For five weeks, residents in East End laboured to transform a community eyesore into an inviting basketball court for residents to enjoy. Before works began, the basketball court was vastly decrepit with an uneven and broken surface as well as […]
Archive for August, 2018
Minor earthquake felt Sunday night
A 3.21 magnitude earthquake shook the sections of British Virgin Islands late Sunday night, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has reported. Earthquake readings from the Puerto Rico Seismic Network said the tremor happened at 10:25pm and had a minor […]
Digicel increase network capacity with upgrade of new LTE sites
PRESS RELEASE: Digicel, total communications and entertainment provider, is cementing its position as the go-to place for all things data by increasing the network capacity on a number of its newly built LTE sites in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). […]
Public meetings about UK inquiry begin next week
Five committees have been formed to document responses from residents on the UK-sanctioned inquiry into the future of the BVI’s relationship with Britain. The committees were formed Thursday evening and community meetings begin next week, said Opposition legislator Andrew Fahie […]
Gov’t accused of pushing independence agenda through conflict
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Former Virgin Islands Party candidate Rajah Smith has accused the government of wrongfully pushing for the territory’s independence by showing signs of discord towards the United Kingdom (UK). Smith said the conflict with Britain […]
Labour Ministry prompts probe into ‘expat slavery’ reports
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour has prompted for an investigation to be launched into reports that a number of expatriate workers are being subjected to modern versions of “enslavement”. Labour Minister Dr Kedrick Pickering made the announcement in […]
Case dropped for 1 BVIPA worker accused of handling stolen goods
The case against East End resident Dabriel Merry – a BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) worker accused of handling stolen goods at the authority’s Port Purcell warehouse last year – has been discontinued. Prosecutors told the court on Thursday, August 16, […]
Taxis to be inspected upon Disney’s return this month
Taxi operators and their vehicles will undergo inspections when Disney Cruise Line makes its return to the BVI on August 28. Director of the Taxi and Livery Commission, Dameon Percival is, therefore, advising taxi operators to get their affairs in order […]
Second court needed | Authorities to assess, repair old courthouse
The hurricane-ravaged Magistrate’s Court building in John’s Hole, Tortola is to undergo an assessment for it to then be repaired, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has said. Stoutt-Igwe said plans are in the pipeline […]
Best-behaved prisoners return from St Lucia
Nine of the 21 inmates who were transferred to a prison facility in St Lucia after the September 2017 hurricanes returned to the territory on Thursday, August 16. The nine prisoners selected to return and continue their sentences at Her […]
