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• Governor’s proposed Commission of Inquiry sidesteps due process
• New Police Commissioner to take office in April
• Governor orders Commission of Inquiry to investigate BVI gov’t
• There’s more to UK pulling funding from RDA than just an ‘expiry date’
• Cabinet’s post-meeting statements halted for months
• Is Governor Jaspert complying with 14-day quarantine protocol?
• Man accused of wounding bar attendant granted bail
• BVI needs a COVID czar | Is gov’t aware of damage being caused?
• Woman arrested after hitting ex with hammer
• Governor’s Office allegedly gets reduced access to gov’t website
• New work permit system to go fully online before month end
• Classroom cameras to be installed to assist with hybrid learning
• Hit-and-run? Bicycle rider gets head injuries after crash with scooter
• New governor John Rankin arrives in BVI
• BVI, other EC Supreme Court members should consider Judge-Alone Criminal Trials
• Disaster Management Bill rides to Governor’s Office for assent
• Mandatory 4-day quarantine period will need to be revisited!
• Don’t focus on mistakes, have confidence in our people to lead
• It’s sharing your info! Accept new Whatsapp policies or be banned
• Local lab can now test 500+ samples for COVID-19 daily
• Despite COVID, local financial services firms make major deals in 2020
• False! UK didn’t change funding agreement for RDA
• 8K vaccines coming! Healthcare and law enforcement first priority
• BVIEC receives CDB funding to strengthen renewable energy infrastructure
• UK’s expectations regarding BVI’s cannabis-related Bill still unclear
• Smith calls for a ministry exclusively for sports
• Premier urges parents to push young men to aspire!
• Kenneth Baker promoted to Managing Director/CEO of BVIFSC
• UK pulling out of funding RDA
• OPINION: Why don’t we trust our elected reps?
• Gov’t gives BVI’s 4 Olympic athletes $25K each for Tokyo 2021
• $75K grant from UK to fight deadly coral disease in BVI
• Cop who was shot on VG last year discharged following investigations
• The first of two cruise ships arrives in BVI for warm lay-ups
• No ‘community spread’ of COVID-19 in the BVI
• Gov’t to introduce inspections of all aircraft at local airports
• Elected leaders were rendered “useless” after 2017 hurricanes
• The Moorings extends operations to USVI
• BVIEC’s GM appointed Chairman of CARILEC
• Trump suspended from Twitter, Facebook after violent protests
• BVI places travel ban on DR as country’s COVID cases pass 40K
• Restaurants, bars, nightclubs disregarding health protocols
• Health Ministry reports that 6 residents test positive for COVID
• Premier unfazed by ‘bloggers’ on online news sites
• Companies, residents to cash in on derelict vehicles
• Tourist Board signs incentive deal with evoJets
• Improved and publicly accessible disaster plan needed for BVI
• Possible COVID exposure if you were at an Old Year’s party on VG
• VIP has done more for D3 in 2 years than the NDP did in 8 years
• Baba Aziz’s nationality cost him the Attorney General position
• Public servants were reluctant to follow gov’t when COVID first hit
• I won’t overwhelm myself with multiple portfolios — Premier
• New Acting SSB Director announced days after Director abruptly resigns
• UN’s $350K grant to help most vulnerable in BVI
• Governor’s statement on publicly accessible registers misleading
• Premier’s Office shouldn’t take on disaster management now
• First batch of COVID vaccines arrive in Cayman
• Banco Popular donates portable ventilators, N95 masks
• Undercover racism in the BVI being used to divide and conquer
• Fraser calls for new committee to ensure gov’t projects are executed
• Deferred again! RT Ferry Dock won’t reopen to int’l traffic till March
• The most-read stories of 2020
• BVI lab unable to test for new COVID strain
• Locals refuse housing assist, favour grants over low-interest loans
• Couples celebrate BVI’s Christmas Day and New Year’s Day babies
• COVID vaccine to be made available to residents in February
• BVI loses access to EU funding
• It’s now official! No more free trade, travel for BVI as Brexit takes effect
• Gov’t to establish revenue committee on advice of new FS
• Silence your bikes or gov’t will!
• De Castro gets advisor, committee to devise tourism plan by year’s end
• BVIFA signs 3-year MOU with HLSCC
• What classes will be like for new school term on January 4
• Smith points to staff shortage, worker fatigue at Health Services
• BVI imposes travel ban on UK over new COVID strain
• Demand good governance even if it means being called ‘anti-BVI’
• Active holiday season for Fire & Rescue Service
• BVI Red Cross certifies 17 under Home Care programme
• Gov’t to host praise, thanksgiving service on New Year’s Day
• La Soufriere volcanic activity causes concern among Vincentians in BVI
• UN says Carib’n coral reefs could die by end of the century
• Our financial services industry lost biggest deal in its history
• After 4 years, USVI men freed of firearm charges in BVI
• Red Cross screens over 8K locals for prostate cancer; more ahead
• CTL customers give generously
• Imported COVID cases prove stringent measures were necessary
• Present airport expansion plan will destroy natural resources, business
• Third lane in Road Town will ready for use today
• LIAT to operate scheduled flights to BVI five days per week
• Shuttle success! Nearly 150 taxis transporting over 200 people daily
• BVIFA partners with int’l coaching body for high-level online courses
• Gov’t approves additional help to transport arriving tourists
• Businesses told to brace for surprise inspections by Labour
• Sharie De Castro spreads cheer to 175 kids on Christmas Eve
• Christmas surprise! Digicel gifts 10 customers with $1K each
• Police charge man found with over 60 small bags of weed
• Nearly 50% of arrivals so far are tourists
• Increased fines, jail time for harbouring illegal immigrants
• Holiday Message: Enjoy Christmas but still adhere to COVID protocols
• Schools effect special measures to prevent cheating in online exams
• OPINION: Time to jail those who break out of quarantine
• The days of neglecting the sister islands are over — Premier
• BVIPA announces holiday schedule, extends hours for cargo clearance
• BVI now has 14 active COVID cases
• Court sentences boat captain caught with nearly $1M
• Man charged for allegedly beating grandfather
• De Castro represents BVI in virtual Commonwealth Youth Parliament
• BVI monitoring new COVID strain, no UK travel ban so far
• Fahie promises to have Integrity legislation by first quarter of 2021
• Gov’t told to ensure JVD residents get the jobs at new Dog Hole Jetty
• Quarantine escapee still on the run, public’s help needed
• How many tourists have visited BVI since December 1?
• LIAT to resume flights to BVI on December 31
• Search on for Dom Rep citizen who escaped quarantine
• JVD residents get new building that allows for on-island bill payments
• Local basketball sensation smashes US college records! Rated 11th best
• Nephew assaults aunt’s ex-lover after relationship goes sour
• New strain of COVID in UK triggers global panic
• It’s best to adhere to UK new law on company registers — Governor
• Hurricane home repairs to start from January with 30+ signed
• All-BVI deck crew was always a goal — local American Airlines pilot
• American serves 4 months for breaching quarantine in Cayman
• 16-yr-old male charged for sex underaged girl
• Special waivers for locals, residents returning without tests results
• Airport Customs finds weed in FedEx package
• COVID cases climb to 11, fines increase
• Nine certified in coaching programme
• UK national selected as new Police Commissioner
• COVID vaccines to arrive late January
• Cops need to be more assertive in clamping down on illegal scooters
• Residents urged to report travellers who leave quarantine
• Funds allocated to have beach restroom facility at Brewers Bay
• 52-yr-old charged with raping a minor
• Man charged with attempted murder after incident with babymother
• Disrespectful behaviour should not be rewarded
• Positive COVID violators frustrate Premier into pushing for $20K fines
• Unfair! Appoint long-serving public servants to top posts full-time
• Non-Belonger homeowners can now stay up to 10 months
• Active COVID-19 cases climb
• Gov’t says no one is employed at Prospect Reef, employee denies
• UK’s says general public should access companies’ info! BVI resists
• Firing Rosan-Jones proof governor right about victimisation in gov’t?
