Virgin Gorda will welcome its first female District Officer as Mrs Monel Nickie has been appointed to fill the role on the sister island. She will be responsible for coordinating designated government activities on Virgin Gorda to ensure the departmental […]
Archive for September, 2022
Not pure talk! Tangible progress made for farmers, Premier says
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has insisted that his government’s work in the agricultural sector has experienced real progress. And despite setbacks, Dr Wheatley said his government is ready to deliver on promises for increased agricultural production. When challenged at a […]
CARPHA helping BVI build vector management capacity
The Virgin Islands is receiving assistance from the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) to build capacity to enhance vector control. A press release by the Ministry of Health indicated that CARPHA’s Head of the Vector-Borne Disease Unit Dr Horace Cox, […]
Post Office opens in Cane Garden Bay
Minister for Communication and Works Kye Rymer has said that the newly constructed Post Office at Cane Garden Bay is a state-of-the-art facility that was fully funded by the Government of the Virgin Islands. Rymer, while speaking at a ribbon-cutting […]
RVIPF in joint patrols with JTF to minimise illegal activities
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police St Clair Amory said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has been doing patrols along with the Joint Task Force (JTF) to help minimise criminal elements entering the territory. Amory was recently asked on […]
COMMENTARY: Public confidence and elections
By Dickson Igwe, Contibutor The most important factor in Virgin Islands prosperity is public, business, and investor confidence in the society and economy. Public confidence drives the value of everything in the economy. Confidence is an invisible element: a glue […]
Police stop-and-search yields more cash drugs
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Officers of the Armed Response Team confiscated yet another sizeable supply of cannabis and cash on Wednesday after a stop-search of a vehicle uncovered the illegal […]
Fifth anniversary of Irma to see gov’t reflect on BVI’s progress
With next Tuesday being the fifth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Irma on the Virgin Islands, the government is inviting the community to join in reflecting and looking ahead as the day is observed. The government’s Director of Communications […]
One charged in relation to Purcell stabbing incident
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). Officers of the Criminal Investigation Team charged one male in relation to the stabbing incident on Wednesday morning that left another male with several puncture wounds […]
Gov’t ramping up education efforts on agriculture
The government will soon be ramping up its public education efforts regarding agricultural matters in the territory. This is according to Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley, who recently announced that there are plans to build a reservoir at Paraquita Bay to […]