The old building that housed Virgin Gorda’s clinic will be transformed into a dialysis centre, Ninth District Representative, Vincent Wheatley has said. Wheatley said moving operations of the old Virgin Gorda clinic into a new facility and renaming it in […]
Archive for December, 2021
TPP’s 3 Days of Xmas jam-packed with events and excitement
The Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park’s (TPP) Three Days of Christmas celebration kicks off today with a number of activities and excitement for the entire family. According to the Business Development Manager at the TPP, Zoe Walcott, the celebrations […]
Two new centenarians in the territory
The British Virgin Islands has welcomed its two newest centenarians in the territory. The two centenarians are Olivia Emelda Donovan-Carty from Carrot Bay and Betty Yates in Virgin Gorda. In speaking about Donovan-Carty, his constituent, Premier Andrew Fahie said she […]
Opposition should focus on govt’s strategy, not financing — Premier
Premier Andrew Fahie has contended that the parliamentary Opposition has been unwittingly complicit in helping the government execute its strategy even as it complains that there are no funds available in the budget to execute projects. Premier Fahie said he […]
Gov’t secures $2M CDB loan for local commerce, entrepreneurship
The Office of the Premier and its partners have secured a $2 million loan from the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) for trade and economic development. While making her contributions to the ongoing budget debate in the House of Assembly today, […]
Over $500K and counting! HOA has spent more on litigation than AG
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has lambasted the governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration for a seeming change in the mandate of the House of Assembly (HOA), given its recent proclivity for litigation. Speaking during the budget debate last evening, Penn […]
Red flag! Turnbull cites low morale, overworked staff at BVIAA
Opposition legislator Melvin Turnbull has drawn attention to what he described as a lack of morale and other troubling concerns at the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA). “There is a lack of confidence, there is a lack of support or even […]
Shamal Smith knew he ran errands for a wanted man, court hears
The third person charged with harbouring the recently recaptured prison escapee Jose Almestica is alleged to have ran errands for him and knew he was hiding from the police. Shamal Smith, a 31-year-old Billing and Admission Officer with the BVI […]
Premier shirks debate on private sector’s ‘job-for-jab’ mandate
Premier Andrew Fahie has insisted that he won’t be drawn into any back-and-forth debates regarding his government’s COVID-19 policy or Labour-related concerns regarding the ‘job-for-jab’ mandate happening in parts of the local private sector. Concerns continue to be raised about […]
Strong support for public officer after paralysing accident
In celebration of Public Service Week this year, the Public Service of the Virgin Islands partnered with non-profit and private sector organisations to offer financial support to public officer, Colin Stevens who was paralysed in a vehicular accident back in […]