Works Minister Kye Rymer has said improvements to the road network on the territory’s four main islands are already underway with several other projects set to commence this year. Addressing the House of Assembly on Thursday, Rymer said these infrastructural […]
Archive for February, 2020
Man fined for assaulting family member at VG restaurant
A Dominican Republic man was fined $750 for assaulting a family member during a party at a popular restaurant on Virgin Gorda on February 24 last year. Noe Martinez pleaded guilty to common assault when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna […]
Canadian visitor dies while vacationing in BVI
Police Information Officer Akia Thomas has confirmed that a Canadian national vacationing in the British Virgin Islands has died. Thomas said the visitor’s unresponsive body was fished from Pond Bay, Virgin Gorda by the Virgin Islands Search & Rescue (VISAR) […]
Man dies in quad bike accident near OneMart, identified as Kehinda Frett
A man has been killed in an early morning traffic accident along the dual carriageway on Tortola Saturday morning, February 22. Police have identified him as 30-year-old Kehinda Frett of The Sound in East End. Law enforcers said details of […]
COMMENTARY: C’bbean countries autonomous of the UK and EU are a model for OTs to follow
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Post-Brexit Britain, and the events before and after, mean that a referendum must now be held in the Caribbean Overseas territories, on deciding whether or not these islands move towards greater autonomy, either within the UK, […]
Closed season | Illegal to harvest certain fish species now, public told
Members of the public are being reminded that it is an offence to harvest certain aquatic species at this time in the British Virgin Islands. Between January 1 to March 31, persons are not permitted to catch, sell or offer […]
56-year single-engine aircraft ban lifted at VG airport as new airline expresses interest to operate
After nearly 56-years of being in effect, the single-engine aircraft ban at the Taddy Bay International Airport on Virgin Gorda has been lifted. Premier Andrew Fahie said during Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly that consideration to lifting the […]
At long last! Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre opens on VG, to commence operations next week
The Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda has finally opened, and plans are in motion to commence operations in the coming days. CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) Dr Ronald Georges said during the official opening […]
Gov’t implementing Deposit Insurance Policy to protect insured residents
Government has announced plans to implement a ‘deposit insurance policy’ in the British Virgin Islands before the end of this year. Deposit insurance is effectively a safety net to protect depositors — in this case, Virgin Islanders and residents — […]
DMV hosting event for riders to get licensed, registered
Minister for Transportation Kye Rymer is appealing to motorcyclists in the territory to attend a licensing and registration drive scheduled for this weekend. The event, which is a partnership between the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and Ultimate Vacation BVI […]
