On Wednesday, December 1, 2021 BVI News Online published a letter under the headline: “LETTER TO EDITOR: Help! One good deed has put my home in jeopardy”. In that letter, which was authored by Mr Lionel Richardson, he claimed he […]
Archive for December, 2021
Bitter End Yacht Club brings overwater bungalows to BVI
The Bitter End Yacht Club in Virgin Gorda is set to reopen later this month with the first and only overwater bungalows available in the BVI. The 64-acre private retreat was opened by the Hokin family in 1973 and quickly […]
19 certified in five areas by Disability Service Department
The Disability Services Division in the Social Development Department handed out certificates to 19 participants in five subject areas today as World Disability Day is observed in the territory. The participants were certified in meal preparation, horticulture, water skills, ‘myself […]
Why is McMaster still acting as RDA CEO nearly two years on?
Fourth District Representative, Mark Vanterpool has questioned why the Recovery & Development Agency’s (RDA) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Anthony McMaster, is still serving in an acting capacity after nearly two years in the job. Vanterpool suggested that this was in […]
COVID-19 cases at ESHS does not signal an outbreak
Though the entire student population of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) must finish the remainder of the academic term online because of COVID-19, the Ministry of Education believes the cases are isolated incidents and not a signal that there might […]
UK direct rule would be an inhumane act
Suggesting that the BVI is subjected to this treatment, political commentator Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has expressed that modern-day colonisation is essentially an “inhumane” act. “This whole notion of direct rule, by its very nature … is against everything that […]
No recent dialogue with marijuana investor
Premier Andrew Fahie said there’s been no recent dialogue with an investor who previously indicated an interest in the BVI‘s medical marijuana industry. Premier Fahie was responding to questions about any progress made with the now-stalled Cannabis Licensing Act that […]
‘No Derelicts Left Behind’ campaign in full swing
With the festive season fast approaching, the Department of Waste Management continues its beautification project by ramping up its efforts to remove derelicts that line the streets of the territory under its campaign ‘No Derelicts Left Behind’. The Manager of […]
Public officials pledge thousands to ESHS from personal businesses
‘Tis the season of giving and local public officials were in a generous mood today as they pledged monies to the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) for the construction of new buildings at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). Deputy Speaker […]
Ground broken for construction of new ESHS buildings
The government officially broke ground today for the construction of new buildings at the Elmore Stoutt High School in Lower Estate. Construction works are being done to facilitate the return of senior students for the upcoming 2022/2023 academic year. Ground […]