Stiff penalties are being introduced to the territory’s law books for persons who commit crimes during periods of public emergency such as a natural disaster. This is being done through an amendment to the territory’s Criminal Code legislation. Under the […]
Archive for December, 2018
Body of US citizen found at sea
The body of a 66-year-old male United States citizen was discovered at sea on Thursday afternoon (December 20), local police have told BVI News. Police found the body near Buck Island. A search was launched after authorities received reports of […]
BVIEC inks multimillion-dollar fuel deal with SOL | Delta loses contract after 14 years
SOL St Lucia Limited has been awarded a multimillion-dollar contract to supply fuel to the territory’s main power station on Tortola for the next three years. That station powers roughly a dozen islands in the territory, except Anegada. The contract, […]
Water supply will improve in SCB by February, Vanterpool claims
Works Minister Mark Vanterpool has made yet another promise to residents of Sea Cows Bay and the wider Third District who, for years, are only supplied with piped water for a limited number of hours each day. Speaking at the […]
Land Registry denies tampering with official documents
The Department of Land Registry has denied claims it has been tampering with official documents and causing Virgin Islanders to lose ownership of their lands. In a statement on October 9 this year, Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie stood in the […]
RDA boss getting annual salary of $300K, Premier confirms
Amid a seeming veil of secrecy around the salary of Paul Bayly — the CEO of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) — Premier Dr D Orlando Smith revealed on Thursday that the RDA boss takes home a base salary […]
Booting Willy T again necessary | Norman, Peter Island developments ‘too important’
Underscoring the significance of the Norman Island development and the Peter Island resort to the territory, Junior Minister of Tourism Dr Hubert O’Neal said booting the William Thornton (Willy T) floating bar and restaurant for a second time was a […]
Number of issued BVI visas almost doubles, high demand leads to longer wait
With what is being described as an ‘unprecedented increase’ in issued visas in the British Virgin Islands, persons requiring the travel document to visit or work during the Christmas season must now wait roughly two weeks before their visa process […]
$323K contract for design of hurricane-hit govt buildings
Government has signed a $323,350 contract for design and construction management services on several government buildings which were damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Irma. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith signed the 12-month contract with local architectural […]
An early Christmas gift: Renovations to BVI Autism Center now complete
Renovations to the BVI Autism Center in Lower Estate, Tortola are now complete. Programme Director of the BVI Autism Centre, Lorna Dawson, told BVI News this week that they were forced to scale down operations for more than a year […]
