Basketball and other recreational activities will soon return to the heart of Virgin Gorda now that a Ninth District construction company has been awarded a $100,000 contract to complete phase two of works to the Jeffrey Caines Sports Arena on […]
Archive for September, 2020
Visitation, other services resume at hospital and clinics
The resumption of visitation hours at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital is one of the many new changes within the BVI Health Services Authority following government’s latest curfew order which came into effect this week. A September 17 notice […]
Local company awarded i$744K contract to rehabilitate Hope Hill, Sabbath Hill roads
Residents and other persons who traverse the Hope Hill to Sabbath Hill roadways will soon be relieved of any dangers associated with the temporary plywood barricades that were erected along the thoroughfares. This relief was assured following Thursday’s signing of […]
CSC’s contract with gov’t extended! Says 2 major projects underway
Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has said he is still under contract as a government consultant for the governing Andrew Fahie administration and is working on two major projects that will be announced soon. This news comes one month after the […]
Property owners will be prosecuted for unsanitary living conditions
Health Minister Carvin Malone has issued a warning that property owners will be prosecuted if they provide unsafe and unsanitary areas for other persons to reside. The minister sounded the warning in an update to the territory yesterday, September 16, […]
SVG told to wait for confirmation before linking COVID cases to BVI
Premier Andrew Fahie has had talks with St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) authorities, who have given assurances that they will, in future instances, wait on official test results from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) before linking positive COVID-19 […]
Babies, small children, teens, and elderly among BVI’s COVID cases
The latest COVID-19 figures from the Ministry of Health show slightly more than 10 percent of the territory’s COVID-19 cases are infants and small children. The latest figures were shared by the Minister for Health Carvin Malone in his live […]
Customs receives new specialised vehicles
Border security in the British Virgin Islands has been further strengthened as government awarded three highly specialised vehicles to Her Majesty’s Customs last evening. Government is said to have purchased the vehicles to enhance Custom’s K-9 Unit, which is part of […]
BVI baller becomes first local to play in English Football Youth Cup
Local football sensation Luka Chalwell has inked his name on the history pages by becoming the first BVIslander to play in the English Football Associations, Youth Cup. A media release from the BVI Football Association (BVIFA) on Thursday said Chalwell […]
Bermuda’s governor to replace Jaspert in 2021
Bermuda’s present Governor John Rankin, CMG has been appointed to serve as the new governor of the British Virgin Islands from 2021. This is according to a media release from the Office of the Governor, which said Rankin will be […]
