A little less than 200 persons have been employed under the government’s ‘1,000 jobs in 1,000 Days’ programme so far. Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley shared that statistic in the House of Assembly on Tuesday — the clearest data given on […]
Archive for April, 2021
Here’s what the BVIPA earned from warm layups
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is expected to earn a total of $69,571.47 from the warm layups it facilitated in the territory earlier this year. In January, Royal Caribbean International’s Grandeur of the Seas and Rhapsody of the Seas arrived at the Cyril B […]
Crime linked to vehicles, more traffic enforcement needed
Transportation Minister Kye Rymer has renewed calls for more enforcement from the police traffic unit as he said most crimes are linked to transportation in one way or another. He made that statement as the territory continues to reel from […]
Gov’t offering special visa waiver to boost tourism
The British Virgin Islands will be relaxing its entry requirements by opening up the territory to select nationalities that currently need a visa to enter the territory. This will be done through a special visa waiver initiative. “Tourist arrivals will […]
Don’t depend on the police, let’s do our own collab to fight crime
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has urged the territory’s 13 elected leaders to collaborate in implementing a strategy to stem crime in the community, instead of aimlessly waiting on information from the police. “Us sitting here — we’re not going […]
Over 1700 lost their jobs since March! Most work permit holders
Statistics from the Department of Labour indicate that a total of 1,719 persons were severed from their employment since March 2020 when the COVID-19 pandemic resulted in an economic shutdown in the BVI. Speaking the House of Assembly on Tuesday, […]
The stats are in! See how much the BVI earned from tourism in 2020
The BVI earned an estimated $112,488,463 from tourism last year when the territory endured an economic lockdown because of an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. This estimated earning shows how much the industry suffered, especially when compared to the estimated […]
Four in custody in connection to Sunday’s robbery-homicide
The police have made some headway into their investigation of Sunday’s robbery-homicide where Catherine Pickering was killed outside her home in Paraquita Bay. READ: What the police said happened In a brief statement Wednesday morning, the Royal Virgin Islands Police […]
Bad relationship with Governor Jaspert led to COI
Premier Andrew Fahie has said a breakdown in the relationship between his government and former Governor Augustus Jaspert’s office is partly why a Commission of Inquiry was launched in the territory. Premier admitted to this deteriorated relationship while addressing the […]
We’re compliant! Gov’t submits nearly 4K documents to COI already
In an effort to fully comply with the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI), Premier Andrew Fahie said his government has already disclosed nearly 4,000 official documents to the investigating team led by UK judge, Sir Gary Hickinbottom. The documents were […]
