The following is an announcement from the Ministry of Health & Social Development: The Ministry of Health is notifying the public that a person who tested positive for COVID-19 attended the funeral held on March 27th, 2021 at the Sea […]
Archive for March, 2021
Malone qualifies for 2021 Olympics!
Local Long Jump sensation Chantel Malone has officially secured her spot at the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan this summer. Malone leapt her way into this year’s Games by surpassing the ‘6.82 metres’ Olympic qualifying standard for the Women’s […]
Gov’t spending $24K to modernise Labour laws
The government is modernising its Labour laws and will be spending at least $24,000 to do it. That money will be paid to an Italian university professor, Michele Tiraboschi who has been hired to provide consultancy services for the project. […]
Aggressive campaign coming to ramp up vaccination
Health Minister Carvin Malone has announced that the government will be embarking on an aggressive marketing campaign to encourage more people to take the remaining COVID-19 vaccines available in the BVI. In a statement on March 25, Minister Malone also […]
After frustrated cries, Paraquita Bay water woes being addressed
The government has commenced work to address the longstanding water woes faced by farmers at Paraquita Bay, with the installation of new distribution lines on farmlands in the area. A statement from Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said the work […]
Local police officer called to the Bar of England and Wales
A local police sergeant has been called to the Bar of England and Wales. Sergeant O’Neal Bakker — now Barrister O’Neal Bakker — achieved this success after spending the last few years acquiring a Bachelors and Masters degree in law […]
Guyanese woman held at airport with over $10K
BVI News understands that a Guyanese woman was this week arrested and charged after failing to declare a sum of money to Customs. Sources close to our news centre say the cash was more than $10,000. However, BVI News hasn’t […]
Woman alleges she was beaten by brother-sister duo
A Huntums Ghut man and his sister narrowly escaped arrest after a woman filed a police report claiming that she was physically assaulted by the sibling-duo. It’s understood that the alleged male attacker and the female victim were in a […]
Cruise tourists prefer to interact with vaccinated persons
As the BVI gets ready to start welcoming cruise passengers in June, Premier Andrew Fahie is warning residents that cruise passengers are already stating that they would prefer to interact with persons who’ve taken COVID-19 vaccines. “It’s going to be […]
What’s delaying police investigations?
As serious crimes such as murder happen in the territory, the public almost always becomes eager for immediate answers from the local police. But the Royal Virgin Islands Virgin Police Force (RVIPF) often cannot provide these answers because of the […]
