Chief Planner in the Department of Town & Country Planning, Greg Adams has reported a “dramatic increase” in the number of applications for construction and development in 2019. According to the 2020 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) report, Adams told the […]
Archive for January, 2020
Tourist Board should utilise local athletes to further promote the BVI
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Opposition Legislator Julian Fraser is calling on the BVI Tourist Board to further promote the British Virgin Islands through the use of its local professional athletes. Fraser made the call during a December 2019 […]
Police probe January 3 shooting that left one person injured
Police have launched a probe into what is believed to be the first shooting incident in the BVI since the start of the year. Police said one person was injured in the January 3 shooting and has since been transported […]
One dead another hospitalised following boating accident off Guana Island
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the death of one person following a boating accident off Guana Island on Friday, January 3. Police said the accident occurred minutes after 3 pm and resulted in two persons sustaining […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cruise ‘double dock’
As the territory rolls into the new year, BVI News captured these two cruise ships docked simultaneously at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park in Road Town on Friday, January 3. Pictured are Norwegian Epic and the Azura cruise […]
RVIPF cops replaced Premier’s bodyguards after undergoing ‘close protection’ training
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has assumed full responsibility for Premier Andrew Fahie’s personal security and has replaced the private security firm that the Fahie administration had contracted around the start of his tenure as Premier. Premier Fahie […]
$3M to repair road between Slaney and Duff’s Bottom
The cost to repair an area of the road between Slaney and Duffs Bottom on Tortola has been estimated at three million United States dollars. Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation Haley Trott gave that indication during the […]
Gov’t has ‘not entered the marijuana business’, we’re only involved in the sale — Malone
While government is making moves to have medicinal marijuana become a revenue-generating measure for the BVI, Minister responsible for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone wants to make it clear that “government has not entered the marijuana business”. He shared […]
95% complete! Full repairs to incinerator delayed by death and holidays
The electrical works to the control panel for the Solid Waste Incinerator plant at Pockwood Pond is now 95 percent completed and is awaiting certification from a specialist from its manufacturers. Minister for Health Carvin Malone told BVI News that […]
BVIPA introduces new booking system to enhance operations
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is implementing a new booking system called ‘PortCall’ which is expected to come into effect in the first quarter of 2020. A media release from the BVIPA on Thursday said PortCall is a port community […]
