Amid calls for a comprehensive plan to revive the ailing economy and criticisms that the pandemic isn’t being handled well, Premier Andrew Fahie recently outlined a myriad of plans and laws his government will implement in the coming months. Some […]
Archive for March, 2021
Police searching for boss who fought employee over cash owed
BVI News understands that the police are seeking the owner of a local construction company who got into a physical fight with an employee he allegedly owes money. It is understood that on the day the fight took place, the […]
Gov’t approves extra $$ for officers securing marine borders
The Cabinet has approved an extra $400 allowance to each member of the Joint Task Force assisting with marine border security. The task force was developed when COVID-19 hit the BVI, to help prevent the illegal smuggling of drugs and […]
Study pushes BVI to change vaccine dose interval from 6 to 12 weeks
Persons scheduled to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine six weeks after the first are now being advised to wait 12 weeks instead. Health Minister Carvin Malone said this shift is because of a recently-published controlled study on […]
Water & Sewerage pays $22M more than it earns yearly
While the Water & Sewerage Department collects an average of $5 million yearly for supplying water to the territory, it has to pay some $27 million annually to water suppliers contracted to provide potable water to homes. This means that […]
Gov’t awards stimulus cheques to 67% of applicants so far
A total of 1,258 businesses have now benefited from the government’s COVID-19 Small-Business Sector Grant Relief Programme. This number represents approximately 67 per cent of the total 1,883 businesses that applied for economic relief. This leaves 625 local businesses that […]
Boaters asked to desist from dumping waste near shoreline
Tourists and locals who have vessels on the water are being urged not to empty their holding tanks (waste tanks) within 1,000 meters of the shoreline as the waste could further harm coral reefs that continue to be affected by […]
No more delays! Employers instructed to pay severance
Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley has announced the official end of the extension for the ‘lay-off period’ and is instructing employers to begin paying severance to their staff immediately. Wheatley made this declaration in the House of Assembly Wednesday afternoon, March […]
Steps being taken to reduce social distancing in classrooms
As the territory continues its COVID-19 vaccination programme, the Education Ministry is seeking to reduce social distancing in classrooms to accommodate more students per session. Speaking in the House of Assembly on March 10, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said […]
Boats have now left the BVI for ‘bluer waters’
Chairman of the BVI Marine Association, Andrew Ball has confirmed that multiple local charter companies have sailed their boats to “bluer waters” in a bid to stop financial haemorrhaging. Ball who appeared on a recent episode of the Cut Deep […]
