Government consultant and VIP supporter Claude Skelton Cline is appealing to members of the House of Assembly to publicly denounce the recent statements made by Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool. “It doesn’t matter if you are in the Opposition — […]
Archive for July, 2019
Cops might get powers to take DNA by force, detain suspects for days without charge
A new piece of legislation on policing is being discussed to increase the powers of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. This is according to Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews who said these policy adjustments will be vital in assisting […]
Nat’l security risk: Aircraft flying into Anegada airport without alerting authorities
Concerns are being raised over the ability of any aircraft to enter the territory via the Auguste George Airport on Anegada without having to communicate with air traffic control tower operators based at the TB Lettsome International Airport on Beef […]
Allocations for UK loan guarantee already reflecting in BVI’s public debt
Allocations for the United Kingdom multimillion-dollar loan guarantee is already being reflected in the British Virgin Islands’ current debt, Head of the Macro Fiscal Unit Michelle Richmond-Phillips has said. Addressing the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) earlier this year, Phillips said […]
Former acting Director now tasked with a policy role to push local agriculture
Former Acting Director of Agriculture and Fisheries, Tessa Smith-Claxton, as been appointed to a post to assist government in developing policies to potentially improve and develop the local agricultural sector. Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley made that announcement […]
Royal Knights crowned kings of local T20 cricket
Royal Knights Cricket Club are the champions of the 2019 BVICA-NAGICO T20 Tournament. Led by captain Joemal Lafleur’s superior batting display of 98 runs from just 38 deliveries, Royal Knights blasted their way to a record total of 280 runs […]
Over 44 kilos of cocaine found among pallets of cement
Local law enforcement has seized a large number of drugs that were found concealed among bags of cement on Tortola. “Three pallets containing 200 bags of Thinset were discovered and searched and 44.20 kilograms of cocaine was recovered and seized,” […]
Fresh appeal for more lifeguards after two near-drowning incidents
In light of two underaged boys nearly drowning at the Long Bay Beach on Beef Island recently, a fresh appeal is being made for the territory to hire more lifeguards. The BVI, which has beaches as one of its main […]
Sister islands contracts for sister island companies | RDA hopes to spend where work being done
With a number of recovery projects slated for the sister islands, the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) is hoping to award those jobs to companies with ties to those islands. “What we are trying to do is spend money where […]
Policies created to determine how to spend env’t levy
Policies have been developed to determine how the government will disperse the environmental levy which is collected at all local ports of entry. This was revealed by Deputy Financial Secretary Alva McCall during the 2019 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) deliberations […]
