Following BVI Electricity Corporation’s (BVIEC) recent appeal for residents to pay their bills so it can fund infrastructural repairs, Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said the electricity company is in no way short of funds. The BVIEC had stated that reconstruction […]

Amid complaints from motorists about the deplorable condition of roads in the territory, Works Minister, Mark Vanterpool, said residents will start to see better roads in about two months. He said government will be filling the pothole-riddled thoroughfares with concrete […]

Local track and field coach Xavier ‘Dag’ Samuels will be laid to rest this Saturday, October 21 at the Sea Cow’s Bay Methodist Church. Before family, friends, and supporters say final goodbyes to the deceased coach, a candlelight vigil will […]

Business owners and employers who have ceased regular operations or have made changes to its staff due to the recent hurricanes are being told to inform the National Health Insurance (NHI) immediately. Head of the Social Security Board which has […]

Just over a month after hurricanes Irma and Maria hammered the territory, including sections of Simmonds Pre-School, well-known food store, OneMart, has donated $5,000 to the educational facility. The supermarket gave the donation in keeping with a promise it made […]

Coming out of a high-level meeting with the World Bank and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) at the weekend, Premier D Orlando Smith said recovery efforts for the territory is now backed by the financial institutions. Dr Smith, who is […]

Three persons have been arrested in connection with vehicles and car parts that were heisted from International Motors following Hurricane Irma. Charged are 26-year-old Purcell Estate resident Royanson Harrington, Sophie Bay resident Allister Stoddard, and Melvin Herbert of Fishlock Road. Harrington was slapped with […]

  Concrete roofs are now in high demand from residents who lost their traditional galvanised roofs during the recent hurricanes that affected the British Virgin Islands. This is according to the local Rotary Clubs, whose members have pledged to rebuild […]

  The management of Nanny Cay Resort and Marina on Tortola said it hopes to be in a position to accommodate many of its guests this tourist season, adding that 40 percent of its rooms already have been made available […]

Local Rotary Clubs yesterday made it clear that residents without access to potable water and proper sanitation facilities will not qualify for shelter boxes. The nonprofit organisation stated that only relatively sizable families will be eligible to receive these temporary […]