Port of Entries in the BVI are already seeing a major increase in arrivals ahead of the Long Walk to Freedom Buju Banton concert. This is according to Director of the BVI Tourist Board Sharon Flax-Brutus who said her team […]
Archive for June, 2019
PHOTOS: Less than 100 HLSCC graduates this year, females top honour roll
Ninety-seven students graduated from the H Lavity Stoutt Community College on Thursday with female graduates topping the institution’s honour roll. Daniella Paula Mourillon received the Ernst and Young Accounting Award and the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) for full-time […]
Fewer complaints about public service as residents’ focus shift to recovery
Fewer persons are lodging complaints against government institutions to the Complaints Commission. This is according to Complaints Commissioner Sheila Brathwaite who reported the drop to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) back in April. Brathwaite told the SFC she believes the […]
Vincy CC moves to third position in local T20 cricket tournament
An all-around performance by Vincy CC guided them to a three-wicket victory over Vikings CC and saw them moving to third position in the point standings of the 2019 BVICA-NAGICO T20 Cricket Tournament. Playing in the first game on […]
$6.4M Immigration border system coming
Government is spending more than $6 million on an Immigration management system to improve border security in the British Virgin Islands. Making the announcement in the House of Assembly recently, Minister of Labour & Immigration Vincent Wheatley said the move […]
Major drop in juveniles involved in crime, DPP reports
The number of reported criminal cases involving minors in the British Virgin Islands has dropped significantly, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Kim Hollis has said. Hollis gave that report to the 2019 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) when she appeared before […]
BVI’s economy likely to grow by 2.2% this year
The British Virgin Islands’ economy is expected to see a slight growth this year, Deputy Financial Secretary (DFS) and policy analyst, Dawn Alexander-Joseph has said. In a presentation before the 2019 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) in April, Joseph said the […]
Gov’t proposes 3 months to host public meetings about Labour, Immigration reform
Government will be tackling the Labour and Immigration reform policies by using a three-month timeframe to gain more feedback from the public before moving forward. This is according to Premier Andrew Fahie who was speaking in the House of Assembly […]
Former US president rumoured to attend Buju Banton concert
Reports have been circulating that former United States President Barack Obama will be in the territory for Buju Banton’s Long Walk to Freedom concert this weekend. There have been further unconfirmed reports of US Secret Service sightings in the BVI […]
VOX POP: Mixed feelings, residents rate Premier’s performance so far
Residents have expressed mixed feelings about the Premier’s first 100 days as leader of government business since winning the general elections in February. When BVI News roved a cross-section of Tortola and sought the opinions of residents on Premier Andrew […]
