Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has hit out at claims that the government overspent by more than $300,000 on a contract for air-conditioning works for the multi-purpose sports complex in Road Town. The claim made by Opposition Leader Marlon Penn […]
Archive for January, 2022
BVI records 2 more COVID-related casualties! Death toll now at 42
Two additional COVID-19 related casualties have been recorded in the territory, taking the total number of deaths to 42 persons. Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges made the disclosure today during a virtual stakeholders meeting hosted by the […]
Operating hours at Anegada airport amended due to COVID
The Auguste George International Airport on Anegada has amended its operating hours in response to the surge in COVID-19 cases in the territory. In a press release earlier this morning, the Acting Managing Director of the BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) […]
Drop the old politics, use CDB-approved plan for ESHS — Walwyn
Former Education Minister Myron Walwyn has urged politicians in the BVI to move away from the old brand of politics of wasting taxpayers resources. Walwyn, who briefly served as the Chairman of the National Democratic Party (NDP), admonished politicians to […]
Multiple retirements, resignations, interdictions hit RVIPF’s manpower
Police Commissioner Mark Collins has noted a serious manpower problem within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and said this problem has been exacerbated by COVID-19. However, the top cop recently noted in his new year’s address that the […]
Security guard charged for assault on bar worker
The police has charged 47-year-old security guard, Keithley Liburd for allegedly assaulting a female employee of a bar in Purcell Estate. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said the Lower Estate resident was formally charged on Tuesday for the […]
Gov’t calls stakeholders meeting as COVID cases hover near 1400 mark
As the territory’s active COVID cases surpass the 1,300 mark, the Ministry of Health and the Health Emergency Operations Center will be hosting a virtual stakeholder meeting today, January 13 from 2:30 pm to 5:30. In a press release issued […]
BVIPA launches Pilot Port Education Programme for students
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has launched a Pilot Port Education Programme for students in primary and secondary schools across the territory. The main aim of the programme is to generate student interest in the maritime industry. The Ports Authority […]
Four students to spend a day with the governor
The winners of the ‘A Day with the Governor’ climate change competition have been announced. They all hail from three different schools in the territory. The three winning entries were Alexa Hodge and Hanan Bazaz from Elmore Stoutt High School; […]
This online nonsense doesn’t work! Skelton Cline blasts e-learning
The real cost of keeping children out of school, even as they continue to engage in online learning, may not be something that is being properly calculated by the powers that be. This was the view political commentator, Pastor Claude […]