• JVD suffers as contractor hijacks Water & Sewerage employees
• Investors dropping out as cannabis legislation gets red tape from UK
• CIBC FirstCaribbean puts on Christmas paint competition
• We don’t want BVI to be a burden to UK! Britain invites negotiations
• Glitches with BVI Gateway Portal frustrating some travellers
• Water & Sewerage workers ‘underpaid and overworked’
• Additional mooring sites added for persons quarantining on boats
• USVI’s relaxed travel protocols linked to their rising COVID cases
• You’re not being billed for the grace period, Water & Sewerage promises
• BVI now has 3 active COVID-19 cases
• Over 360 illegal water connections discovered!
• Recent drug seizure affecting assent to Drugs Amendment Act
• Interviewing process commences for the BVI’s next top cop
• Old Gov’t House Museum reopen to the public
• Governor’s full statement on Cannabis Licensing Act
• Governor explains lack of assent Cannabis Licensing Act
• COVID results delayed because BVI Health Services is short-staffed
• City to investigate reported stench in Village Cay area
• VISAR receives $174K to purchase new vessel, support operations
• Handling COVID without UK’s help is something to be proud of
• Another COVID-19 case found
• Two men survive gun attack in recent VG incident
• Last-minute seaport decision will reflect poorly on BVI and its brand
• Does BVI have storage space, equipment for promised vaccines?
• Choppy waters ahead! Additional mooring sites coming for vessels
• Don’t hug each other this Christmas, says WHO
• Islanders FC pull off 3-1 win for eighth National League title
• Capturing certain turtles is illegal, public warned
• Spike in gun crimes! A number of illegal firearms in BVI — Police
• Reports of quarantine breaches might see fines increasing to $5K
• Premier should have bodyguards just like for Governor, Chief Justice
• Seaports will remain closed to int’l traffic till late January 2021
• Law needed to override the ‘unelected’ governor — Speaker
• Tourist tests positive on Day 4 in the BVI
• Man found with nearly $200K arrested
• Vanterpool calls for better treatment of white locals
• Let’s save our money and borrow to run the economy
• Gov’t seeks fix for spontaneous dump fires! Home collections pause
• Int’l eyes watch amid delayed assent to medical cannabis bill
• Governor pushing for legislation to investigate persons with ‘unexplained wealth’
• Big day: UN strikes cannabis from list of ‘most dangerous drugs’
• Allegations reported by governor are reckless, damaging — Premier
• LETTER TO EDITOR: The animosity between Governor and Premier
• Another policeman charged in largest drug bust in BVI history!
• Celebration to mark 70 years since restoration of BVI legislature
• No transparency on gov’t spending, intimidation, victimisation being investigated
• Nearly 200 visitors in 2 days! No positive COVID cases so far
• Airport taxis equipped with logging system for contact tracing
• More officers needed to keep Joint Task Force going
• Police arrest men travelling to VG with over $13K
• New members elected for top positions in Athletics Association
• Dozens of visitors arriving! Plenty activity on first 2 days of reopening
• Penn says pay increase coming for Immigration officers
• Travellers could pay up to $1000 for breaching local COVID protocols
• US citizens plead guilty, fined $1K for entering BVI illegally
• UK marine specialists to train local law enforcement officers next year
• BVI Athletics Association to host elections today
• Digicel, RTW contributes $4K of food items to FSN
• World AIDS DAY: Protect those with HIV/AIDS amid COVID fight
• We’re ready! BVI’s tourism industry officially opens today
• No 10% payout if ‘1K Jobs’ workers not employed for full 12 months
• BVI spared wrath of the most active hurricane season
• Students encouraged to join ‘We Recycle’ competition
• And the Governor’s Commendation Award goes to …
• PM Boris Johnson says UK is ‘absolutely committed’ to OTs
• VG properties getting booked ahead tomorrow’s reopening to visitors
• USVI captures alleged kingpin linked to BVI’s recent cocaine bust
• Opening weekend of Ice Skating Rink a smashing success
• US citizens claim unfair, unsanitary detention in BVI! DPP denies it
• Two injured during shooting on VG
• Returning resident tests positive for COVID-19
• BVI now has facility that tests for autism! NHI backs milestone
• Here’s the UK’s present position on giving money to BVI, other OTs
• They tried to take power from our gov’t when COVID hit
• Premier shares discontent with UK, other OTS
• 30% of all donations to RDA comes from UK and private sector
• New border security equipment coming to HM Customs
• Rumours about McMaster killing results in new murder attempt
• BVI excluded from LIAT’s temporary list of fly destinations
• Businesses threaten to leave BVI amid stringent COVID protocols
• Barely surviving! Resident gets runaround waiting for new permit
• Woman charged with theft claims she stole to buy food
• HOA going paperless using new technology
• UPDATE: Body washed ashore believed to be VG resident
• Don’t let tourists dictate our health protocols, hospitality industry told
• How did Glenford Young come to perish in lone scooter crash?
• UK Minister for OTs resigns amid British gov’t cuts to overseas aid
• Prison time could worsen these 2 women’s health condition
• November 24 should be declared an official holiday
• Having reps in British parliament could help the BVI
• Red Cross giving food vouchers to the vulnerable this Christmas
• UK pre-orders 350 million vaccines for Oxford University! BVI to benefit
• Night of Museum, School’s Family Feud added to Xmas at TPP event
• RiteWay to reopen Harbour Market Store in Soper’s Hole next month
• Final-year law student imprisoned for 2015 white-collar offences
• Gov’t can’t hire more people right now so start your own businesses
• VG man gets split five-year sentences for 2 guns
• It’s ready! Residents, visitors can now book trips via BVI Gateway
• EU states cause more tax loss than those they blacklisted
• COVID spikes in in-transit countries! BVI’s chances of being affected rise
• REPORT: BVI responsible for 3.8% of global tax loss
• $450K deal signed for recovery works to RVIPF marine base
• Public campaign needed to raise political consciousness of locals
• UK national nabbed for forging Customs document
• Utility disconnections anger residents
• ‘Now is the perfect time to sail in the BVI’ | Local charter readies
• OECS taking Consumer Protection tips from Jamaica
• Labour and Immigration’s merged system to come online by December 1
• Orders flowing in as Pfizer’s COVID vaccine passes final stage
• Traffic to be disrupted in Great Mountain due to major works
• Scrub ready to reopen! Guests have the whole island to themselves
• Xmas on DeCastro Street now ‘Christmas in the City’ at new venue
• Gov’t constructing new facility to house RT police station and HQ
• Slight drop in $$ budgeted for education, agriculture
• CANCELLED: COVID hits first cruise line to return to Carib’n waters
• Wellbeing of public officers to be addressed
• Where is govt’s promised online portal for tourists?
• Experts may be hired to conduct internal investigations at RVIPF
• Police officers are not punching bags — Commissioner
• US embassy in Barbados resumes processing of certain visas
• Tourist Board hosting scaled-down ‘BVI Food Fete’ this year
• No compromise! Gov’t will start hammering internet providers 2021
• COVID knocks down government revenue nearly 7%
• National rugby player in need of heart surgery
• CDC says BVI is ‘moderately risky’ despite COVID absence
• Dr Richard Georges appointed the BVI’s first Poet Laureate
• JVD terminal reopening for int’l, domestic passengers by year’s end
• Local financial services is still very busy and active despite COVID
• Millions spent for public officers to work remotely
• We haven’t been invited to any reopening discussion — BVICCHA
• Sustainable farming the way forward for BVI, says local farmer
• Local school poised to have the first net-billing metering system in BVI
• Rider dies in Sunday morning crash on VG
• $$ earned from registering companies dips by 15%
• Gov’t attracting investors by offering residency
• BVI not corrupt! Premier calls for retraction of ‘irresponsible’ claim
• BVIPA workers will return to regular pay as of December
• Proposals submitted for solar farms in Cox Heath on Tortola
• Mega-ship pier and luxury hotel to be constructed at Pier Park
• Gov’t announces $402M budget for 2021! Sum less than 2020
• Fahie details $158M improvement plan for Beef Island Airport
• Should elected gov’t take charge of National Security portfolio?
• Nat’l Security Council considering to get more help from UK
• Some Customs, Immigration officers frustrated not knowing whereabouts of UK naval ship
• Amid COVID, how will gov’t fuel 2021 budget?
• Special list of persons exempted from mandatory quarantine
• Accused policeman may not be safe in prison if denied bail, court hears
• Visitors will not be turned away if they test positive on arrival
• Corruption exists in BVI and major crimes might be going undetected
• Gov’t reduces cost of COVID accessories for all travellers
• Record-breaking run earns Katrina Lindsay 2nd in local race series
• UPDATE: Cop arrested in largest drug bust in BVI history!
