Notwithstanding the inclement weather still evident in mounds of mud and pools of water across Tortola, hundreds turned out at the Prime Time Festiville in Road Town on Friday, August 2. Headlining International Reggae Night were Jamaican stars Romain Virgo […]
Archive for August, 2019
West Man fined $5K for 55 grams of cannabis
A West End man was fined $5,000 after he was caught with 55 grams of cannabis five years ago. Corey Butler pleaded guilty to common assault and following a trial, was found guilty of possession of a controlled drug with […]
Tougher penalties: Cybercriminals blackmailing local parents with lewd content of children
By Esther Durand, BVI News/Staff Reporting a number of cases involving minors being blackmailed over lewd photos and videos, Premier Andrew Fahie has said the 2019 amendments to the territory’s Computer Misuse and Cybercrime Act is proposing penalties of more […]
Still not in the clear: More updates to BOSSs laws as BVI eludes EU blacklist
More amendments are being made to the Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (BOSSs) Act, this time to increase funding and staff of the territory’s International Tax Authority (ITA). During a presentation at Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly, leader […]
King Paido crowned 2019 Calypso Monarch for emancipation
In what could be described as a surprise victory, Reynold ‘King Paido’ Philips has been crowned the 2019 Calypso Monarch of the ongoing emancipation festivities. While no points were announced, the 11-time Calypso king (six on Virgin Gorda, five on […]
Festival & Fairs Committee under previous NDP gov’t accused of poor record-keeping
Culture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has accused the former Festival & Fairs Committee under the previous NDP administration of poor record-keeping. “In the past, under previous Festival & Fairs committees, I have been disappointed at the level of record-keeping. But, […]
4th-generation BVIslanders now added to govt’s regularisation initiative
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Fourth-generation British Virgin Islanders without regularised status in the BVI have now been included in government’s fast-track regularisation initiative to gain Belongership in the territory. As BVI News understands it, fourth-generation Virgin Islanders are […]
Gov’t introducing new ‘fee’ to send money abroad, says Premier
Persons living in the British Virgin Islands will soon be required to pay an additional tax to send their money out of the territory. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie made that announcement while speaking in the House of […]
Speaker billed over quarter-million in legal fees, gov’t already paid $130K
More than a quarter-million of taxpayer dollars could be used to pay for House of Assembly Speaker, Julian Willock’s now-concluded court case against Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool. Premier Andrew Fahie gave that confirmation in response to questions from Opposition […]
SCHEDULE: West End Ferry terminal resumes operations today!
After nearly two years of being closed to public ferries, the West End Ferry Terminal has finally resumed its operations. Operations resumed Thursday morning, August 1. In a statement in the House of Assembly on Wednesday, the Premier Andrew Fahie […]
