The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced it will be implementing measures to accommodate hundreds of students across the region who complained about unacceptable results in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. […]
Archive for October, 2020
Digicel investing half-million to improve internet speeds in BVI
Telecommunication provider Digicel has announced that they will be investing $500,000 to upgrade their local network infrastructure over the next six months. According to a media release from Digicel, the investment will involve the doubling of capacity in existing cell […]
Over $2.3M in contracts awarded to two local firms for rehab works
The Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) has awarded more than $2.3 million to two local construction companies to conduct rehabilitation works on three projects across the territory. This was revealed at a recent contract-signing ceremony where Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited […]
UPDATE: Minor released but 3 adults charged for armed robbery
The 15-year-old arrested in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery on Virgin Gorda has been released pending further investigation. On the other hand, the three other adult male suspects have now been charged. They have been identified as 25-year-old Tray Audain […]
Protocols for air travel to be released by next Thursday
Premier Andrew Fahie has said the government is hoping to release the list of safety protocols that will govern air travel no later than next Thursday. Recently, Premier Fahie announced that the airport would be the first to reopen on […]
St Vincent creates history by setting up a Consular Office in BVI
St Vincent and the Grenadines have become the first CARICOM country to establish a consular office in the British Virgin Islands, with Vincentian Bishop Ishmael Charles being appointed as the first honorary consul. Effectively, a consul is an official appointed […]
BVI avoided $57 million deficit
Premier Andrew Fahie has revealed more about the state of the BVI’s economy, stating that the territory has been able to avoid a $57 million budget deficit that was initially projected for due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking in an […]
Greater investment in higher education needed in the region
Premier Andrew Fahie has said he believes greater investment in higher education is needed in the region if the Caribbean member states are to achieve the United Nation’s (UN) 17 Sustainable Development Goals by 2030. Premier Fahie made the statement […]
Thousands of TCI workers languish as gov’t fights private resort
While the BVI government faces public criticism for its refusal to reopen the territory’s borders before December 1, some residents of another British Overseas Territory — the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) — are unable to work even though their […]
Man pleads guilty to August burglary in Road Town
Chalwell Estate resident, Kris Mitcham has pleaded guilty to burglarizing a Road Town restaurant and taking approximately $500 worth of items from the establishment. Mitcham appeared before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Thursday, October 15. The court heard that on August […]
