More than six months after being without a bank on their island, residents of Virgin Gorda are being told that this inconvenience will soon be over. “We are this close to getting a bank on Virgin Gorda,” Premier Andrew Fahie […]
Archive for March, 2019
RDA signs contract with UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office
The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has signed a contract that will see the United Kingdom government funding what is known as a Very High Frequency (VHF) radio network and a marine survey for the British Virgin Islands. During the […]
Visitor admits to giving false information to get BVI visa
Victor Pimedo Santos, the Dominican Republic man who reportedly provided false information to a public officer to obtain a BVI visa, has pleaded guilty. Santos, however, pleaded not guilty to personation as well as possession of an irregular document when […]
COMMENTARY: Elections over, time for ruling not for fooling
By Alred Frett, Contributor It is over but persons still ask what I think about the election results, the Cabinet and resignation and re-application of an elected member? Well, most of my selections won so I am hopeful … At […]
‘On standby’ | Fahie announces Hodge-Smith for uncertain by-election
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced Luce Hodge-Smith as the candidate the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will be fielding if a by-election is to happen for the Fourth Electoral District. There have been clashing views about whether the Fourth District seat […]
Bold Premier: Fahie promises OECS he will ‘regularise’ C’bean expats
Premier Andrew Fahie has volunteered himself to be held to account by the regional community. In what could be described as a bold move, Premier Andrew Fahie promised a delegation of regional leaders that he will grant permanent residency to […]
Governor willing to raise concerns of campaign financing with gov’t
Governor Augustus Jaspert said he is willing to raise concerns of campaign financing with the Andrew Fahie administration. A team of international and independent officials who were deployed to the territory to observe the 2019 General Elections said in a […]
Take emergency drills seriously, residents told
As the 2019 hurricane seasons draws closer, residents are being told to take the various emergency exercises and drills seriously and test their individual level of preparedness in the event a real natural disaster. That warning came from Governor Augustus […]
Machete fight over bad parking lands VG man in court
A Virgin Gorda resident has been granted $20,000 bail after he allegedly attacked another man with a machete for bad parking. Charged with ‘armed with an offensive weapon’ is Tudor Griffith. He pleaded not guilty when he appeared before Magistrate […]
Police conducting random stop-and-searches on Tortola
Members of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force are currently executing a major stop-and-search operation on the dual carriageway in Road Town, Tortola. BVI News understands that the operation is in response to reports of stolen vehicles but also to […]