• We first need to calculate the cost of independence
• Gov’t won’t budge! Four-day quarantine for visitors remains
• Compromised infrastructures linked to mould in schools
• First cruise line sets sail in Caribbean waters since March
• Two of 3 Venezuelans fined, given 7-year sentences for drugs, gun
• COVID vaccine developed and is 90% effective!
• BVI to feel effects of Tropical Storm Eta for the next four days
• Aspiring citizens should be required to take a written test
• Lay-off period extended by another 3 months
• Random video check-ins part of GPS technology to be used on visitors
• Turtle conservation project launched to combat threats discovered in BVI
• Police make major drug bust during late-night operation
• Trump loses US presidential elections! Joe Biden elected
• Everton McMaster the latest murder victim in BVI
• One dead after fatal shooting on Tortola
• COVID is loud but Dengue silently sweeping the EC
• Flow offers free internet upgrades to connected schools
• Speaker brings attention to bills stuck at Governor’s office
• I am now a ‘statesman’, I advise both sides — Vanterpool
• Gov’t looking at abolishing jury for some High Court trials
• New Waste Management Bill coming
• Immigration, Custom officials to get powers to fine illegal migrants
• New anti-corruption law coming to govern public spending
• Large expat workforce needed for unemployment insurance scheme
• Wheatley working to give non-Belonger homeowners more stay
• Plans to expand OneMart to East End, USVI, other countries
• Curfew reduced to 3 hours daily!
• USVI, Turks named among top destinations for Americans
• ‘Freak accident’ causes power outage in section of Sea Cows Bay
• REPORT: Territory’s GDP to decline 13 to 17 percent this year
• Jaspert to deliver last Throne Speech on Thursday
• BVI considering programme to attract longer-stay tourists
• Gov’t may have to drop another round of stimulus
• Penn: Gov’t owes small businesses, contractors lots of $$
• Even more millions misused for EE sewerage project than we thought
• 65-y-o dies as COVID climbs in USVI
• Penn appointed Chief Immigration Officer after long stint of acting
• Penn told to hop off gov’t’s back!
• Over 40 petty contracts to be issued for East End sewerage project
• Financial services providers given extension on operating outside BVI
• BVI to receive COVID-19 vaccines from the UK
• St Lucia, Martinique back under lockdown as COVID spikes
• Man hospitalised after being stabbed in bar Sunday night
• LIAT flies for the first time since April
• Businesses will go bankrupt if lay-off period isn’t extended
• US fisherman allowed to go home after four months in BVI prison
• East End rap artiste making strides with debut single ‘Lighters Up’
• 26 become BVI citizens! More to join
• Fewer expats, less remittance, less taxes for government
• Reparations: How can The Queen’s subjects ask her for an apology?
• JVD still unaware as Premier fails to give promised answers
• USVI newspaper tells visitors not to visit BVI
• 12-year-old makes history! Swims from St Lucia to Martinique
• More families seeking help! FSN requesting donations
• Premier wrong to blame tourists for booking ahead of protocols — Penn
• Govt’s travel protocols ‘impractical’ and an ‘overkill’
• Vanterpool has undergone Police Commissioner training
• Opposition backs call for protest against gov’t for tourism protocols
• BVI doesn’t have the most stringent toursim protocols
• Top cop post should be based on competence not local status
• Difficult for gov’t to accept full responsibility for cancellations
• Hundreds of bookings cancelled since BVI’s reopening protocols
• Expected visitors to rack up extra $$ for COVID-related accessories
• GPS tracking tech to eliminate quarantine security fees
• 90-minute delay between flights will help manage tourist arrivals
• Idle rider ‘aimlessly’ discharges gun through Carrot Bay
• FirstBank reports cybersecurity breach! Services minimally affected
• Visitors won’t be able to roam freely immediately after quarantine
• False-positive dengue results prove to be COVID-19 in some cases
• Tourism businesses must be course-certified before reopening
• Border closure helped to save lives — Premier
• Online portal: Visitors must apply for BVI Gateway Certificate to enter
• BVI moving to adopt ‘CARICOM Standards for Teaching Profession’ to improve education system
• Police record a rise in serious assaults across BVI
• Chikungunya also present in BVI! Suspected dengue cases over 100
• Pandemic to paradise: This OT has found a way to revive tourism
• Republic Bank beefs up security following recent account breaches
• Respect gov’t so gov’t can respect you
• UPDATE: St Thomas Bay beach now safe for swimming
• UPDATE: BVI back to zero COVID-19 cases
• Cannabis orders pouring in!
• JVD school to relocate to the hillside
• Visitor 4-day quarantine is the best option yet
• ‘Lay-off period should end after December 1’, employers plead
• More residents volunteering information to police
• Seaports to open on December 8
• Foxy’s ‘Old Year’s Night’ party unlikely to happen this year
• All schools now permitted to allow face-to-face classes but in phases
• Fraudulent activity reported on Republic Bank/Scotia accounts
• Businesses open but schools closed? How come?
• The Pope is wrong — Bishop John Cline
• Nat’l Marine Park to be established on Anegada and other areas
• 50% of RVIPF went in isolation after last month’s COVID spike
• Pope Francis endorses civil unions for same-sex couples
• Face-to-face classes at VISTS off to a great start! Others to reopen soon
• Jury acquits man whose relative gives him forged cheque to cash
• Gov’t to host community on JVD amid outcry from residents
• Over 20 locals officially sworn in as youth parliamentarians
• Guns at large! Fireman, accused robbery accomplices denied bail
• Is crime spiralling in the BVI because of COVID-19?
• BVI schools send multiple complaints to CXC after 2020 exams
• BVI edges closer to CARICOM | Independence on the horizon?
• Customs officer to spend 2 months in prison for failure to pay fine
• Six students selected as winners of territorial essay competition
• Local man comes clean about burglarising grocery store in March
• Gov’t, Opposition legislators donate over $12K to D5 Economic Zone
• EU grants Caribbean countries 3 million euros to secure COVID vaccine
• CXC has changes to address complaints about 2020 exams
• Digicel investing half-million to improve internet speeds in BVI
• Over $2.3M in contracts awarded to two local firms for rehab works
• UPDATE: Minor released but 3 adults charged for armed robbery
• Protocols for air travel to be released by next Thursday
• St Vincent creates history by setting up a Consular Office in BVI
• BVI avoided $57 million deficit
• Greater investment in higher education needed in the region
• Thousands of TCI workers languish as gov’t fights private resort
• Man pleads guilty to August burglary in Road Town
• Gunman also tried to shoot George Burrows’ sons, court hears
• 24-yr-old charged for illegal firearm
• Hard to catch a ride! Motorists reluctant to offer rides since COVID
• UK gives $257k towards BVI rebuilding
• US deems 5 Eastern Caribbean countries safe for travel
• Good job Dr Mathavious!
• Man now charged for George Burrows murder
• Gov’t to set up ‘Economic Zone’ in District 5
• No mixed mingling in bars/clubs! Barriers required for exotic dancers
• Law now being drafted to restrict older vehicles
• Murder suspects released
• 50 locals get best-practice training to access regional small grants
• Four arrested in connection to BVI’s 2020 murders
• Backyard fires will be put out once reported
• Pregnant woman involved in major drug and gun bust fined $1K
• Premier defends COVID measures: ‘Can’t make money if you’re dead!’
