
January 12, 2022 at 9:03 AM -
‘I built that pier, not McMaster’ — Skelton Cline
Former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, Claude Skelton-Cline has sought to set the record straight regarding claims that former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Works Ministry, Anthony McMaster helped to forge the Tortola...
January 12, 2022 at 8:50 AM
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Digital justice here to stay — Chief Justice Janice Pereira
Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) Dame Janice Pereira has praised the efficiency and innovation of the judicial system as it continues to adapt to the era of COVID-19. In an address to mark the opening of...
January 12, 2022 at 8:27 AM -
RVIPF plans to do more to publicise posters of wanted persons
Commissioner of Police, Mark Collins has said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) can do more to maximise the publication of notices for wanted individuals in the territory. The Commissioner noted the police force has taken...
January 12, 2022 at 8:20 AM -
Underhill appointed as first director of HLSCC’s Education Institute
The highly experienced educator Sandy Harrigan-Underhill has been appointed as the first director of the new Institute of Education at H Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC). President of HLSCC Dr Richard Georges said he...
January 12, 2022 at 8:06 AM
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Search for contractors to rebuild ESHS senior block commences
The search for contractors to rebuild a new senior students block at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has commenced with the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) issuing an invitation for interested parties to submit pre-qualification...
January 11, 2022 at 12:54 PM -
CMO advocates UK’s 10-day COVID isolation vs CDC’s 5-day period
Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Ronald Georges said the BVI will be adhering to the UK recommended guidelines of 10 days of isolation for COVID-19 infected persons. This is in considerable contrast to the five-day isolation period...
January 11, 2022 at 8:25 AM -
BVI trio facing life in prison in the USVI for 667 kilos of cocaine
Three British Virgin Islands citizens are now facing the possibility of life in prison in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) for more than 600 kilograms of cocaine that was allegedly found in the vessel on which they were travelling. In...
January 11, 2022 at 8:04 AM
