Governor Augustus Jaspert has hinted that the 21 prisoners sent to St Lucia after Hurricane Irma damaged Her Majesty’s Prison are likely to remain in that country possibly for nine months, but some St Lucians are still not happy that […]
Archive for October, 2017
Our people are the most underused – Turnbull
Representative of the Second Electoral District Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull said residents in the territory are being underused, and has called for Government to include them during efforts to rebuild the British Virgin Islands. The Government lawmaker made the statement in […]
Scammers use BVI to steal $2M – Branson
Billionaire Sir Richard Branson has sounded an alarm on con artists who he said have been using the hurricane-struck British Virgin Islands (BVI) as a way to dupe unsuspecting donors out of their money. Branson said US$2 million already has […]
Residents urged to be vigilant, avoid leptospirosis
Residents are urged to be vigilant and avoid leptospirosis amid concerns in the region and prime conditions locally for its transmission. Medical Officer of Health Dr Ronald Georges said Puerto Rico has a number of suspected cases, and the neighbouring […]
Horse track ripe for private investment – Lake
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Prior to Hurricane Irma investors had expressed interest in developing horse-racing tracks in the British Virgin Islands and US Virgin Islands, and President of the BVI Horse Owners Association Patsy Lake said the […]
Caines blasts ‘heartless’ employers
Representative of the Sixth Electoral District Alvera Maduro-Caines has accused some employers of being heartless because they – among other things – have told workers that the time lost as a result of category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria should […]
Residents get deadline to remove damaged vehicles
Persons hoping to salvage vehicles that were left in public spaces, after being thrashed by the hurricanes, now have until the end of the month to retrieve them. The Department of Waste Management said, after October 30, damaged vehicles located […]
If each person does a little, you won’t have a load
Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Kevin Gordon has called on business operators to take a local school under their wings to help ease the burden on Government. He made the statement while he noted that his company plans to sponsor […]
Centenarian gets generator
One of the oldest living persons in the British Virgin Islands, Henrietta Smith, is the recipient of a generator from Convoy of Hope and Representative of the First Electoral District Andrew Fahie. Like other residents, Smith has been without power […]
Company gives more than $50K worth of relief supplies
RoadTown Wholesale, which operates RiteWay, has donated more than $50,000 worth of rebuilding supplies to the National Emergency Operations Centre. The supplies include 5,000 tarps, duct tapes, and ropes, said the Government Information Service.
