The Taxi and Livery Commission said it will be cracking down on taxi operators as it relates to vehicle safety; this after a tour bus burst into flames while carrying tourists around the island of Tortola on Tuesday. “What we’re […]
Archive for January, 2019
Unacceptable! Man held with over $9K fake cash in 2017 appears in court for first time
An East End man allegedly held with nearly $10,000 in forged banknotes more than a year ago was only brought before the court for the first time yesterday, January 10. Charged with possession of forged currency notes is Jerrel Penn, […]
Man accused of beating former lover with bar stool
A Great Mountain man accused of beating his former girlfriend with a bar stool has been arraigned in the Magistrate’s Court. Mitchell Brewley pleaded not guilty to assault causing actual bodily harm before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Thursday. He was […]
Dengue alert! Disease flares up in Caribbean
Residents are being put on alert of a dengue flare-up in the Caribbean region. The Environmental Health Division of the Ministry of Health issued the warning on Thursday, stating that it is now “assessing its Mosquito Control Programme” and increasing […]
Where are our planes, pier park audit? Turnbull to tackle premier
Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull, a legislator who recently served in the Premier Dr D Orlando Smith administration, is gearing up to place his former political leader in the hot seat about the government’s controversial $7.2 million BVI Airways deal. This is […]
When is election day?
We all know that the 2019 General Elections must happen by April 16. But, when is election day? According to Myron Walwyn, not even he knows the answer to that question, though he sits as Chairman of the governing National […]
Wheatley dominates 9th District debate
If Wednesday night’s Ninth District Electoral Debate proved anything, it might be that Virgin Islands Party (VIP) candidate Vincent Wheatley is a formidable contender for the seat, which is being sought after by at least two other candidates. The debate […]
FINED: Drugs fall from man’s pocket while making report at police station
A Dominica man was fined $500 after a stash of cannabis contained in a small ziplock bag in his pocket fell on the floor of the East End Police Station while he was making a report. Julius Audain has up […]
Ninth District Debate: Candidates’ answers to questions
The Ninth District Electoral debates were filled with ideas fielded by the three candidates from the National Democratic Party VIP), the Virgin Islands Party (VIP), and Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM). These ideas were largely in response to questions on […]
Contract award summary for works on JVD district office, police station
During the selection process of this tender under the selection method National Competitive Bidding (NCB), the firms listed below submitted tenders. Their final scores evaluated are as follows:
