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Skills training boost – HLSCC to adjust curriculum

Skills training boost – HLSCC to adjust curriculum

As the government continues to forge ahead with plans to rebuild a territory severely damaged by Hurricane Irma, education minister Myron Walwyn has instructed the management of H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to urgently adjust its curriculum to put […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 8:20 AM /
Irma in Pictures: Going somewhere…

Irma in Pictures: Going somewhere…

When dawn broke on September 7, BVI News Online Journalist Horace Mills grappled with the fact that he was among residents left without the comfort of the house where he lived. It was flooded and partially destroyed by category 5 hurricane Irma, […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 8:10 AM /
Commentary: Gov’t should build domes, revise building code now

Commentary: Gov’t should build domes, revise building code now

By Edgar Leonard, Contributor  The Virgin Islands, along with its sister regional countries, is a coastal location lying along the path of hurricanes developed off the coast of Africa, and is highly vulnerable to the damaging impact of the high/strong […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 7:35 AM /
Walwyn appeals for help from business community

Walwyn appeals for help from business community

Minister of of Education Myron Walwyn has made an appeal for the business community to contribute towards the rebuilding of schools, adding that telecoms company Digicel has promised to undertake repairs at its adopted institution – Althea Scatliffe Primary. Five […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 7:31 AM /
313 relief workers recorded

313 relief workers recorded

Local authorities have reported that, at the end of September, there were 313 relief workers in the British Virgin Islands rendering assistance  following widespread devastation caused by category 5 hurricane Irma. Those workers are from 19 different regional and international […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 7:01 AM /
Digicel brings connectivity to Anegada

Digicel brings connectivity to Anegada

PRESS RELEASE: Digicel customers in the Anegada community can now connect to the people and things they love with a satellite internet solution that has been installed at the Anegada Health Clinic. In fact, this is the first online connectivity […]

by / on October 4, 2017 at 5:45 AM /
Murder rate reaches eight -Cops confirm gun attack

Murder rate reaches eight -Cops confirm gun attack

Weeks after BVI News Online reported that a man was shot dead during a gun robbery at his home in Greenland, Tortola, police this afternoon confirmed the fatality and also released the victim’s name. That incident brings the territory’s murder […]

by / on October 3, 2017 at 6:37 PM /
4,240 houses reported damaged or destroyed in BVI

4,240 houses reported damaged or destroyed in BVI

The total number of houses reported damaged or destroyed during Hurricane Irma stood at 4,240 up to the end of September, but the devastation to other types of building throughout the territory is also significant. The latest numbers regarding damage […]

by / on October 3, 2017 at 5:45 PM /
More than 6000 displaced in BVI, premier indicates

More than 6000 displaced in BVI, premier indicates

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has indicated that, based on preliminary calculations, more than 6,000 residents of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) were displaced when category 5 hurricane Irma hit the territory on September 6. The 2010 Population and Housing Census […]

by / on October 3, 2017 at 1:19 PM /
HLSCC scraps evening sessions, classes on VG

HLSCC scraps evening sessions, classes on VG

Following the passage of category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria that caused widespread disruption to the education system, H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) said classes will resume on October 23, with lectures running from 8:30am to 4pm. The government-owned […]

by / on October 3, 2017 at 12:07 PM /