• No entry for attorney! Trial for $30M cocaine bust delayed again
• 1000 residents to get free certified training in tourism
• REPORT: Latin America, C’bean the hardest region hit by COVID-19
• One Venezuelan claims gun, another admits he’s the drug dealer
• Owners should be mandated to maintain their buildings in RT
• BVIPA refuses to divulge purchase price of Chateau property on VG
• Curfews will continue until we learn to practice safe measures
• Gov’t has no intention to cut civil service
• First bars, nightclubs likely start to reopening later this week
• BVIPA acquires Chateau land on VG to expand port facility
• BVI losing revenue waiting on governor to assent cannabis law
• UK has weaponised ‘accountability’ to cripple, exert influence over BVI
• Potential travel bubble? BVI discussing return of cruise ships
• It can’t work! Employers want to fire expats without pay
• High demand for tenancy at Pier Park
• Thieves raid businesses on Virgin Gorda
• Ice-skating rink coming to the BVI next month
• 500 businesses will receive stimulus cheques by weekend
• 59 dengue cases for 2020 and rising! Mosquito hotspots in East
• There will be designated places to anchor — Wheatley after criticism
• Premier unphased by petition from business community
• Bars, nightclubs to reopen! Curfew shortens to midnight as BVI reports no active COVID cases
• I had it for protection! Hazel sentence to 5 years for illegal gun
• 5.1 magnitude earthquake rattles sections of BVI
• Visitors will have to test twice and quarantine for ‘short period’
• Only Beef Island airport will reopen to visitors on December 1
• $100,000 allocated to retrain tourism workers
• RVIPF’s recent stop-and-search operations yielding positive results
• COVID pushes Planning Department into ‘revolutionary’ e-services
• Anguilla, Barbados added to EU blacklist as BVI enjoys months of being struck off
• RTW energises local essential workers with Lucozade donations
• Not a flight risk! Teen on gun charge granted bail
• Active COVID-19 cases down to one
• Premier says BVI economy performing within expectations
• Gov’t to meet with tourism stakeholders to discuss reopening
• Complete digital processing of trade licenses coming in 2021
• Local mangrove nursery conducts first transfer of seedlings
• Two Venezuelans fined $1K for overstaying! To be deported
• Disappointing! Businesses, hoteliers say gov’t rejected their reopening plan
• $16K for new Skelton Cline consultancy? What for?
• Governor endorses BVI as ‘responsible’ amid FinCen scandal
• Flamingos hatch on Tortola for the first time in over 70 years
• Four new appointments at HLSCC
• Police arrest two men, seize two firearms
• Businesses asked to be patient! Stimulus cheques coming soon
• Premier eyes independence?
• Willock warns new AG he will seek independent legal advice in future
• Parents could be charged for kids without face coverings
• Men told to test for breast cancer! BVI has had male diagnoses
• Trump tests positive for COVID-19
• COURT: Pregnant woman among Venezuelans charged for gun, drugs
• Over 5,000 being treated for hypertension locally
• Opposition disassociates from Premier’s ‘derogative’ letter to UK
• Don’t Fear! Unemployment Insurance coming next year!
• HOA seemingly an extension to the Premier’s Office — Fraser
• UK backs Governor Jaspert’s position on reparations
• Small craft warning in effect as BVI expects inclement weather
• Gov’t extends curfew for 7 more days!
• They’re trying to make slaves out of our people
• Premier threatens to report governor’s ‘act of aggression’ to UN
• Six charged! Police say 112 blocks of cocaine were seized
• Penn alleges he was ‘attacked’ by gov’t consultants
• More gov’t communication needed! Premier responds
• 37% of BVI’s COVID cases showed no symptoms
• Raw sewerage continues to flow through Road Reef!
• Locals may soon have to pay to use National Parks Trust facilities
• Maintain the protocols! 3% of COVID cases came from restaurants
• BVI, small islands told to harness the sea for economic growth
• Retired nurses should be allowed to practise if they wish
• Sixty-seven recoveries and 3 active COVID cases
• China company could have COVID-19 vaccine by early next year
• Concerns raised ahead of December 1 tourism reopening date
• CXC RESULTS: More students pass English than Maths
• Jaspert brings back John Duncan memories
• Cayman’s same-sex law takes effect, raises questions for BVI
• Second local Attorney General to be sworn in Thursday
• Gun, drugs, and cash seized in Sunday morning police operation
• Governor overrides Premier, invites British Navy to patrol BVI waters
• Gathering sizes increased to a maximum of 50 and 100 persons
• Careful! The wealthy could misuse stamp duty waiver
• Is the UK national anthem really necessary?
• Request ‘good standing’ certificates a month before permit renewals
• Amendments coming to register and license nurses locally
• Wheatley commended! Gov’t reappoints Higher Education chairman hired under NDP
• FinCen Files: BVI named in global financial scandal
• BVI under new 7-day curfew from 8pm to 5am
• 43% of applicants paid unemployment benefits! Over 2K outstanding claims remain
• Scholarships for next school year now available online
• Republic Bank, Rotary Club donate laptops to students
• Brace for increase in lumber, plywood prices
• NHI seeing reduction in claims
• Young persons encouraged to get on voters list
• PREMIER: Other supermarkets got COVID contracts from gov’t too
• Banks need to do better!
• Ministry tackles $2M in outstanding invoices! Some span a decade
• Hospital receives full accreditation from international body
• Premier commits to ‘publicly accessible registers’ despite reservations
• Jamal Smith appointed chairman of Labour Tribunal
• Preparation needed! Tech being used to manage COVID spread when tourism reopens
• 2 of Vanterpool’s companies doing business with gov’t for over $860K
• BVI to be made a no-anchoring jurisdiction
• BVI enjoys big recovery rate over last few days
• Illegal dumping will hurt tourism
• Flow moving VG operations strictly online
• BVI reopening for tourism on December 1!
• Walwyn calls for ‘comprehensive plan’ for schools’ reopening
• Gov’t expanding the Baths with acquisition of Toad Hall Estate
• $84K worth of dormant accounts at Nat’l Bank could now go to gov’t
• No new topics for first two weeks of school
• Loan-to-Own programme implemented on computer devices for students
• Premier inspires: This will be the best school year ever!
• Second family ‘tied up’, robbed by gunmen
• Physical schools reopening on a phased basis
• Family ‘tied up’ by gunmen who invade home on Virgin Gorda
• Lack of trust in local leaders hindering quest for independence
• BVIPA rebrands as plans advance to reopen to visitors ‘very soon’
• BVI could pay 7 to 9 million to rehabilitate VG airport runway
• We’re being watched by British secret service — Elroy Turnbull
• VG business owner awarded $100K contract for works on VG arena
• Visitation, other services resume at hospital and clinics
• Local company awarded i$744K contract to rehabilitate Hope Hill, Sabbath Hill roads
• CSC’s contract with gov’t extended! Says 2 major projects underway
• Property owners will be prosecuted for unsanitary living conditions
• SVG told to wait for confirmation before linking COVID cases to BVI
• Babies, small children, teens, and elderly among BVI’s COVID cases
• Customs receives new specialised vehicles
• BVI baller becomes first local to play in English Football Youth Cup
• Bermuda’s governor to replace Jaspert in 2021
• Three new positive COVID-19 cases and 3 new recoveries
• Curfew hours reduced as salons, barbershops permitted to reopen
• Gov’t contemplating whether to pay unemployment benefits beyond three months
• Joint Task Force gets GPS, life vests, binoculars to fight at sea
• Premier decries recent murders, police have no leads yet
• BVI re-elected to serve as vice-chair of regional body
• Anguilla confident of COVID aid from UK as BVI scrapes for similar favour
• UPDATE: Body of ‘sudden death’ victim identified as St Vincent nat’l
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bumper-to-bumper rush!
• Top accounting firms to mentor 10 foodservice businesses who received UNDP grant
• Difficult decision on whether to extend layoff period after Oct 31
• BVI’s labour needs to be assessed so locals can be trained to fill gaps
• Janice Rymer to exit Labour Commissioner post
• Local bars, restaurants suffer 61 to 100% decline since pandemic
• Task Force being established to ‘flush out’ persons living and working illegally
• D4 businesses receive biggest portion of govt’s $6.5M grants
• UK urged to pressure BVI and other OTs to revive COVID-hit economy
• Challenge keeping officers motivated since COVID seeped into RVIPF
• Numerous disputes to Labour Department since COVID-19
• Empty cruise ships berthing in BVI ‘a beacon of hope’ for our economy
• Approximately 50% decline in backyard burning since new curfew
• Malone skeptical about SVG’s new cases reportedly linked to BVI
• Empty cruise ships granted access to BVI ports
• Two new cases and 7 recoveries! More businesses can now operate
• 19 Years after 9/11, COVID-19 poses similar threat to travel industry
• Over a thousand applications approved for $6.5M small business grants
• Where’s the Cannabis Licensing Act?
