Following the overwhelming response from residents willing to take the vaccine in the territory, the Ministry of Health & Social Development has announced that its online registration portal will be temporarily suspended for one week. A late-night bulletin from the […]
Archive for February, 2021
Century House Montessori School students top BVILOVE Poetry Contest
A’Nia Turnbull and Nilani Scatliffe of the Century House Montessori School BVI are the Category 1 winners of the 2020 BVILOVE Poetry Contest. The contest launched in November as part of BVI Culture & Tourism Month and required contestants to submit […]
Correspondence show that residents fear giving info to COI
The correspondence received by the Commission Of Inquiry (COI) so far shows that some residents are afraid of giving information to aid the investigation. That is the word from Secretary to the COI Steven Chandler, who BVI News asked to […]
1400+ registered for COVID vaccine, crowds overwhelm vaccination centres
More than 1,400 residents across the British Virgin Islands have already registered to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine since vaccination roll-out programme launched less than a week ago. Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges shared that statistic with BVI […]
Here’s how this local contractor started winning bids and contracts
A local contractor has lauded the procurement training programme by the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) as a success, after securing several high-level contracts for the first time since completing the programme. Most recently, Rajah Smith of No Limit Construction […]
Employers to get pay-out under 1000 jobs in 1000 days programme
The government is reminding employers to submit detailed information on persons they’ve employed under the ‘1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days’ Programme in order to be eligible for the 10 percent compensation of the total salaries paid. The ‘1,000 Jobs in 1,000 […]
COI reassures public officers of option send info directly despite gov’t policy
Despite the BVI government implementing a policy that will lawfully allow public servants to provide information to the Commission of Inquiry (COI), the COI is reminding government workers that they can still submit their information directly to the Commission which […]
Wall of Fame coming to honour sporting icons
The government is preparing to establish a Wall of Fame to honour and highlight past and present sporting icons in the BVI. At-Large representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith said, for transparency, a committee will be established to select the icons who […]
Commission of Inquiry undermines our human rights, says CSC
Political commentator and government consultant Claude Skelton Cline has described the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) as undemocratic, adding that it “is not a good thing in any shape, form or fashion”. “It is a complete undermining of our human […]
New NEOC building to set blueprint for region to follow!
The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) building is expected to be the first of its kind in the Caribbean with capabilities of withstanding hurricane-force winds while remaining functional both during and immediately after such a disaster. This is according to […]
