Cabinet of the BVI government has approved an order to lock down the sister island of Jost Van Dyke, effective today, amid COVID-19 reports. Minister for Health Carvin Malone subsequently made the order under Section 13 of the Public Health […]
Archive for July, 2020
Flax-Brutus lands major post at Leverick Bay Resort
The BVI’s former Director of Tourism Sharon Flax-Brutus has landed a major post as the Director of Operations at the Virgin Gorda Villa Rentals and Leverick Bay Resort & Marina. The announcement was made in a social media post from […]
Market Square being revamped
Work is underway to revamp Market Square in Road Town. A media release from the Ministry of Works & Utilities said the project “will add aesthetically to the city and provide more business opportunities for entrepreneurs, especially those in the […]
DPP breaks silence after ongoing case involving US fisherman gains international attention
The Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP), which has a policy not to comment on ongoing criminal cases, has broken its silence after a case involving an American fisherman began generating notable interest in international media. The accused […]
HOA Speaker hospitalised!
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock is currently receiving treatment at the Dr D Orlando Smith hospital in Road Town for an unknown health-related issue. This is according to Premier Andrew Fahie who made the announcement during the […]
BVI now seeking 20,000 additional COVID-19 test kits — Malone
Government has revealed plans to secure an additional 20,000 COVID-19 test kits for the British Virgin Islands to ramp up territory-wide testing. This comes amid the announcement by Minister for Health Carvin Malone that a passenger who travelled from the […]
Unemployment rates in D7 believed to be highest among all districts
Representative of the Seventh District Dr Natalio Wheatley has said he believes the unemployment rate within his constituency is the highest in comparison to the other districts in the British Virgin Islands. Dr Wheatley made the statement during a community […]
Local author illustrates history of BVI with colouring book series for adults and kids
A local author has created the territory’s first-ever colouring book series for both children and adults, which depicts the heritage, culture and history of the territory dating as far back as the late 1700s. She is Gabrielle Skelton-Bardo who spoke […]
HLSCC has had no budget cuts in spite of COVID-19
Chairman of the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) John Samuel said the educational facility has not suffered any financial constraints, despite the near stand-still of the global economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The businessman and former election […]
BVIEC subsidizing Anegada’s electricity ‘several hundreds of thousands’ yearly
General Manager of BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham has said the company has been offering hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricty subsidizes to Anegadians every year. Despite the cost of their operation being much more expensive, residents of […]
