Deputy Premier and Minister for Financial Services, Labour, and Trade, Lorna Smith has announced that the BVI intends to lift the visa requirement that is currently in place for Guyanese travellers. Minister Smith, who is part of a trade mission […]
Archive for August, 2023
Residents riled up over closed gate fiasco at ferry terminal
Several persons in the community have expressed outrage and disappointment at an incident where residents were made to climb a fence to successfully get past a port of entry on Tortola several nights ago. The issue reportedly occurred Wednesday night […]
Police seize drugs, quell over a dozen fights at festival village
Police have confiscated drugs and weapons and intervened in more than a dozen scuffles at the Road Town Festival Village since the start of emancipation festivities this past week, according to a recent press release. The Royal Virgin Islands Police […]
Willock presses for BVI’s freedom from UK
It is now time for the BVI to free itself from the clutches of the United Kingdom’s (UK) hold on the Virgin Islands. That was the position shared by former Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA) Julian Willock when […]
Gov’t slashes funding for youth beautification programme
Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn has bemoaned the reduced allocation that the government has given for the yearly Summer Beautification Programme that employs many youth across the territory during the summer months. The yearly programme usually employs young people who […]
Mentally-challenged man hospitalised after attack
BVI News understands that a 50-year-old man was recently arrested and charged for attacking another who has known mental challenges. It’s not clear whether the two men are related, but reports say the attacker went to the victim’s house and […]
Too many in prison on remand, says Governor
As concerns continue to grow over the budding inmate population at His Majesty’s Prison (HMP) at Balsam Ghut, Governor John Rankin has once again restated his belief that there are far too many persons on remand at the facility. While […]
Archer explains why residents were denied entry into the US
Deputy Governor David Archer Jr has moved to clarify reports that several BVIslanders who applied for an Electronic System for Travel Authorisation (ESTA) visa waiver have been denied by the United States in recent months. ESTA is an automated system […]
We’re not happy with the landfill — VG residents
Residents of Virgin Gorda recently told government officials that they are unhappy with the management of their landfill, which caused much disturbance in their community when fires broke out last week. Many residents and businesses were disrupted by the fire […]
BVI looks to cement status as premier aviation hub
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the BVI Airport Authority (BVIAA), Theodore Burke, said the Authority is making plans to ensure that it secures the territory’s position as a leading tourism hotspot in the region. Burke’s statement to the […]
