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Anthony re-appointed head of Immigration board

Anthony re-appointed head of Immigration board

Michael Anthony has been re-appointed Chairman of the Board of Immigration, which has seven other appointees who were announced this week. The clergyman has been serving as Chairman for several years, spanning both the National Democratic Party and Virgin Islands […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 1:48 PM /
Man tries to steal while gunman robs RiteWay

Man tries to steal while gunman robs RiteWay

A bystander who tried to make off with money that spilled from a gunman’s bag during a robbery was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for attempted theft. Trumayne Daway pleaded guilty to the charge when he appeared before Senior […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 9:13 AM /
Audit team facing ‘some challenges’

Audit team facing ‘some challenges’

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said the audit in relation to Government’s multi-million cruise pier project has been slower than expected due to some challenges in ‘identifying’ all the documents requested. But he was quick in giving the impression that […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 8:49 AM /
Pregnant woman sits on moving car for ‘justice’

Pregnant woman sits on moving car for ‘justice’

A resident who said she is pregnant has sparked a fiery debate on social media after she declared that she sat on a motorcar yesterday to prevent a bad-parking male driver from leaving a public parking lot in Road Town, […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 8:40 AM /
Frett caught with ‘very sharp knives’ in Road Town

Frett caught with ‘very sharp knives’ in Road Town

A 58-year-old man, who police caught loitering in the middle of a roadway with two ‘very sharp’ knives that he did not want to be confiscated, has been put on $10,000 bail. Leonard Frett was granted bail when he appeared […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 6:39 AM /
Premier explains about-turn in paying out $7M

Premier explains about-turn in paying out $7M

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has tried to explain his about-turn regarding the time-line in paying out a subsidy amounting to $7 million to the privately owned BVI Airways. He initially stated that the funds would […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 6:35 AM /

Cable TV to undertake network upgrade on May 29

PRESS RELEASE – BVI Cable TV, in an effort to upgrade the level of service, is undergoing a network upgrade on May 29, 2017 . The process should be seamless to our subscribers. In the unlikely event that there is […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 5:22 AM /
Nurses, midwives now have code of conduct

Nurses, midwives now have code of conduct

Nurses and midwives practicing in the British Virgin Islands must now follow a Code of Conduct and Ethics when serving the public, said the government. The document, which was released by the Virgin Islands Nurses and Midwives Council, is based […]

by / on May 26, 2017 at 5:05 AM /
Water company in a bigger mess

Water company in a bigger mess

The issue of accountability at the government-owned Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD)appears worse than initially brought to public attention. Last month, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said central government owed the department an ‘estimated’ $3.4 million up to March 31 […]

by / on May 25, 2017 at 1:30 PM /
Man fined but told not to pay

Man fined but told not to pay

Kevin Tyson, who has spent several months in lockup, left the Magistrate’s Court grinning from ear to ear when Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo ordered his release from custody. Tyson was on remand for, among other reasons, assaulting Anthony Cheltenham in 2015. […]

by / on May 25, 2017 at 12:16 PM /