An Immigration officer has been arrested and charged with theft, according to reports reaching BVI News. The Immigration Officer in question is said to be a resident of Virgin Gorda. He allegedly stole the funds sometime this week while working […]
Archive for March, 2018
Pier Park to fully reopen in May; wins award
The Tortola Pier Park, which was named the ‘Port of the Year’, is aiming to reopen fully in the next two months. Leasing and Marketing Manager at the pier park Meslyn Allan told BVI News yesterday that the multimillion-dollar shopping […]
Local couple selected as guest chefs on cruise ship
Local husband and wife chefs, Neil and Erika Cline have been invited aboard a cruise ship to cook for guests for a week. The power couple will be showcasing BVI cuisine aboard Holland America’s MS Prinsendam from March 16 to […]
BVIHSA records first pacemaker insertion surgery
The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has recorded its first pacemaker insertion procedure. The surgery was conducted at Peebles Hospital on March 13 by Dr Roger Miller, a cardiothoracic surgeon with more than eight years experience in that speciality. The procedure […]
Winner aiming to make impact through music
Twenty-seven-year-old Guyana native Charles ‘Winner’ Bakker is hoping to make waves on the music scene with his positive, just-released singles. Bakker, who is a recruit firefighter at BVI Airport Authority, has been composing and compiling songs but never recorded them […]
‘Gov’t marketing a lie to residents’
By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist Why did the Premier Dr D Orlando Smith postpone today’s critical Budget Address for a tsunami exercise that only lasted one hour? That is the question weighing on the minds of a number of […]
Police arrest two in double-murder investigation
Police have arrested two persons on suspicion of murdering Michael Stevens and Clevaughn Sweeney. Police arrested a 25-year-old man from West End and a 32-year-old man from Free Bottom. Police did not release the names of the murder suspects. Meanwhile, the […]
Budget Address postponed for tsunami exercise
The long-awaited Budget Address from Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has been postponed. A media release from the House of Assembly’s public relations department said the budget address, which was scheduled for today, is being put off until Monday, March […]
Road Town ferry terminal getting upgrades
Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works Anthony McMaster has said upgrades being are done to the ferry terminal in Road Town nearly complete. According to McMaster, the added development to the facility includes more floor space, a […]
Necker Island to reopen in October
Necker Island will officially reopen for business in October. Necker is one of the outer islands in the British Virgin Islands and is owned by British business tycoon, Richard Branson. Like the four main islands in the BVI, Necker was […]
