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Tendering for school repairs to begin as new academic year nears

Tendering for school repairs to begin as new academic year nears

Government contracts for repair work to two public secondary schools will be open for tender in the next coming days and weeks, respectively. Education Minister Myron Walwyn said the tendering is for works to Bregado Flax Educational Centre in Virgin […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 7:50 AM /
Motorist fined $650 after birthday drinking ends in down-hill crash

Motorist fined $650 after birthday drinking ends in down-hill crash

A middle-aged man has been made to pay a $650 fine or spend two months in prison after a pre-birthday celebration almost ended his life and that of a friend back in 2016. Kareem El Shabazz pleaded guilty to reckless […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 7:26 AM /
NHI is a ‘broken’ system, says Fraser

NHI is a ‘broken’ system, says Fraser

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has written off government’s National Health Insurance scheme as a “broken” system. Fraser made those claims while raising concerns that the NHI is turning away persons who are unemployed. “Seniors were supposed to be free [under […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 7:19 AM /
10 traffic matters thrown out of court | Cases 2, 3 years old

10 traffic matters thrown out of court | Cases 2, 3 years old

Ten traffic-related matters were dismissed at the Magistrate’s Court on Monday, August 20. Chief Inspector Bill Johnny said offenders who were to appear before the court either left the territory following the 2017 disasters or their addresses were not known […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 7:05 AM /
COMMENTARY: Citizens of welfare states are happier

COMMENTARY: Citizens of welfare states are happier

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Accurate statistics, and sound economic metrics, are critical to engineering economic recovery. Accurate knowledge and the appropriate measure of a country’s economy, offers policymakers information that drives good governance and social prosperity. Now, in making any […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 5:18 AM /
Health Minister visits ongoing work at VG medical centre

Health Minister visits ongoing work at VG medical centre

PRESS RELEASE: Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is featured visiting the site of the Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre in Virgin Gorda to observe ongoing works on the facility. Honourable Skelton was accompanied by Finance […]

by / on August 21, 2018 at 5:05 AM /
University awards honorary degree to local

University awards honorary degree to local

The University of the West Indies (UWI) is awarding a British Virgin Islander with an honorary Doctor of Law degree for outstanding contribution to the profession. Dame Janice Pereira is said to be the first female and third local to […]

by / on August 20, 2018 at 3:48 PM /
Sewerage ‘pressure’: Speak out or be voted out, Pickering told

Sewerage ‘pressure’: Speak out or be voted out, Pickering told

Residents of the Seventh Electoral District have threatened to vote against Dr Kedrick Pickering in the next general election if he doesn’t become more vocal about the sewerage issue plaguing East End communities. Dr Pickering – the representative of that district – reported […]

by / on August 20, 2018 at 8:13 AM /
Absolutely ridiculous | Still can’t spend a cent of $65M CDB loan

Absolutely ridiculous | Still can’t spend a cent of $65M CDB loan

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has expressed annoyance towards the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), which still has not released needed rehabilitation and reconstruction funds from the $65 million loan it approved for the BVI nearly a year ago. Since approving […]

by / on August 20, 2018 at 7:56 AM /
Political Newcomers |  John Samuel the man to unseat Maduro-Caines?

Political Newcomers | John Samuel the man to unseat Maduro-Caines?

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff With a quarter-century worth of experience in the public service, businessman and marine enthusiast John Samuel believes he has what it takes to unseat the National Democratic Party’s Alvera Maduro-Caines as the new representative […]

by / on August 20, 2018 at 7:45 AM /