By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist While noting that BVIslanders also participated in looting after hurricanes Irma and Maria, Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton yesterday called for expats who looted to be booted from the British […]
Archive for October, 2017
Prison sentence likely for curfew breach – Bill passed
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Based on a proposed law passed in the House of Assembly yesterday, Government will get powers to impose a curfew without the governor first declaring a state of emergency, and residents may be […]
New curfew announced – residents get more hours
Less than 24 hours after a new Curfew Act was rushed through the House of Assembly, Governor Augustus Jaspert announced that the new law has facilitated a brand new curfew, which is now in effect from 10pm to 6am daily. […]
A story on disaster: Hurricane Irma and the Virgin Islands
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor This Old Boy manages a Facebook page he has named the Geography Game. On his page, he downloads data and information specific to geography, and how geography impacts human life. His page also attempts to give […]
Politician weeps in post-hurricane parliament
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Government parliamentarian Archibald Christian wept in the House of Assembly yesterday as he recalled the monstrosity of Category 5 hurricane Irma, which caused wide-scale wreck throughout the British Virgin Islands (BVI) a month […]
Gastro threat heightened
Local health authorities said they are concerned about the possibility of persons contracting gastroenteritis; this after category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria affected the territory last month. Viral gastroenteritis is a common infection of the stomach and intestines that results in […]
Fahie wants special curfew for bad behaving minors
Leader of Opposition Andrew Fahie has called for the proposed curfew law to be amended to include specific cut-off hours for minors who he said are becoming unfavourably precocious. The curfew bill was passed eventually yesterday during the first House […]
Gov’t getting 100K worth of materials to distribute – Digicel
Telecom company Digicel said it is giving the government $100,000 worth of building materials to distribute to homeowners who don’t have insurance coverage, adding that it will prioritize a list of financial services leaders to equip with full communication solutions […]
Most soldiers leaving within days
Most of the soldiers who arrived in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to assist with recovery efforts after passage of the devastating Hurricane Irma on September 6 are gearing up to leave the territory in the coming days. Governor Augustus […]
NO MORE BILLS – Cable company formally signs off
Knocked out of operation by relatively powerful winds associated with Hurricane Irma on September 6, BVI Cable TV today gave the clearest indication of continued losses when it announced the suspension of all bills. It hopes to resume business when […]