Residents and visitors of the British Virgin Islands will have an added attraction in the city of Road Town by November. City Manager Janice Braithwaite-Edwards told BVI News on Wednesday that plans are well underway to transform the 1780 Sugar […]
Archive for March, 2019
Man charged for more drugs than he was held with, analysis reveals discrepancy
A drug analysis certificate has indicated that a Cane Garden Bay man had considerably fewer drugs than what police accused him of having. The court heard that at the time of his arrest in August last year, Donnell Blyden was […]
Support initiatives that bring awareness to the differently-abled, residents told
Residents in the British Virgin Islands are being asked to support initiatives that bring awareness to the differently-abled community. Head of the Disabilities Division in the Social Development Department, Lorna Dawson made that call ahead of World Down Syndrome Day […]
First 2 years of outstanding salary increments will be included in 2019 budget
Two of the three years worth of outstanding salary increments owed to public officers will be paid out this year, Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has said. Premier Fahie said monies for those first two outstanding years will […]
UK must approve BVI’s budget before it passes
The British Virgin Islands must get approval from the United Kingdom before it can pass its 2019 budget. Premier Andrew Fahie said he made that discovery when he became Minister of Finance less than a month ago. The UK now […]
OTs gather in BVI to design cash-based emergency response system
British Overseas Territories are collaborating to design and implement what is being described as a cash-based response programme for emergencies such as natural disasters. Representatives of these territories are now in the territory for a three-day workshop on the initiative. […]
Visitor nabbed with fake passport | Wrong gender, misspellings in document
Another Dominican Republic man has confessed to providing falsified information to Immigration officials at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport in an attempt to gain entry into the territory. Charged with uttering forged documents, possession of a forged visa and […]
Red Cross launches blood donor drive in preparation for another disaster
In anticipation of a possible disaster hitting the British Virgin Islands, the BVI Red Cross will be launching a blood donor drive. The drive will begin territory-wide on Monday, March 25. During the drive, volunteers will be placed at strategic […]
Police charge teen for alleged ‘burglary spree’
Police have arrested a teen who they said committed a series of burglaries on Tortola. They charged 18-year-old Rockey Haripersaud for burglarising three businesses and attempting to “burgle a fourth within close proximity to his place of residence in Purcell […]
Fahie to OECS: We need to unite, stand up against UK, EU
Premier Andrew Fahie wants jurisdictions within parts of the Caribbean to unite to collectively put up resistance against global superpowers such as the United Kingdom and the European Union (EU). The Premier told member countries of the Organisation of Eastern […]
