Reports have surfaced that supporters of the governing Virgin Islands Party (VIP) have been complaining about development contracts being issued to non-VIP supporters. The contracts in contention were said to have been issued by the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) […]
Archive for January, 2022
Vincy handyman gets 9 months for assaulting ex who refused sex
The High Court has sentenced St Vincent national, Denville Clarke, to nine months in prison for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. Clarke, a 46-year-old handyman, was found to have had no prior criminal records and was deemed person of good […]
BVI records 40th COVID-related death
The following is a media release from the Health Ministry The Ministry of Health and Social Development is confirming the passing of one person on New Year’s Day due to complications of COVID bringing the total number of COVID-19 related […]
Not one of us got anything from any grants — Premier
Ahead of a report from the Commission of Inquiry (COI) on its findings, Premier Andrew Fahie has refuted the notion that any member of his government committed any improprieties in the distribution of COVID-19 assistance grants. “We are not going […]
Schools going online for new term as COVID-19 spike continues
The reopening of all public schools for the new academic term has been diverted to online platforms with the continued rapid rise in positive COVID-19 cases in the territory. In a very brief statement issued by the Ministry of Education […]
CDC ranks BVI as having low level of COVID-19 amid spike
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has ranked the Virgin Islands as a low-risk COVID-19 destination in its latest travel advisory update. The four-tier risk assessment system advises American citizens on the level of precaution they need to […]
Premier calls for togetherness to achieve BVI’s 2022 goals
While delivering his New Year’s Day address, Premier Andrew Fahie called for residents of the Virgin Islands to band together to achieve transformation and development in key sectors in the territory. “As a people with immense potential and blessed with […]
PAW BVI founder gets British Empire Medal from the Queen
PAW (Promoting Animal Welfare) BVI founder, Natasha Ruscheinski, is the territory’s newest recipient of the British Empire Medal (BEM). Ruscheinski made the Queen’s 2022 New Year’s Honours List for her contributions to animal welfare. According to a New Year’s statement […]
BVI welcomes New Year’s Day baby
Two parents received what could be described as the perfect New’s Day gift on Saturday, January 1 as they welcomed their son as the territory’s first baby for 2022. Baby James Zolfi was born at the Dr D Orlando Smith […]