• Tourism is BVI’s ‘bread and butter’, let’s reopen October — Sam Henry
• Public Works finally commence road repairs in East but met by noncompliant motorists
• Challenges for ministry finding balanced learning system for preschoolers during COVID crisis
• Over 40 gov’t workers reassigned to Social Distancing Task Force
• Child contracts COVID-19 as BVI records 64th positive case
• BVI joins region in COVID-19 talks
• UPDATE: BVI records second murder for 2020! Victim identified
• Two more systems being monitored in the Atlantic, one likely to reach northeast Caribbean
• Teachers must have ‘office hours’ | Some schools require students to wear uniforms online
• Govt’s economic plan should be made a public document — Walwyn
• Venezuelans held in Sunday raid and now awaiting deportation
• Unite BVI offering zero-interest loans to businesses and start-ups
• Rescheduling of FIFA World Cup Qualifiers to benefit BVI nat’l team
• Private sector workers answer call to patch deplorable east end road
• Small business owner to gov’t: ‘We need a chance to survive too!’
• Last-minute decision to homeschool children not an option, parents told
• Education Ministry places focus on equity in learning for students
• CSC calls for governor to apologise for ‘reparation’ comments
• Junior Minister launches back-to-school essay competition
• ‘Spike’ in activity noted in Atlantic! Four systems being monitored
• BVI receives more than $1.4M worth in medical supplies from UK
• Gov’t not making a decision on public registers could hurt BVI
• Warning! Counterfeit hand sanitisers being sold on the market
• Online students have daily attendance requirements! Weekly printed material for non-online kids
• Man fined over $3K after racking up several charges in 2017 traffic stop
• More than 100 new samples tested over weekend return negative
• Vocational trade progamme among several plans for this school year
• Two males detained after being captured at sea
• Gov’t has plan for BVI despite persons claiming otherwise! Full reopening was slated for November
• New school year starts today! Online learning the safest option — Education Minister
• Spend your gov’t stimulus cheques wisely, residents told — Wheatley
• Residents urged to remain prepared as BVI recognises third anniversary of Irma
• Two more held for illegal entry! Claim they got approval from ‘local agent’
• Gov’t extends contracts to use hotels as quarantine facilities
• 16 new COVID-19 cases in BVI! Second testing site commissioned
• Premier expects huge decline in COVID-19 cases by October
• Too long now! Give businesses their stimulus — Opposition Leader
• Penn calls on gov’t to ‘reveal the real state of the BVI’s economy’
• Locals invited to apply for Chevening Scholarship to pursue UK Master’s degree
• BVI’s first murder victim for 2020 remembered as a loving community man
• Father of 12 charged with illegal entry to quarantine pending bail decision
• US authorities seize $27M bound for neighbouring USVI
• Premier debunks claims gov’t paying barges $17K per day for border security assistance
• Missing in action! Unexplained absence from Vanterpool at Opposition events
• UPDATE: Police identify man in Wednesday night’s fatal shooting
• Education Ministry receives 56 electronic tablets to help facilitate virtual learning
• New species of clam shrimp discovered in 390-million-year-old fossils in USVI
• Two weather disturbances being monitored in the Atlantic
• Businesses now asked to register online to facilitate re-entry of work permit employees
• CDC flags the British Virgin Islands
• Non-locals engaged in smuggling will be deported, all offenders will be ‘vigorously sought after’
• Local arrested for illegal entry as infected police stations reopen
• BVI transitions into ‘Orange Alert’ phase of tackling COVID-19
• Stigmatisation on Alzheimer’s a major concern — Malone
• Authorities estimate nearly 1,500 undocumented COVID cases in BVI
• Stricter curfew begins Wednesday | Gov’t cracking down on non-compliance of protocols
• Nyron Erickson facing the possibility of extradition to US
• ‘Do we lockdown every time we have increased COVID cases?’
• Increased community screening delaying COVID results for persons intending to travel
• Existing problems on sister islands should get fixed before giving them exclusive representation
• Activity heightens at stores, gas stations and roadways as Cabinet mulls full-on lockdown
• Local legislators want immediate lockdown! Cabinet to decide today
• Customs, Immigration apprehend persons trying to illegally enter BVI by sea over weekend
• Gov’t suspending hirings to ensure no public officer loses their job
• Gov’t will go bankrupt if new streams of revenue not generated
• Stop it! Residents told to cease ‘hostility’ towards COVID patients and rumoured associates
• Nyron Erickson now in police custody
• Two police stations close as cops among 16 new cases recorded in BVI this weekend
• New businesses approved to operate! Gov’t limits beach hours and gathering sizes
• Gov’t denies local manufacturing company from making, installing hurricane shutters during curfew
• Nine new COVID-19 cases recorded! BVI now has 26 active cases
• Gov’t has shut us out as COVID spreads to our districts — Penn, Fraser
• Language barrier causing difficulty for local health professionals working with Cuban medical team
• Recent patrons of select bars and nightclubs urged to come forward for COVID testing
• Agriculture & Fisheries Marketing Authority to be established to manage local sector
• Premier dismisses claims that he and Governor are in a ‘fight’
• Park & Ride shuttle service temporarily suspended
• Border patrol officers, frontline workers to get monthly COVID-19 allowance — Premier
• Constituents’ requests for financial aid is in excess of $2M in D2 and D8
• Choose! Get salary increments now or keep your jobs, gov’t workers told
• CSC calls for a VI gangster’s summit! Seeks ‘influencers’ to encourage halt in smuggling trade
• Smugglers recently intercepted and barred from entry
• Local ferry operators could be prosecuted for offering to go shopping on USVI for BVI residents
• We won’t be pressured! Premier says accepting UK military assistance a last resort
• Probed launched into whether law enforcers involved in recent cross-border smuggling
• BVI suspending airline for policy breach was to ‘send a strong message’
• Nearly 100 test negative for COVID-19 in BVI’s latest batch
• Online-only classes for first term of the new school year as students among current COVID cases
• Cabinet debated ‘long & hard’ over a full lockdown | Public service to operate mostly remotely
• Malone warns against ‘fake news’ following Monday’s panic shopping
• BVI now classified as having ‘clusters’ of COVID cases! Territory to enter partial lockdown
• COVID screening exercises to be conducted in select communities across BVI this week
• Official date for new school year delayed due to rise in COVID cases
• Hours of delay for govt’s COVID update leads to online backlash
• Shoppers flock supermarkets amid rumours of another BVI lockdown
• Health officials in isolation awaiting COVID-19 tests after being exposed to cop suspected of having virus
• BVI, USVI strengthens links to enhance border security amid increase in smuggling
• Malone still leaping towards Olympic dreams despite mental impact from COVID-19
• Rehabilitation works to be conducted at Virgin Gorda airport
• Programme launched to provide psychosocial support amid crises
• COMMENTARY: The Constitution – A Means to an End
• Nine new COVID cases detected between Anegada and Tortola! Curfew reinstated
• Tropical Storm warning issued over BVI as TS Laura approaches
• Health Minister expected to bring COVID-19 update later today
• ManJack Creamery resumes operations after Labour controversy
• CDC rating BVI has low risk for travel is because of govt’s strong leadership
• Letters from both Labour and Health ministers needed for early re-entry — CIO
• Gaming & Betting Control Act now law!
• Serious emergencies only! Persons turning up at hospital will be screened
• Health officials, private security deployed to home of Patient 12
• Another weather system forms and could pass ‘very close’ to BVI as tropical storm this weekend
• A booming fishing sector! Anegada fisherfolk seeing higher demand for seafood since COVID-19
• Online system to be implemented for work permit holders re-entering
• Labour Minister to employers: If you find one bad local, move on to the next, and the next
• Local recording artistes making waves on int’l music streaming platform with new single
• 12th COVID case detected! ‘Aggressive contact tracing’ underway as case not imported
• Warning! Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease reported in BVI
• Gov’t will limit the time work permits holders can stay if businesses don’t start hiring locals!
• Too much red tape! Govt’s business grants not being released because accounting officers fear ‘going jail’
• Over 400 visitors, work permit holders left the territory so far
• 32 awarded gov’t scholarships for the first time in three years
• BVI supports regional cooperation across wider C’bean
• Private vessels, ferries to operate under curfew for next two weeks!
