The Office of the Governor is requesting up to $80,000 from government to purchase a new luxury vehicle to replace the 2011 Range Rover SUV currently servicing that office. Acting Executive Private Secretary in the Governor’s Office, Nolma Chalwell, made […]
Archive for December, 2019
Customer Service Touch Terminals installed at two local ports of entry
Customer Service Touch Terminals are now present in two of the territory’s ports of entry, which will now allow visitors to provide real-time feedback about their customer service experience in the British Virgin Islands. A December 24 government media release […]
Other OT’s offer better pay to gov’t lawyers than BVI — Scatliffe-Esprit
Principal Crown Counsel in the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP) Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit has said the British Virgin Islands is not up to par with the other Overseas Territories (OT’s) in terms of their compensation packages for government […]
Heavy rains disrupt Boxing Day Races; event pushed to January 19
The Boxing Day Horse Races which came to a premature end because of heavy rainfall will continue on January 19, President of the BVI Horse Owners Association Lesmore Smith has said. Only two of the seven races of the day […]
C&W Foundation, Miss World Organisation donates $25K to ESHS
The Cable & Wireless Charitable Foundation in collaboration with the Miss World BVI Organisation recently donated $25,000 to the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) for the restoration of their technical labs. The school’s labs were destroyed during Hurricane Irma back […]
HLSCC to benefit from $1.7 million in gov’t subsidies
The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) is set to benefit from more than $1.7 million in government subsidies. Cabinet decided during a December 9 meeting that the Paraquita Bay-based facility will receive $1,075,000 that will be channelled towards the […]
From disaster comes decor | Craft Alive vendor creates Christmas decorations with mango seeds
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Meet 73-year-old Joan Wilson; a Greenland resident who has been creating authentic Christmas decor from recycled mango seeds. Wilson, the owner of Creative Crafts & Things at Craft Alive in Road Town, told BVI […]
A vehicle for Christmas! East End resident the grand prize winner of RVIPF raffle
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff This Christmas is one that East End resident Muriel Penn will not soon forget as she became the grand prize winner of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force’s (RVIPF) Vehicle Raffle Fundraising Competition on […]
SFC meetings not what it used to be — Fraser
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has said that the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) process has become a mere rubber stamp formality that only sees legislators automatically approving the proposed annual budget without giving proper consideration to what they learn during […]
Two caught at sea with $500K, accused men deny knowledge of cash
Two men who were allegedly caught aboard a vessel with half-million dollars in cash this month have been granted $100,000 bail in the Magistrate’s Court. Charged with failing to declare monies to Customs is Gerome Nibbs of the BVI and […]
