BVI News

Archive for August, 2018

LETTER: BVI should be careful of expats allowed to enter

LETTER: BVI should be careful of expats allowed to enter

Dear Editor,  I recently experienced something that is troubling to me. I took a taxi from the Waterfront in Road Town going to a destination last Thursday. When the taxi got to Crafts Alive, a young Hispanic gentleman stopped the […]

by / on August 30, 2018 at 7:50 AM /
Smuggling trial: Witness claims accused Haitian was captain’s helper, interpreter

Smuggling trial: Witness claims accused Haitian was captain’s helper, interpreter

One of the 21 migrants smuggled into the territory on April 10 last year has identified accused Haitian smuggler Luc Eloi as the ‘interpreter’ and the ‘boat captain’s assistant’ during the near 12-hour-long journey to the BVI. Dominican Republic native […]

by / on August 30, 2018 at 7:39 AM /
Showers and thunderstorms to continue today

Showers and thunderstorms to continue today

Coming out of relatively heavy rainfall Wednesday night, the British Virgin Islands is forecast to experience more “unsettled” atmospheric conditions as a tropical wave lingers in the area Thursday, August 30. The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said the day’s […]

by / on August 30, 2018 at 7:06 AM /
More prostate cancer operations being done in BVI

More prostate cancer operations being done in BVI

More surgical procedures to treat early-stage prostate cancer are being performed in the British Virgin Islands. Local private hospital, Bougainvillea Clinic, recently conducted five additional brachytherapy operations. Brachytherapy describes a procedure whereby radioactive seeds are implanted into the prostate gland. […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 2:56 PM /
Elderly visitor fined $170K | Over $577K forfeited to territory

Elderly visitor fined $170K | Over $577K forfeited to territory

The elderly Ecuadorian visitor held with more than half-a-million in cash at the TB Lettsome International Airport last month has lost that money to the territory and will also have to pay a massive $170,000 fine for failing to declare […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 9:40 AM /
Pickering ducks question about seeking re-election under NDP

Pickering ducks question about seeking re-election under NDP

Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering has ducked questions in relation to the future of his relationship with the National Democratic Party (NDP). Dr Pickering announced on public radio Tuesday evening that, at this point, he plans to contest the upcoming […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 7:57 AM /
22-y-o gun offender sentenced to 5 years in prison

22-y-o gun offender sentenced to 5 years in prison

The man who claimed naivety after police discovered a loaded firearm and eight rounds of ammunition at his home this month will spend the next five years at Her Majesty’s Prison. Magistrate Giselle Jackman-Lumy told 22-year-old Jamori Hart during the […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 7:41 AM /
IAAF donates $100K to help BVI repair sporting facility

IAAF donates $100K to help BVI repair sporting facility

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) – the governing body for athletics worldwide – has donated $100,000 to the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA). The funds were donated for the rebuilding of the AO Shirley Recreational Grounds, which was ravaged […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 7:08 AM /
Season blows in another tropical wave, ‘minor flooding’ possible

Season blows in another tropical wave, ‘minor flooding’ possible

‘Minor flooding’ could occur in the British Virgin Islands on Wednesday as a result of another “active tropical wave” affecting the area. The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) gave that forecast on August 29. The DDM said the weather is […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 6:50 AM /
BVI to get 5 year comprehensive disaster management strategy

BVI to get 5 year comprehensive disaster management strategy

PRESS RELEASE: A Comprehensive Disaster Management (CDM) Strategy and Programming Framework is to be developed for the BVI for the next 5 years. The development of the five-year strategy (2019 to 2023) follows the recent completion of the programme’s audit […]

by / on August 29, 2018 at 6:09 AM /