• Shelter managers receive psychosocial, mental health support
• Beauty shops experiencing slow periods as COVID-19 takes toll
• Number of persons terminated from jobs quadruples since May
• Many businesses not following COVID protocols, fresh concerns raised about noisy bikers
• A second lockdown could cripple the BVI’s economy — Premier
• Two more test positive positive for COVID-19! Total recorded cases now at 11
• Patient #9 recovers! 600 complete quarantine since borders reopened
• 15yo Virgin Gorda resident wins 4th annual Gen Y Factor competition
• Cost for gov’t quarantine free for all returnees up till September 30
• Point system being used to determine how much $$ each business gets from gov’t grants
• BVIHSA’s lab infrastructure being upgraded to meet COVID demands
• Keeping the sport alive | Moonlight Bandit wins BVI’s first horse race since COVID-19
• Gov’t allowing entry of work permit holders and other persons on Sept 1
• BVI no longer under curfew!
• Right fit! Clive McCoy takes over as Director of Tourist Board
• Minister says it’s a challenge to get BVI businesses to hire locals
• Gov’t also looking to assist larger companies — Flax-Charles
• Owners with multiple businesses can apply for more than one stimulus grants — Trade Director
• Residents with credited accounts on LIAT asked to submit claims by August 15
• Tropical Storm Josephine develops
• Two Belongers arrested for illegal entry, RVIPF reports
• Banning entry of work permit exempt persons places BVI’s social infrastructure on ‘brink of disaster’
• Prominent local doctor endorses COVID-19 antibody testing for BVI
• Broken main leads to water disruption in several Tortola communities
• HMP creating in-house hospital ward for minor medical needs
• Grandstands at AO Shirley grounds nearly complete!
• UK naval ships to conduct hurricane response exercise in BVI in days
• Tropical depression may upgrade today, affect BVI Saturday
• Well in excess of $8K for gov’t quarantine if expats allowed entry
• Nearly 400 small businesses already registered for govt’s economic stimulus grant
• Cuban medical team commence duties | BVI now reopening borders with ‘greater sense of confidence’
• Week of church services being held at prison for inmate rehabilitation
• Bye-bye plywood! Local design company inks $2M million for exterior works to Admin Complex
• Local creamery closes after Labour Department denies them hiring non-local living in BVI for 19 years
• Do work permit holders have grounds to sue gov’t for entry ban?
• Two barred from entry at Beef Island Airport
• Gov’t creates policy framework to benefit local contractors during times of public emergency
• Augustine to re-contest for presidency of Athletics Association
• CDC says BVI low-risk for COVID-19 but its connecting hubs are ‘high’
• Ban on re-entry of work permit holders is because most don’t want to pay for quarantine — Premier
• Increased global demand for laptops delaying BVI’s shipment for 500 devices
• BVIEC stands by comment that no local companies bid on Anegada project
• Wade Smith back as Customs Commissioner!
• ‘Our people need jobs’ | Premier talks plans to boost construction industry
• Dr Wheatley sworn in as the BVI’s official Deputy Premier
• Youngsters told to become BVI’s ‘cultural bearers’ as territory hosts Food Fair
• Blended learning, shift system proposed for tentative Sept 21 school reopening date
• Junior Peters’ death ruled an accident | Funeral this Saturday
• ESHS has first drive-in graduation | 59% graduates with honours
• Remove it from law! Acquisition of land by ‘prescription’ legal robbery
• Wheatley sends support to BVI’s Lebanese community following major explosion in Middle East
• No proper planning! Penn criticises gov’t for indefinite ban on returning work permit holders
• BVI resident still stranded abroad as gov’t places indefinite block on returning permit holders
• Wheatley braces for backlash from those who wanted regular festival
• HOA approves supplementary estimates to reflect BVI’s revenue loss from COVID-19
• BVI economy showing signs of bouncing back — Premier Fahie
• Sugar Boys win BVIFA Festival Cup!
• Walwyn concerned about order to close all schools since latest COVID case in isolation
• JVD family living in horrid ‘caveman’ conditions with no gov’t help
• Sistah Joyce criticizes gov’t for not patronising Calypso event
• Turnbull develops food voucher initiative to benefit needy constituents
• New court guidelines: Tougher penalties guaranteed for carrying gun near churches, schools
• Thousands log into Monday night’s Virtual Festival Soca Showcase
• Police, Environ’l Health Officers now have powers to fine persons and business for COVID offences
• Work permit holders, exemption holders barred from entering indefinitely
• COVID a reminder of the reason for the season! Emancipation had evolved into ‘misrepresentation’
• Bria Smith to reign as Miss BVI until 2021
• BVI hosts virtual Gospel Explosion
• BVI records 9th positive COVID case
• Via Donovan-Hodge wins first-ever Festival Poetry Slam competition
• BVIFA Men’s and Women’s Festival Cup kicks off this weekend
• Food fair postponed to August 7 as a precaution
• ‘Who has the guts to march on HOA?’ Prolonged curfew vexes Rosan-Jones
• Limited tourism could resume in September — Immigration Minister
• Can local politicians capably lead an autonomous BVI?
• Premiers should be responsible for a disaster response, not governors
• Midnight curfew remains
• Attorney General should be a politically appointed HOA member
• Jamaican man charged in connection to July burglaries
• Remain vigilant! Premier says BVI was ‘spared from serious damage’ as flash floods drench PR
• Why is it ok for UK to break from EU but not for BVI to break from UK?
• Ghut-cleaning will no longer be seasonal but will be done year-long
• All clear! Tropical Storm Isaias passes with no major damage! BVI remains under storm warning
• Premier wants governor’s powers to override certain decisions removed from constitution
• Sections of BVI experiencing power outage! Centre of storm passes
• Final storm-preparedness rush! Businesses batten down, heavy traffic in RT
• NEOC activated | Airports, Public Service to close early
• JVD and Anegada each need individual representatives
• Strike it from the constitution! Governors should not be able to dip into govt’s treasury — Premier
• Constitutional Review Youth Subcommittee being proposed by Deputy Speaker
• Premier claims UK was harder on BVI following 2018 ‘public registers’ protest
• Vanterpool calls for term limits for elected officials
• BVI under Tropical Storm Warning!
• Fraser proposes for BVI to have two parliamentary Houses as part of constitutional review
• Independence is ‘very dangerous’! BVI just wants more autonomy
• Gov’t to request UN’s Special Committee on Decolonisation to assist with constitutional review
• BVI’s first major regatta for 2020 slated for October
• National League football competition resumes
• Creque says BVIEC was untruthful about no locals bidding for Anegada solar project
• Start preparations! High chance weather disturbance develops into tropical storm — DDM
• COVID-19 has pushed back timeline for medical school’s opening
• No more congestion! Fresh tweaks to RT traffic-turnaround yielding positive results
• LIAT devises plan to ‘reorganise’ as opposed to liquidating | Plans to fly in two to three months
• LETTER TO EDITOR: Banning right-hand drive vehicles won’t solve BVI’s road safety issues
• Premier hoping for strengthened relations! Cuban medical team starts quarantine at Sugar Mill
• Thieves target RiteWay
• JVD cleared! Gov’t revokes 24-hour lockdown
• Dean confirmed as BVIPA’s Acting Managing Director following premature announcement
• ‘Immunity clause’ sought to place liability on RVIPF, not individual officers acting under orders
• RDA reports spike in interest for projects from local contractors
• Truckers losing jobs as DMV seeks to clear backlog of requests for driver’s license upgrades
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘Mask Movement’
• Mighty Commendation! Flax-Headley says farewell to ASPS after serving 10 years as Principal
• No COVID symptoms observed so far! Over 160 tested on JVD in 2 days
• No charges after alleged drug find! Ferry captain and crew released pending further investigation
• Money transfer tax too high and bad for business! Residents sending less frequently in smaller amounts
• RVIPF will be cracking down on jaywalking
• Economic response for MSMEs launched | $6.5M ready for struggling businesses
• Permits will now be required to possess endangered plants and animals in BVI
• Medical team departs for Jost Van Dyke to test all its residents
• Work permit renewal policies relaxed! Several businesses owe ‘large sums’ in back taxes
• Humane Society burglarised! Masked crook caught on camera
• Public invited to St George’s Emancipation Lunch
• 22-member Cuban medical team to arrive in the BVI on Thursday
• Festival agenda revealed | No ‘wuking up’ or parade this year as most events to be held virtually
• TRC owes gov’t $23M! Telecoms regulator has left millions uncollected over 13 years
• Plans advancing to introduce law that penalises persons who don’t comply to COVID measures
• Pure untruths! Premier debunks claims that he was exposed to COVID patient’s family while on JVD
• Lockdown a precaution! No known outbreak on JVD | Heightened security and food to be provided
• High number of requests from expats seeking govt’s help to repatriate! Flights could start today
• Legislators fail Bill! Controversial Police Act to now be deliberated in special committee before returning
• Jost Van Dyke on COVID lockdown!
