A local company will not be required to pay import duties on select construction items and other equipment for the next decade. Cabinet granted the import waiver to White Bay Development Project Ltd. The company was granted the waiver after […]
Archive for February, 2021
Two hospitalised after freak accident at DMV
A freak accident at the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Pockwood Pond left two drivers hospitalised and caused significant damage to the motor vehicles they had taken for inspection. Although the police were called to the scene, no one […]
Roughly $300K to repair the East End Community Centre
Roughly $300,000 is being spent to repair the East End/Long Look Community Centre on Tortola. This cost was approved as part of the decisions made during Cabinet’s February 3 meeting. Cabinet decided to award the $299,853.37 contract to Zane Potter […]
Police release name of body found bound in Sea Cows Bay waters
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has released the name of the man whose body was found floating in waters next to the Sea Cow’s Bay Community Centre on Friday. He has been identified as 40-year-old Waleid Kachhour — […]
UPDATE: Body seen floating in Sea Cow’s Bay found tied up
BVI News has been informed that the body found floating in Sea Cow’s Bay this morning might be the result of a homicide. Our news centre understands that the body is that of a hispanic male and he was found […]
Public waits! Will Premier keep promise and vaccinate this week?
One week later and members of the public are still waiting for Premier Andrew Fahie to be publicly inoculated with the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine, as promised last Thursday. During the launch of the territory’s vaccination programme at the Dr D […]
Reward for whistleblowers? Cabinet moving swiftly to implement Bill
Amid the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) and mounting calls for good governance in the territory, Cabinet is moving swiftly to implement the much-anticipated Whistleblower Act. When the Cabinet met on February 3, it reviewed the Bill entitled, Whistleblower Act, […]
Amnesty coming for those who owe property tax
Amid the economic pinch the community is feeling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabinet has decided to ease the burden on some residents who owe property tax. During the February 3 Cabinet meeting, government decided to grant a period of […]
RVIPF sees record crime-detection rate in 2020! Gun seizures triple
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recorded its highest-ever detection rate of crime in the territory. Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews gave that indication during a recent My BVI radio show […]
Immigration officers get new uniform design
The Department of Immigration has updated the uniforms of all its officers. It was unveiled to the public for the first time earlier this week. Persons visiting the Department of Immigration on Monday, February 15, were the first to have […]
