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Archive for August, 2022

File photo of Deputy Premier Kye Rymer watching as a guest use the new Automated Passport Control kiosk for the first time on Friday, August 19 at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport. (Photo credit: GIS/ Ronnielle Frazer)

BVI Immigration launches passport control kiosks at Beef Island airport

The Immigration Department has installed Automated Passport Control (APC) kiosks at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island to expedite entry for returning locals holding a British Virgin Islands or United Kingdom passport. A press release by the […]

by / on August 25, 2022 at 7:51 AM /
BVI must pay greater attention to renewable energy — Vanterpool

BVI must pay greater attention to renewable energy — Vanterpool

Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool has urged the government to focus its attention in the direction of renewable energy. “I don’t know whether we have we have lost our focus or whether we are paying attention, but our focus on […]

by / on August 25, 2022 at 6:26 AM /
Jahnai Pickering charged for possession of criminal proceeds

Jahnai Pickering charged for possession of criminal proceeds

The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Police charged the captain and lone occupant of a boat that fled from US authorities in the BVI waters yesterday. Jahnai Pickering, 25, of Spooners Estate […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 8:59 PM /
Justice Richard Floyd

Justice Floyd leaving BVI to take up post in Dominica

Come September, Justice Richard Floyd will no longer be sitting on the Virgin Islands bench as head of the Criminal Division in the VI courts. The Canadian native and international attorney has accepted a position in the Criminal Division of […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 11:44 AM /
"I want you to take the money. If he ain't come by you yet you go by him" — Skelton Cline

Political party system has failed BVI — Skelton Cline

The BVI’s political party system has not adequately served the needs of the people of the territory, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has argued. “The party system, in my view, is floundering and has faltered and some even say have failed […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 9:10 AM /
‘RVIPF needs to rebuild trust’, says Acting Assistant Commissioner

‘RVIPF needs to rebuild trust’, says Acting Assistant Commissioner

Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police, St Clair Amory has suggested that it is essential for the public to trust the police for them to effectively carry out their duties. While appearing on the Talking Points radio show this week, Amory […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 8:37 AM /
BVIFA awaiting FIFA funding for Greenland stadium stands

BVIFA awaiting FIFA funding for Greenland stadium stands

President of the BVI Football Association Andy Bickerton said the Greenland stadium is in its final stages of development and the Association is waiting on funds from the Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) for its completion. “We are basically […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 8:13 AM /
Health & Social Development Minister Carvin Malone

Our people don’t trust us to take them to independence — Malone

Territorial At-Large Representative Carvin Malone has concluded that residents do not believe today’s political leaders can move the BVI forward into independence. While appearing on the Honestly Speaking radio show yesterday, Malone discussed research commissioned by the United Nations, which […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 8:02 AM /
From left: Senior Executive Officer at the HOA Myrna Lennard-Penn, HOA Clerk Phyllis Evans, Junior Minister Shereen Flax-Charles and House Speaker Corinne George-Massicote. (GIS Photo)

All-woman BVI delegation attends C’wealth Parliamentary Conference

An all-women Virgin Islands delegation, led by the Speaker of the House of Assembly Corinne George-Massicote, is attending the 65th annual Commonwealth Parliamentary Conference in Halifax, Canada. George-Massicote is accompanied by Territorial At-Large Member and Junior Minister for Trade & […]

by / on August 24, 2022 at 7:45 AM /
UK could ‘come up’ with reason to deny BVI an election — CSC

UK could ‘come up’ with reason to deny BVI an election — CSC

The United Kingdom could likely concoct a reason to prevent the BVI from moving forward with its constitutionally due election next year, Pastor Claude Skelton Cline has suggested. “Here’s what I am observing: what if in the not too distant […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 8:01 AM /