• Flax-Brutus lands major post at Leverick Bay Resort
• Market Square being revamped
• DPP breaks silence after ongoing case involving US fisherman gains international attention
• HOA Speaker hospitalised!
• BVI now seeking 20,000 additional COVID-19 test kits — Malone
• Unemployment rates in D7 believed to be highest among all districts
• Local author illustrates history of BVI with colouring book series for adults and kids
• HLSCC has had no budget cuts in spite of COVID-19
• BVIEC subsidizing Anegada’s electricity ‘several hundreds of thousands’ yearly
• Local health team deployed as passenger who travelled to St Vincent from BVI tests postive
• Power52 awarded contract to develop renewable energy project on Anegada | No set start date
• Hispanic woman sentenced to four months for illegal entry, fined $1K
• Appeal made for government to raise the BVI’s minimum wage
• Youngster selling cupcakes from 13 now among culinary students graduating HLSCC
• Premier writes banks asking them to further relax policies due to prolonged impacts of COVID-19
• Five advance to Gen Y Factor ‘Battle of the Schools’ finals
• Midnight curfew extends to July 30
• Travel magazine survey lists VG, JVD, Tortola among top-25 C’bean islands for 2020 before COVID-19
• Appointment only! Her Majesty’s Prison resumes visitations
• Two charged in connection to harbouring wanted man
• Illegal activity at Gorda Peak Nat’l Park results in temporary closure
• BVI remains on ‘white lists’ of two global economic superpowers despite COVID-19 setbacks
• Trinidadian charged with illegal entry claims he was searching for missing kin
• 6th District residents request over $247K for COVID assistance so far
• Gov’t evaluating the number of unemployed expats before issuing departure deadline — Wheatley
• Financial Services Institute offering all summer, fall classes online only
• ‘It costing me!’| Accused burglar blasts court for constantly putting off his case while he is on remand
• US gov’t rescinds policy to send home foreign college students taking online-only classes
• Dominican Republic woman charged with illegal entry | Claims she sneaked in for medical reasons
• Gov’t would ‘consider’ assisting unemployed expats to return home
• Nearly $2M paid out to over 1200 applicants of unemployment relief
• Second night-time ban on scooters yield positive results, says minister
• COMMENTARY: Will UK make amends for slavery, colonialism in BVI?
• Longstanding water woes in Windy Hill, Coppermine now being fixed
• BVI gifted 1000 Chromebooks in less than 1000 days since 2017 hurricanes
• No visible ‘turnaround’ as traffic builds up in parts of Road Town
• Discussions on Halls of Justice get underway
• $9M owed to NHI from its contributors including gov’t
• Mounting local concerns about refunds as LIAT faces closure
• RVIPF detecting a presence of schemes, online scams in the BVI
• TPP extends rent cuts! New businesses apply as some tenants drop out since COVID-19
• Staff at elderly homes to be tested for COVID-19
• Serious concerns! New Police Act proposing to give cops ‘immunity’ when operating under a warrant
• Effective Immediately! Minister announces new requirements needed to renew work permits
• Police can’t yet say if Peters was murdered | Concerns raised about RVIPF’s previous search efforts
• Three years later | Loose Mongoose re-opens in Trellis Bay
• InterCaribbean announces flights to BVI starting July 20
• HLSCC to assist students told to leave USA if colleges go online-only
• TPP to launch all-day new moon event next Saturday
• Autland company wins 4th RDA contract in three months! Combined value now nears $5M
• Public told: Graduation ceremonies are ‘invitation only’ this year
• Businesses could face fines and closure for not enforcing social distancing, mask policies — Premier
• Full scholarships available for locals to pursue studies in medicinal cannabis — Dr Wheatley
• Project for new NEOC building still at procurement stage over a year later
• Cabinet extends contract to use Paradise Suites as detention facility
• Man wanted in connection to rifle seizure still at large months later
• First-ever local appointed to Governance Committee of regional sporting federation NACAC
• Tourism industry training on Virgin Gorda
• ‘Bad smell’ led to the discovery of missing man | Grief grips family
• NFL players already interested! Medicinal cannabis will boost medical tourism locally — Wheatley
• Another acquittal! Aaron freed in case about $804K cash find
• Gov’t introducing recycling programme to local schools
• Rift between inmates lands in court
• Deadline extended | Farmers, fisherfolk now have till July 10 to apply for gov’t assistance
• UN study says tourism-rich small island states like BVI could see massive GDP fallout from COVID
• Waste facility needed on VG! COVID further delays arrival of scrubber
• One-year project! Consultancy services now being sought for WE ferry terminal development
• Now is the time for Caribbean to establish protocols to facilitate inter-regional travel — Walwyn
• Former school teacher fined $4K in 6-year-old drug case
• BVIHSA providing pre-travel COVID-19 testing service for a fee
• Slow start but govt’s conditional shuttle service gaining momentum
• BVI among countries exempted from UK’s travel quarantine list
• Find investor to manage LIAT | Survival of airline vital to region’s economy — Walwyn
• Positive Behaviour Management gets strong feedback from local school
• Body of missing man found
• Gov’t updating 20-year old healthcare legislation
• BVI in ‘heightened discussions’ with two airlines to fill the void of LIAT
• Over $40M yearly! NHI could bankrupt gov’t if not fixed
• Dominican Republic preacher accused of attempted burglary
• Turnbull pledges to work with gov’t to help recoup roughly $100M in taxes owed
• ‘I will search until I find him’ | Residents rally behind brother of missing landscaper
• Accused smuggler claims engine trouble caused him to drift in BVI waters, court hears
• Education Ministry launches campaign to reward well-behaved students
• Beach hours extended! Midnight curfew remains for another 14 days
• BVI residents warned to beware of pyramid schemes in the territory
• National Bank offering locals 100% loan financing on land for up to 15 years
• We need to learn from botched BVI Airways deal, says Governor
• John Samuel appointed Director of Virgin Islands Shipping Registry
• Local coaches receive $100K from PanAm Sports Organisation
• Doctor/former legislator advises gov’t to test everyone for COVID-19
• Only fair! Gov’t introduces legislation to expunge criminal records of past cannabis users
• Neil shouldn’t carry all the blame! Pickering defends former financial secretary about BVI Airways
• Most riders not complying night-time ban on bikes | RVIPF struggles to apprehend offenders
• 2020 list of emergency shelters still not finalised one month into hurricane season
• UK supports BVI’s constitutional review | Jaspert in favour of debate on powers of governor
• DMV to resume ‘full’ operations by July 13
• New category of tax to be introduced in BVI
• Renewed calls for gender-neutral language in HOA policies as ‘he’ reference peeves legislator
• LIAT ‘considering airline’s closure’ | Staff will be paid the millions owed
• Carrot Bay man reported missing
• ‘Opposition wants to see if they could micromanage gov’t’ — Fahie
• ‘Food security should be our priority now’ — Turnbull on medical marijuana initiative
• Tropical wave develops in the eastern Atlantic
• UPDATE: Two returnees suspected of having COVID-19 test negative
• 10 illegal immigrants caught and detained!
