The BVI Red Cross has received a $5,000 grant which it will use to undertake a comprehensive child sexual abuse prevention strategy in the territory. Red Cross Director Helen Frett said her organisation received the grant from global child advocates, […]
Archive for September, 2018
VG resident tries to shoot man but gun jams, court hears
A St Thomas man residing in North Road, Virgin Gorda has been denied bail following an incident in which he allegedly tried to shoot a man but his gun did not fire. Twenty-seven-year-old Brandon Riley is now charged with unlawful […]
550K cruise visitors expected this season, cruise pier to reel in $100M yearly
In what has been touted as the ‘best’ government investment in the last 25 years, Works Minister Mark Vanterpool said the Tortola Pier Park is projected to reel in more than 550,000 cruise passengers this season and roughly $100 million […]
Community meeting report: Residents don’t want independence
The majority of locals across the four main islands of the territory do not want independence from Britain. That was from a report arising out of a series of community meetings held to document residents’ opinion on what they want […]
No wrongdoing | $82M cruise pier cost was ‘fair’, says Vanterppol
Works Minister Mark Vanterpool on Monday maintained that the Cruise Pier Project did not have a cost overrun because the $50 million estimate that government initially gave for the controversial project was an ‘incomplete assessment’. Government has been under considerable […]
Magistrate chides RVIPF for ‘not doing their work’
Magistrate Giselle Jackman-Lumy has admonished the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) for what she said is negligence of their duties. Magistrate Jackman-Lumy complained about the performance of local police on Monday after she was forced to dismiss a number […]
Still considering: Gov’t undecided whether to legally contest public registers
Though three months have elapsed since Gerard Farara and a team of international attorneys were hired to provide counsel to the BVI on the controversial public registers policy, local government has still not decided whether it will go to legal war […]
High chance of showers today as another tropical wave passes
Residents are being told to brace for the possibility of unstable weather conditions on Monday (September 3) as yet another tropical wave moves past the of the British Virgin Islands. According to the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Services, there is […]
A tribute to local resiliency | OMG to release ‘BVI Strong’ single
Local band OMG has composed a song in tribute to the resiliency of residents who were left reeling after one of the worst storms in history, Hurricane Irma, crashed into the British Virgin Islands. With earnest vocals from lead singer […]
500 Sea Cow’s Bay, JVD, East End residents to be surveyed
A survey that will identify the most effective approach to undertake a public awareness and education campaign as part of the BVI SMART Communities Project will be carried out over the next few weeks. The survey will be administered to […]
