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COMMENTARY: Life, Death, and Christmas

COMMENTARY: Life, Death, and Christmas

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor OK. Life, death and Christmas are interwoven themes. And the songwriter states that: “Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year”. And it certainly is. One can literally smell when Christmas is in the air. […]

by / on December 21, 2019 at 1:23 PM /
Unite BVI and gov’t partner to donate $300K to HLSCC marine programme

Unite BVI and gov’t partner to donate $300K to HLSCC marine programme

Unite BVI has collaborated with government to donate a combined total of $300,000 to fund the newly-established Marine Training Programme at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College. This was revealed in a government-commissioned media release which said that government had […]

by / on December 20, 2019 at 1:15 PM /
CIBC First Caribbean International Bank is one the banks that operate in the British Virgin Islands.

Local pensioners concerned over recent bank purchases

BVI pensioners who are members of CIBC First Caribbean International Bank (FCIB) and Scotiabank have raised concern about the acquisition of those two institutions by GNB Financial Group Ltd and Republic Financial Holdings Ltd, respectively.  This is according to Leader […]

by / on December 20, 2019 at 8:17 AM /
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Millions being spent yet RDA is not operating as it should, says Fraser

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has said he is not pleased that after more than a year since its establishment, the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) has still not been given the chance to operate as it should. When the RDA […]

by / on December 20, 2019 at 7:23 AM /
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Works on fire substations across the BVI progressing

Repairs to several substations of the Virgin Islands Fire & Rescue Service across the territory are expected to be completed in 2020. This is according to Works Minister Kye Rymer who gave an update in a recent session of the […]

by / on December 20, 2019 at 7:10 AM /
The central administration complex in Road Town that houses several government offices. (GIS photo)

FRASER: Some expat gov’t employees aggrieved! Still no permanent status after 20 years

At a time when the Fahie administration awarded residency and Belonger status to more than 1,500 unregularised expatriate residents, Third District Representative Julian Fraser has lamented that many expats who have been employed with government for decades are still without […]

by / on December 20, 2019 at 5:50 AM /
Pre-Xmas cleanup | Bins for bulky waste to be positioned territory-wide

Pre-Xmas cleanup | Bins for bulky waste to be positioned territory-wide

Residents of the British Virgin Islands will have the opportunity to properly rid themselves of bulky waste as the territory undergoes a ‘pre-Christmas’ cleanup. A government-commissioned press release indicated that large bins would be positioned in strategic locations from Friday […]

by / on December 19, 2019 at 1:23 PM /
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Change the archaic laws! Too easy to ‘legally steal’ someone’s property in BVI — Fraser

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser is calling for a change to one of the territory’s archaic laws that he said makes it easy for landowners to lose their properties. “As far as land is concerned, it is too easy for someone […]

by / on December 19, 2019 at 8:24 AM /
US President Donald Trump. (Associated Press photo)

Donald Trump is impeached! Now faces trial in US Senate

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC): Donald Trump has become the third US president in history to be impeached by the House of Representatives, setting up a trial in the Senate that will decide whether he remains in office. The House voted […]

by / on December 19, 2019 at 8:02 AM /
Government legislator Sharie deCastro.

Tourist Board receives $3.5M for product enhancement; creates Director of Projects post

While announcing major plans to enhance the BVI’s tourism product, Junior Tourism Minister Sharie de Castro has said a new post called the Director of Projects has been created within the BVI Tourist Board. De Castro has described the Tourism […]

by / on December 19, 2019 at 8:01 AM /