By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Residents affected by smoke emissions from the Pockwood Pond waste facility will have no recourse if they develop complications due to the improper use of the government-issued carbon filter masks. Chief Environmental Health Officer […]

The new border management system announced by the government last month is expected to be fully implemented by June 2020 and will consist of a number of components never seen in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) before. “Though we are […]

Seventy-two students recently completed an intensive three-day teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course, which has enabled them to provide assistance in the event of various emergency situations. A government media release said the training sessions were held through a […]

A scooter rider is nursing injuries following a vehicular accident on the main island of Tortola on Wednesday, July 17. “The scooter rider sustained injuries to what appeared to be his left leg and is being treated at Peebles Hospital,” […]

With the Safe Haven Transitional Centre treating mostly Virgin Islanders for various forms of mental illnesses, residents are being urged to extend love and support to each other. Minister for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone made the call during […]

Premier Andrew Fahie is planning to move a motion to exempt Deputy Speaker Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith from having to vacate his seat since the first-term legislator’s company has been contracted by the government. Smith was named as one of the […]

Despite a near-$275,000 contract being spent by the former NDP government to restore the airport administration complex, an additional $650,000 is now needed to complete what is being described as poorly-done repairs to the building. Speaking in the House of […]

Coupled with the hundreds of filtered masks that are now available to residents, Health Minister Carvin Malone said nearly half-dozen air quality monitoring stations are being installed around the smoke-affected western end of Tortola. “The [Environmental Health] Department will embark […]

Government has released what is known as ‘green paper’ on environmental management, climate adaptation and sustainable development. This was revealed by Natural Resource Minister Vincent Wheatley at the Fifth Sitting of the First Session of The Fourth House Of Assembly […]

The parking facility government will build in Road Town will be able to facilitate nearly 300 vehicles upon completion. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, Transportation Minister Kye Rymer said the process to get the project going has […]