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Archive for September, 2022

Mrs Monel Nickie

Monel Nickie becomes first female District Officer for VG

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 […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 1:13 PM /
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley

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 […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 7:45 AM /
CARPHA helping BVI build vector management capacity

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, […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 7:15 AM /
Photo Credit: GIS/R. Frazier

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 […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 6:55 AM /
RVIPF in joint patrols with JTF to minimise illegal activities

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 […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 6:15 AM /
COMMENTARY: Public confidence and elections

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 […]

by / on September 5, 2022 at 6:02 AM /
The East End Police Station on Tortola.

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 […]

by / on September 2, 2022 at 5:29 PM /
Fifth anniversary of Irma to see gov’t reflect on BVI’s progress

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 […]

by / on September 2, 2022 at 12:24 PM /
One charged in relation to Purcell stabbing incident

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 […]

by / on September 2, 2022 at 12:13 PM /
Gov’t ramping up education efforts on agriculture

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 […]

by / on September 2, 2022 at 9:30 AM /