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Archive for December, 2021

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Baltimore Security wins $586K contract for ESHS campuses

Baltimore Security Services has been awarded a contract valued more than half a million dollars for security services to the two campuses of the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). This was disclosed through a recent post-Cabinet statement which said the […]

by / on December 10, 2021 at 8:35 AM /
Woman accused of harbouring escapee facing double the penalty

Woman accused of harbouring escapee facing double the penalty

Jennifer Smith, who is said to be a girlfriend of the recently recaptured prison escapee Jose Almestica, is facing up to 14 years imprisonment if found guilty of harbouring Almestica. The penalty is twice as much as what Almestica is […]

by / on December 10, 2021 at 8:14 AM /
The Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town

Deputy Premier wants sports complex renamed

Deputy Premier and Sports Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said he wants to see the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town renamed.  Dr Wheatley made the statement while giving remarks at yesterday’s contract signing ceremony for the sporting facility to be […]

by / on December 10, 2021 at 7:20 AM /
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DPP: Contraband found at escapee’s apartment the largest in BVI history

The ‘plethora of contraband’ reportedly found at a Ballast Bay apartment this week is the most that has ever have been seized in the history of the territory, according to Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit. While the DPP […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 5:20 PM /
$786K contract signed for a/c system for sports complex

$786K contract signed for a/c system for sports complex

The government has signed a contract with Quality Air Condition & Refrigeration for the procurement, installation and commissioning of the heat, ventilation and air condition system at the Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town. Quality Air Condition won the $786,000 […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 12:58 PM /
Identity of accident victim released

Identity of accident victim released

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). As officers of the Road Policing Unit ask for witnesses into last night’s accident in the West End area that claimed the life of a 20-year-old […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 12:30 PM /
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High priority! Consultants sought for airport ‘route development’

The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) is seeking consultancy services for route development and traffic forecast for the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport (TBLIA). These services are being sought because the government recently made it ‘a matter of high priority’ […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 8:32 AM /
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BVI should not wait for UK or COI to start constitutional review

Political commentator Claude Skelton Cline has bemoaned the fact that nearly five years have elapsed since the BVI first raised the issue of a constitutional review, yet no real action has been taken to date. The talk show host said […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 8:15 AM /
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Scooter rider dies in West End collision last night

An investigation has been launched into a fatal traffic accident that happened on the main island of Tortola late last night. The police described the accident as a collision that happened in the West End area. One scooter rider died […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 7:50 AM /
Officers from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) joined engineers from the University of Puerto Rico’s Strong Motion Programme to assemble and install the territory’s first solar powered strong motion sensor. (Photo credit: DDM)

First solar-powered strong motion sensor installed in BVI

The government has increased the territory’s capacity to respond to earthquakes with the installation of a first solar-powered strong motion sensor to monitor local seismic activities. Officers from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) and engineering partners from the University […]

by / on December 9, 2021 at 7:06 AM /