By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff As the BVI experiences increasing difficulty in accessing imported masks and other coronavirus protective gear, a group of local manufacturers have teamed up to create and supply non-medical face masks for the territory. One […]
Archive for April, 2020
No telling where BVI would be if gov’t didn’t pass two budgets in 2019 — Fahie
Premier Andrew Fahie has said there is no telling what position the BVI would have been in during this COVID-19 pandemic, had he not taken the unconventional route to pass the 2020 budget in 2019. Premier Fahie made the comments […]
No bail! Accused store robber’s fingerprints allegedly found at crime scene
Twenty-two-year-old McNamara resident Shadrach Thompson has been denied bail for his alleged involvement in the robbery of the E&M Convenient Store in Palestina on Tortola. The accused man, whose fingerprints were allegedly found at the scene, was not made to […]
BVI not using any COVID-19 treatment on positive cases
Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Irad Potter has said that the British Virgin Islands is currently not using any COVID-19 treatments on confirmed positive cases. Dr Potter told BVI News in a recent interview that to […]
Man jailed after breaking curfew to purchase marijuana
A Carrot Bay man who broke the ongoing 24-hour curfew to purchase marijuana on March 30, has been sentenced to 60 days at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut. Twenty-two-year-old Nikolai Brathwaite admitted to the offence of Breach of […]
Trinidadian fined after pleading guilty to overstaying
A Trinidadian man has pleaded guilty to overstaying in the British Virgin Islands for weeks. Thirty-one-year-old Dolphie Nedd answered to the charge during a virtual appearance before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Monday, April 20. During the court proceedings that happened […]
Call the police! ‘Strange’ woman running grocery scam on VG
A woman, who has only been described as ‘strange’ is attempting to scam Virgin Gorda residents, offering them groceries on behalf of Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley, in exchange for money. Wheatley said, to his knowledge, the woman targeted a […]
Branson offers Necker Island as collateral for £500M loan bailout from UK gov’t
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff British billionaire and founder of Virgin Group, Sir Richard Branson has revealed plans to put Necker Island up as collateral to secure a £500 million loan bailout from the United Kingdom government. Sir Branson […]
Gov’t allocates $2.8M to HEOC for food delivery and garbage collection during curfew
The Andrew Fahie administration has allocated $2.8 million to the Health Emergency Operations Centre (HEOC) to fund government’s food supply and garbage collection initiatives during the lockdown period. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement via a social media briefing on […]
Taxing already-taxed money | Gov’t faces strong opposition for proposed 7% fee on $$ leaving BVI
The VIP government faced strong opposition in the House of Assembly on Friday when they introduced the Financing & Money Services (Amendment) Act — legislation that seeks to tax monies that leave the territory through wire transfers. Opposition Leader Marlon […]
