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Archive for August, 2022

Staff and players of BVI under-17 football team along with coach and members of U-14 team.

Coach wants BVI team to put up a fight at CONCACAF U17 Qualifiers

As the BVI under-17 national men’s football team jets off to Florida for the upcoming CONCACAF qualifiers, the acting head coach for the team wants them to show fight and competitiveness in all of their games. Jermain Abrams will lead […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 8:00 AM /
Marlon Penn

Proposed Water Authority must be independent without going rogue

Minister of Health Marlon Penn said the government must ensure the newly proposed Water & Sewerage Authority is independent of any political body when it becomes established. Penn, who was contributing to the recent House of Assembly debate on the […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 7:48 AM /
Mark Vanterpool

Approach to infrastructure shouldn’t change with new gov’t

The BVI’s approach to fixing and improving its infrastructure should not have to change with each new governing administration, Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool has argued. Vanterpool pointed out that the territory can sometimes face major storms and disasters and […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 6:29 AM /
Over 700 children benefit from D9 back-to-school initiative

Over 700 children benefit from D9 back-to-school initiative

More than 700 children from the Ninth District benefitted from a back-to-school initiative spearheaded by D9 Representative Vincent Wheatley to provide primary school students with school supplies for the upcoming academic year. The District Representative partnered with several organisations and […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 6:14 AM /
Guyanese national Ianna Thomas

UPDATE: Escaped Guyanese detainee found

The illegal Guyanese immigrant that escaped immigration custody yesterday has been recaptured by the authorities. Deputy Chief Immigration Officer Nadia Demming-Hodge confirmed that the detainee Ianna Thomas is back in Immigration’s custody. Thomas, a Guyanese national, escaped from the Immigration […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 6:12 AM /
Opposition legislator and former Works Minister, Mark Vanterpool.

BVI needs proper water, sewerage infrastructure to develop tourism

Fourth District Representative Mark Vanterpool said new and improved infrastructure is needed to grow tourism in the Virgin Islands. Vanterpool was referring to the territory having a good supply of water and proper control of its sewerage network so visitors […]

by / on August 23, 2022 at 12:02 AM /
US Customs and Border Protection, Air and Marine Operations.

One in custody following boat chase by BVI and US authorities

A person whose identity has not yet been made public was taken into custody following boat chase that ended in BVI waters today. The chase was the result of a joint operation between the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) […]

by / on August 22, 2022 at 7:41 PM /
Government legislator, Neville Smith

High cost to live! $100 now only gets you one bag at the store — Smith

Territorial At-Large Representative Neville Smith has suggested that there may be too much fluctuation in the prices of items on the shelves of grocery stores today. “If the price is $6 now, tonight, in the morning, the price is $8. […]

by / on August 22, 2022 at 2:55 PM /
Minister for Transportation Works and Utilities, Kye Rymer.

Rymer will turn Water & Sewerage around, Premier assures

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has insisted that Works & Utilities Minister Kye Rymer is the right person to fix the troublesome Water & Sewerage Department. Speaking in the House of Assembly (HOA) as legislators debated converting the entity into a […]

by / on August 22, 2022 at 8:04 AM /
McMaster

McMaster defends NACAC crown with championship record

Spurred on by the historic defence of his Commonwealth Games title, Kyron McMaster stormed to a championship record to defend his North American, Central American and Caribbean Athletic Association (NACAC) 400 metre-hurdles title in Freeport, Bahamas yesterday. Just over two […]

by / on August 22, 2022 at 7:54 AM /