After being knocked down and damaged during Hurricane Irma nearly two years ago, the traffic lights at the intersection of Administration Drive and Waterfront Drive in Road Town has finally been remounted. They are not yet functional but Transportation & […]
Archive for August, 2019
Virgin Gorda airport reopens after second firetruck malfunction
The Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda has reopened. Acting Managing Director of BVI Airports Authority Clive Smith said the facility reopened at 4 pm on Friday, August 16. The BVIAA reported the airport closed on Monday, August 12, because of […]
Invest more in territory | BVI is investor-friendly, FIFA told
Premier Andrew Fahie is encouraging global soccer organisation, the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), to invest more in the British Virgin Islands. The Premier made the call during the historic visit of FIFA President Giovanni Infantino last weekend. His […]
Preliminary CXC results indicate BVI performed ‘exceptionally well’ in exams
Preliminary results indicate that the British Virgin Islands recorded a 100 percent pass rate across nine subjects in the 2019 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations. Some 375 local candidates sat 28 subjects in the examinations which are administered by […]
At least 12 rent-to-own homes to be built on VG
In a bid to target a more extensive section of the population, plans are underway to construct a dozen homes in North Sound on Virgin Gorda. Minister for Natural Resources and Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley told BVI News on […]
West End Police Station reopens: Commissioner calls for updated laws to improve public service
Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews is urging the government to update the necessary legislation that would result in faster operations in critical areas of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Matthews made the call at the official reopening ceremony […]
BVIEC fires back: BVI Cable TV misleading, unsafely connected to poles without permission
The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has refuted accusations by BVI Cable TV that claimed the electricity company was using discriminatory industry practices against the cable company. In a media statement this week, BVI Cable TV had said the BVIEC was […]
No garage | Excessive exposure to weather caused new airport firetruck to malfunction
The absence of a proper garage facility for the firetruck based at the Taddy Bay Airport on Virgin Gorda is said to have contributed to the vehicle experiencing what the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA) has described as ‘operation issues’. Premier […]
Foxy’s School of Music re-opens | There’s $$ in music, JVD youngsters told
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Minister for Natural Resources and Labour Vincent Wheatley wants youngsters on Jost Van Dyke to take advantage of the benefits of the sister island’s music programme. “The benefits of music for the developed mind […]
BVI Cable accuses BVIEC of discrimination, forced to suspend redeployment of network
An ongoing dispute between BVI Cable TV and the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has resulted in the cable company — which has not been operational since the September 2017 hurricanes — having to suspend its network’s redeployment. BVI Cable said […]
