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Archive for March, 2017

BVI notes changes in weather patterns

BVI notes changes in weather patterns

Government Information Service – The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has noted changes in weather patterns across the Territory when compared to historical data. According to data published on the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal, the average temperatures […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 6:17 AM /
MORE CONFUSION: Gov’t did not approve BiWater sale

MORE CONFUSION: Gov’t did not approve BiWater sale

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has declared in the House of Assembly that Government, to date, has not agreed to the purported sale of BiWater BVI Limited to another company known […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 5:37 PM /
Airlines trying to block BVI Airways’ application

Airlines trying to block BVI Airways’ application

Two airlines that provide service to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are reportedly trying to block the privately owned BVI Airways from offering non-stop service between the BVI and Miami in the United States. The locally based VI Airlink and […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 4:29 PM /
COMMENTARY: Road safety is public safety

COMMENTARY: Road safety is public safety

By Shaina M Smith, Contributor I would like to thank the Ministry of Communications and Works and the BVI Electricity Corporation for the installation of solar streetlights along the Sir Francis Drake Highway in the area we call The Bluff […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 12:26 PM /
Why Prospect Reef was not prosecuted

Why Prospect Reef was not prosecuted

Minister responsible for the Social Security Board Ronnie Skelton has tried to explain why legal action was not pursued against the state-owned Prospect Reef Resort, which owed Social Security contributions for four consecutive years ending 2016. Considering the outrageously high […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 12:23 PM /
MOU signed – Investment amount still a mystery

MOU signed – Investment amount still a mystery

While noting that he is still not sure how much money ICA BVI Group intends to invest in developing the state-owned Prospect Reef Resort on Tortola, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday expressed confidence that the […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 8:09 AM /
Gumbs boycotts court

Gumbs boycotts court

Carlos Gumbs has boycotted the Magistrate’s Court. That was the information relayed to the court yesterday (March 8) when a three-year-old matter involving Gumbs was called up for trial. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards was told that Gumbs has refused to […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 7:19 AM /
Premier declares interests, not sure about colleagues

Premier declares interests, not sure about colleagues

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith said he has been declaring his personal interests and assets to the Registrar of Interests on an annual basis, adding that he cannot account for the approach being taken by any […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 7:18 AM /
Premier insists: Airport project is affordable

Premier insists: Airport project is affordable

After some of his Government colleagues publicly said the territory can’t afford to extend the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport at this time, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday maintained that the project is […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
Woman in court for allegedly making death threat

Woman in court for allegedly making death threat

Evon Witter, a Jamaican woman living in Purcell Estate on Tortola, has been brought before the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly making death threats. She was granted $40,000 bail during her appearance before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards this month. Allegations read […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 5:05 AM /