PRESS RELEASE: Stakeholders are invited to attend a workshop to discuss a draft Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) policy on Tuesday, July 10. The workshop seeks to ensure that the key elements of the policy are validated; that feedback […]
Archive for July, 2018
Construction of retaining wall at Windy Hill
PRESS RELEASE: The public is informed that works are underway at Windy Hill to construct a retaining wall; slipper drains, kerb walls, kerb, and reinstatement the road. Motorists are advised that heavy equipment will be used in the construction process […]
Immigration officer robs woman on VG, police allege
An Immigration officer has found himself on the wrong end of the law and is now facing robbery charges. Charged is 35-year-old Virgin Gorda resident, Donald Hanley. Police allege Hanley approached a woman one night in March while she was […]
Message from youths: We’re not fooled, we see the political wrongdoing
The reported political wrongdoings by leaders in the British Virgin Islands are not escaping the notice of the younger generation, religious educator Trevaughn Todman has said. Todman, who was delivering an address known as ‘The Youths’ Perspective’ at the Territory […]
Governor ‘missing in action’ on cruise pier scandal — Malone
Having only taken up office nearly a year ago, Governor Augustus Jaspert has inherited responsibilities which some argue his predecessor failed to act on while serving in the post. One matter a number of residents have been hoping Governor Jaspert […]
Weather disturbance develops in the eastern Atlantic
A weather disturbance has been identified in the Tropical Atlantic, roughly 1,950 miles east of Trinidad. Effectively, a weather disturbance is a pulse of energy moving through the atmosphere, and is important because a disturbance can lead to the formation of […]
Nat’l Bank would be virtually useless on VG — Wheatley
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Sister Islands Programme Coordinator Vincent Wheatley believes the limited banking options offered by the National Bank of the Virgin Islands (NBVI), would make it unsuitable for some sections of the Virgin Gorda community. Wheatley’s […]
Lock your phones | Pocket dials affecting 911 call centre
Russell Jones, Project Manager for the Next-generation 911 emergency call centre initiative wants cellphone users to be more aware of their devices since a considerable number of 911 calls to the centre are found to be ‘pocket dials’. Jones said […]
Cleanup begins for festival | Artistes to be revealed soon
Less than a month away from the annual emancipation celebrations, debris from the disasters that happened almost nine months ago are finally being cleared from the festival grounds in Road Town. City Manager Janice Braithwaite-Edwards told BVI News the work […]
VG might get Nat’l Bank branch | Scotia leaves sister island
Government is exploring the possibility of opening a branch of the National Bank of the Virgin Islands on the sister island of Virgin Gorda. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith made the announcement on Tuesday, following news that Scotiabank is closing […]
