Amid public criticism that the government has no comprehensive plan for the territory’s reopening of tourism on December 1, Premier Andrew Fahie has announced a series of meetings scheduled to engage tourism stakeholders ahead of that date. The meetings will […]
Archive for October, 2020
Complete digital processing of trade licenses coming in 2021
Junior Minister for Trade & Economic Development Shereen Flax-Charles has announced a number of new initiatives which includes a new digital process for future trade license applications. She said the Trade Department hopes to roll out this new process for […]
Local mangrove nursery conducts first transfer of seedlings
The Centre for Applied Marine Studies mangrove nursery at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) conducted its first transfer of mangrove seedlings last Saturday, October 3. Marine Director at HLSCC Dr Lianna Jarecki said she was pleased with the […]
Two Venezuelans fined $1K for overstaying! To be deported
The two Venezuelans recently charged for overstaying have each been fined $1,000 and will be deported once the fines are paid. Their matter was brought before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin via a virtual hearing on Monday, October 5. Fifty-nine-year-old Dannys Rodriguez […]
Disappointing! Businesses, hoteliers say gov’t rejected their reopening plan
The British Virgin Islands Chamber of Commerce & Hotel Association’s (BVICCHA) said it is disappointed the government rejected a set of protocols it created to assist in the safe reopening of the territory. CEO of the Incline Business Group (IBG), […]
$16K for new Skelton Cline consultancy? What for?
Questioning Pastor Claude Skelton Cline’s role as a government consultant, Opposition legislator Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has claimed that the government is now paying $16,000 to the clergyman. The VIP administration had hired Skelton Cline’s company, Grace Consulting on a $144,000 […]
Governor endorses BVI as ‘responsible’ amid FinCen scandal
The Office of the Governor has expressed confidence in the BVI’s financial services industry amid the leaked FinCen Files — the latest global financial scandal which names the BVI as a jurisdiction which facilitates money laundering. The FinCen Files contain […]
Flamingos hatch on Tortola for the first time in over 70 years
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Flamingo chicks have hatched on Tortola for the first known time in more than seven decades. They were recently discovered at the Josiah’s Bay pond. This is according to the Marine Director at the […]
Four new appointments at HLSCC
The government has approved the appointments of four top senior positions at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) which includes a new president and a new chair of the school’s board of governors. These appointments include Fiona Forbes-Vanterpool as […]
Police arrest two men, seize two firearms
The police have arrested and charged two men who were found carrying two unlicensed firearms. The weapons were seized in two separate incidents on October 1 and 2. In the first incident on Friday, October 2, police officers stopped and […]
