Commissioner of Her Majesty’s Customs (HMC), Wade Smith, said it was important to point out that the charter companies that were recently fined and had their vessels detained for non-compliance with the territory’s maritime regulations have been penalized before for […]
Archive for March, 2022
Inmate reportedly stabbed at HMP
Information reaching BVI News is that another stabbing has occurred at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut. The victim, whose identity has not yet been confirmed, is said to be serving a life sentence at the facility. His condition is […]
WSD Director calls for more efforts to identify and revive water sources
Director of the Water & Sewerage Department, Perline Scatliffe-Leonard has said efforts must be made to identify and, in some cases, revive water sources such as wells, catchments and ponds to mitigate the impact of climate change. Delivering remarks for […]
Malone blasts Penn’s ‘negativity’ on govt’s fishing, farmer grants
Health Minister Carvin Malone has urged Opposition Leader Marlon Penn to stop condemning the government’s fishing and farmer grants, particularly since he helped persons to access it. “I want to invite the Leader of the Opposition to stop it. Stop […]
Witnesses testify about vehicles allegedly used in Passion’s murder
Over the past two days, the court heard testimonies from witnesses who owned or operated on the vehicles that were alleged to have been used as the getaway vehicles by the three accused involved in Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway’s murder — […]
Gov’t not seeking to make revenue from fines — Premier
The government is not intentionally seeking earnings from fines given out to persons for breaking the law, Premier Andrew Fahie has said. “Our thing is not about making revenue through fines, we hope that people would be compliant,” Premier Fahie […]
UK gifts Fire and Rescue Service with 16 defibrillators
The Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service has been gifted with 16 much-needed life-saving defibrillators from the United Kingdom. The devices, which are used to aid someone suffering from cardiac arrest, were handed over by Governor John Rankin who was […]
Penn calls for better crime strategy
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has called for a better approach to dealing with crime in the territory. “The time has come now for us – community leaders, political leaders, church leaders – all of us need to come together in […]
Maliciously misunderstood! Gov’t not waging war with businesses
Some persons may have intentionally misunderstood the government’s actions when it announced efforts at mitigating rising fuel prices in the territory, Premier Andrew Fahie has said. The Premier’s statement comes one day after Opposition Leader Marlon Penn accused the government […]
Rafael Harrigan’s fingerprint found on getaway vehicle, court hears
As the prosecution continues to build its case against the trio accused of Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway’s murder, a fingerprint expert from the Royal Cayman Islands Police Service, Hayley Noddings, testified that a fingerprint sample lifted from the so-called ‘getaway vehicle’ […]
