Government has issued cheques totalling $100,000 to four of the territory’s top senior athletes to assist with their journey to the Olympic Games which is set to commence in Tokyo, Japan, in July 2021. Minister responsible for Sports Dr Natalio […]
Archive for January, 2021
$75K grant from UK to fight deadly coral disease in BVI
The Officer of the Governor is providing a grant of $75,000 to the National Parks Trust to assist with the territory’s fight against the rapidly-spreading Stoney Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD). This is according to a media release which said […]
Cop who was shot on VG last year discharged following investigations
BVI News understands that following an investigation, the police officer who was shot in Virgin Gorda on April 17, 2020, has been discharged from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. READ: Police officer shot on Virgin Gorda | RVIPF launch […]
The first of two cruise ships arrives in BVI for warm lay-ups
The first of two cruise vessels scheduled to berth in the territory for one month under the BVI Ports Authority’s (BVIPA) warm lay-ups initiative, has arrived at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park’s port. The vessel ‘Rhapsody of the […]
No ‘community spread’ of COVID-19 in the BVI
Though a number of residents recently tested positive for COVID-19, the British Virgin Islands is presently not experiencing any form of community spread of the virus and has not detected locally transmitted cases in almost four months. This is according […]
Gov’t to introduce inspections of all aircraft at local airports
Premier Andrew Fahie has indicated that the government will be aiming to redevelop civil aviation regulatory services in the territory this year. Civil aviation refers to all non-military aviation, both private and commercial. Premier Fahie said the government will be […]
Elected leaders were rendered “useless” after 2017 hurricanes
Four years after the passage of Hurricanes Irma and Maria, elected leaders are sharing how they felt when political power was snatched from them and placed in the hands of a governor who had only arrived in the BVI two […]
The Moorings extends operations to USVI
One of the territory’s leading charter franchise companies ‘The Moorings’, has announced a new business venture in the neighbouring United States Virgin Islands (USVI). The company’s St, Thomas, USVI operations are set to commence next month. “A variety of charter […]
BVIEC’s GM appointed Chairman of CARILEC
General Manager of the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham has been appointed as Chairman the Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) — the first GM of the BVIEC to serve in that post. A media release from CARILEC confirmed […]
Trump suspended from Twitter, Facebook after violent protests
Social media sites Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram have suspended the account of US President Donald Trump. Trump, who lost US presidential election last November, has permanently suspended from Twitter but indefinitely suspended from the other aforementioned social media sites. Twitter […]
