Desha Skelton of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) was crowned the eleventh winner of the 2022 Junior Ambassador of Tourism Speech Competition yesterday inside the Eileen Parsons Auditorium at H Lavity Stoutt Community College in Paraquita Bay. The Junior Tourism […]
Archive for June, 2022
Resignation rumours false! I will serve to full term — Vanterpool
Amid rumours circulating locally that Mark Vanterpool has resigned as the Representative of the Fourth District, the legislator has sought to categorically deny those claims. In a statement dated Tuesday, June 14, Vanterpool described the rumours as “false”. “I wish […]
WANTED: Police accuse Erick Rabsatt of murder
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Six months after the shooting death of Jaimez Stoutt, officers of the Major Crime Team are making an anniversary appeal for information into the whereabouts of […]
NHI responds to claims that it has stopped covering certain drugs
By Fitsroy Randall, BVI News Staff Amid public complaints that the National Health Insurance (NHI) scheme has suddenly discontinued coverage of a number of medications, Executive Director of the NHI, Roy Barry, has sought to dispelled those claims, stating that […]
Fraser rips into BVI’s effluent-filled streets! Says USVI does better
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has taken aim at the poor state of waste management in the territory, particularly given the amount of effluent seen running in the BVI’s streets. The legislator said it was always an issue that plagued […]
Re-register! New tax system being rolled out next February
The Inland Revenue Department is introducing a new online Tax Receivable System to empower the taxpaying community and enhance tax collections in the Virgin Islands. This new system is expected to be rolled out in February 2023. The upgraded system […]
Fast-tracked Belongership scheme gets one-year audit deadline
An audit ordered into the previous administration’s fast-track initiative that granted Belongership and Residency status to select expats is expected to conclude at the end of June, 2023. This is according to the deadline given in a proposal that was […]
Masks no longer mandated in public or private spaces
Face masks and face coverings, whether indoors or outdoors will no longer be mandated by law but will be allowed as a matter of choice in public spaces, according to Health Minister Marlon Penn. Penn announced the changes made by […]
Fahie now released on bail, sources say
Highly-placed sources have informed BVI News that former Premier of the Virgin Islands, Andrew Fahie has posted his one-million-dollar bail in Miami, Florida. When our news centre contacted Miami court officials for confirmation on Monday, June 13, we were informed […]
RVIPF: 7 of eight serious collisions this year are scooter related
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Statistics for 2022 show seven of the eight serious accidents recorded involved a motor scooter or motorcycle. Similarly, of the 35 accidents with injuries, 16, almost half, […]
