While announcing its intention to use fish as a mosquito vector control measure, experts from the Environmental Health Unit are advising homeowners to properly secure wells and septic tanks, which have been identified as prime mosquito breeding sites in many […]
Archive for June, 2023
It’s not just a big expensive party! Premier defends non-stop concert
Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has defended plans to hold a celebration concert for American Airlines’ non-stop flights to the territory, insisting that he is not deaf to concerns raised by members of the community. In a statement issued moments ago, […]
Proper planning needed to fix public infrastructure
Host of the Talking Points radio show Damion Grange has posited that proper planning is needed to address the numerous infrastructural problems in the community. Grange said public infrastructure has deteriorated to the point where everything needs urgent attention. “Because […]
Walwyn presses ministers for assistance in District 6
Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn has been meeting with government ministers about some concerns of his constituents. Earlier in the week, Walwyn said he met with Health Minister Vincent Wheatley to discuss issues he said were affecting residents in the […]
BVI needs a decent four-star branded hotel — Skelton Cline
‘Commentator’ Claude Skelton Cline said the BVI is in need of a state-of-the-art hotel to accommodate the influx of travellers that are expected to come from the recently introduced non-stop flights between the BVI and Miami. American Airlines started non-stop […]
Mentally ill man reportedly involved in SCB shooting
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has disclosed that a man is now recovering from gunshot wounds he received following an altercation in Sea Cows Bay. Circumstances surrounding the shooting are not immediately clear and the police have not […]
Deadly earthquake rocks Haiti
Just days after a United Nations report revealed that more than half of Haiti is experiencing acute hunger, the country was hit with a 4.9 magnitude earthquake. The quake hit the City of Jérémie on June 6. Three fatalities have […]
Truck falls over Sophie Bay hill in two-vehicle accident
A truck catapulted over the hillside at Sophie Bay on the main island of Tortola sometime after 6 pm this evening, Wednesday, June 7. In addition to the truck, a sports utility vehicle (SUV) was also involved and both vehicles […]
Wrong message! Opposition against government’s $250K concert
Opposition Leader Ronnie Skelton has hammered the government over its proposed free concert to celebrate the arrival of American Airlines to the territory and said members of the opposition are not in favour of the move. During a press conference […]
One male to be reported for assault in viral gas station brawl
At least one person is expected to be reported to law enforcement officials after a troubling video of a physical dispute made the rounds on social media last week. The video, which depicted three males at a Sea Cows Bay […]