• Drakes Traders Ltd donates over 4k KN95 masks to Health Ministry
• BVI should consider releasing, expunging criminal records of persons convicted for cannabis
• Over 100 returning residents complete mandatory 14-day quarantine so far
• Night-time ban on bikes extended as Premier reports spike in motorcycle crashes
• $60K earmarked for independent investigators hired in BVIA probe
• Speaker’s security company awarded gov’t contract | HOA approves exemption
• Full investigation underway into previous govt’s outstanding bills dating back to 2014
• Brace for second surge of Saharan dust, DDM warns! Some residents report allergic reactions
• Accepting applications | 10 foodservice businesses to benefit from grants
• Imprisonment up to 15 years and hefty fines listed in Cannabis Licensing Bill
• Every senior gov’t post must be held by a local under new constitution
• Cabinet approves re-opening of daycares, preschools, summer programmes
• Gov’t discovers a way to extend airport runway longer and millions cheaper than NDP’s proposal
• Coronavirus tests performed on 13 corpses returns negative
• Petty contract system being revised after coming under fire from UK
• Kevin Smith resigning as Digicel’s CEO
• Gov’t spending $290K to ‘improve’ airport terminal by November 30
• CLARIFICATION: Willock not author of message criticising public about cartoon; he just forwarded it
• Cannabis Licensing Authority among the plans to regulate sector
• Dental industry granted pioneer status! Service providers can now import equipment duty-free
• Revised recovery plan approved! More projects available for local contractors
• Channel some $$ from seized and forfeited assets to sister islands
• Free shuttles to 41 locations! Park & Ride takes effect June 30
• Police HQ now redesigned to provide enhanced security, command capability
• BVI projected to make a yearly minimum of $30M in marijuana exports
• Poorly-laid pipes now costing $2M to fix! Problem ignored since ‘it wasn’t a good look at election time’
• It wouldn’t be right to reprimand governor since HOA is also guilty
• SSB invests over $18M in local real estate in the last decade
• $2M from TRC’s revenue collection earmarked for East End/Long Look sewerage project
• Blanket of Saharan dust affects BVI! Illness, visibility concerns raised
• 6,000 workers apply for unemployment benefits in BVI! $176K paid out so far
• Local restaurants still experiencing big decline in dine-in traffic
• Locals recount being racially profiled and harassed by US police
• Nearly $190 million in gov’t coffers
• Hundreds march in Black Lives Matter protest in Road Town
• Court grants $200K bail to one of two men caught at sea with $800K
• $2.3M budgeted for 250 gov’t quarantine rooms! Different criteria for work permit holders
• Revenue collected by BVIFSC drops by $10.8M so far — Premier
• Liquor Licensing Board to be established! Cameras, security will be required to sell alcohol
• Cabinet discussing the possibility of summer schools amid concerns about online classes
• REPORT: Late funding caused VG Festival Committee to pay performers out of pocket
• CDB donates $25K to furnish local shelters with protective equipment
• Businessman allegedly found with coke and guns gets $150K bail
• Natural disaster vulnerability assessment to be conducted on VG
• Curfew now starts at midnight, beaches open till 7 pm, mass gatherings rise for select groups
• COVID-19 pushes more local hospitality businesses to join BVI Staycation programme
• UK denies the BVI’s recent request grants
• Ex-con recently released for attempted murder now nabbed on major drug charges
• BVI joining Black Lives Matter movement
• Gov’t introducing an official BVI lottery — Premier
• Govt’s wire-transfer tax generating big bucks so far | Premier projects over $1.7M by year’s end
• Gov’t wins BVI Airways case against its former attorney, Lester Hyman
• No proper analysis| Penn opposes gambling legislation
• Advance Passenger & Information Act passed in HOA
• Sporting activities allowed to resume under specific protocols
• COMMENTARY: BVI and Black Lives Matter
• Woman found with gun gets police bail while man nabbed for cannabis cultivation kept in custody
• Pastor opposes gambling legislation ahead of HOA debates
• Neighbourhood Watch, more street lights coming to stymie crime on VG
• CCT suspends future advertising with VINO for controversial cartoon
• Craft Alive vendors getting 6-month rent moratorium as village readies to reopen
• More police presence in RT to assist with new traffic turnaround
• VINO’s cartoon, Skelton Cline’s remarks ‘disturbing and grossly offensive’ — Governor
• RDA wants more participation from local contractors
• News site’s ‘distasteful’ cartoon of governor sparks public outrage
• Well-known contractor encourages hiring locals on projects after ‘pleasant surprise’
• Local car rental businesses experiencing major declines
• Are emancipation festivities happening this year? Committee to make recommendation to minister
• BVIEC refutes media reports that USVI power company illegally shipped items to BVI after Irma
• Consumer Protection Act passes! Penn now wants ‘fair trade’ legislation for small businesses
• Layoff period temporarily extended to 7 months! Severance must be paid if jobs not restored by Oct 31
• Special provisions made for work permit holders trapped abroad with expired entry permits
• BVIEC and local cable company resolve pole-sharing dispute
• No pomp and parade this year | Queen’s birthday celebration to be observed with private ceremony
• Carnel Clyne resigns as Festival Committee Chairman
• Constitutional Review Commission being established
• Kelvin Hodge appointed BVIPA Chairman
• Smoking in shared private spaces and the law | RVIPF’s limits to act
• Gov’t targets over 300 illegal bikes for licensing | Stiffer motorcycle penalties to come
• RDA targets new magistrate’s court, restoration of water infrastructure in Long Bush, Lower Estate
• Dr Robert Mathavious retiring as head of FSC after almost 20 years
• Businessman injured in Fish Bay | Police launch probe
• North Sound Foundation gifts Chromebooks, laptops to VG schools
• Investigations into the ESHS wall project complete! Matter given to DPP
• How affordable are masks in BVI? Some local stores double the prices
• Two dozen bars, nightclubs breach health protocols after reopening
• Focus on COVID-19 delayed BVI Airways report from reaching HOA on time — Governor
• Education Minister asked to consider relocating flood-prone JVD Primary
• Independent experts hired to assist RVIPF in BVI Airways investigation
• No aid for those behind on social contributions | Penn urges gov’t to still assist ineligible persons
• Locals should lose their jobs last if lay-offs are happening — Wheatley
• BVI’s first nanotech and solar-powered library opens on JVD
• PENN: Wheatley’s remarks ‘borderline defamatory’ and ‘unbecoming’
• False! Premier dispels rumours that quarantined returnees are reintegrating with public
• UNDP injecting $40K into 10 local restaurants
• New traffic turnaround in Road Town takes effect Sunday
• Smith calls for active policing and enforcement of Consumer Protection Act
• No cooperation from Russell Harrigan during the audit of BVI Airways deal — Auditor General
• Republic Bank says opening branch on Virgin Gorda ‘not off the table’
• Gov’t will monitor the use of grants to fisherfolk and farmers
• Trade Department to be replaced by a statutory body
• Wheatley pledges $20K for the installation of CCTV cameras on VG
• COMMENTARY: Non-alignment the way ahead
• Public appeal for quarantine security officers as 498 persons now registered to return
• House votes ‘not’ to reprimand Governor Jaspert! Only two supported Fraser-led motion
• PSA on the BVIPA’s gate-checking process
• Existing protocols poses roadblocks for specialist doctors who frequent the BVI
• TPP paying over $500K in dividends, offering major rent cuts to tenants
• Auditor General’s report indicates that former FS Neil Smith acted negligently in BVI Airways deal
• No major immediate changes | Republic Bank to honour Scotia’s AA miles, pension benefits packages
• No bail! VG man accused of breaking curfew, intimidating woman with loaded gun
• Select categories of riders exempt from policy banning bikes after 5pm
• Gov’t rebrands local charitable fund to target donations from US
• BVIEC amnesty capped at $80 for domestic customers and $150 for small businesses
• Motion to reprimand governor delayed by a legal review of the matter
• Mostly private security hired to monitor returning nationals under self quarantine
• Accounting company’s advice against BVI Airways deal was omitted from documents to Cabinet
• Bikes to be banned after 5pm!
• Help restock FSN’s pantry! Local charities partner for a food drive
• System for re-entry worked well on Day one | 17 more to land on Day 2
• Curfew shortens to 10pm | All business now allowed to open
• First batch of returning residents arrives today!
• ‘Pass!’ Premier mum on the motion to ‘reprimand’ governor
• Gov’t working on long-term Unemployment Benefits Scheme
• Wheatley slams Opposition for criticising SSB’s $40M grant for economic stimulus
• It’s cheaper to provide security for returnees than to shut down economy again — Premier
• Firefighters contain apartment building blaze in 14 minutes
• 23 now certified to lead health improvement programme this month
• Study finds that SSB’s $40M grant to gov’t will not affect its sustainability — Premier
• Republic Bank officially takes over!
• HLSCC signs 3-year agreement with BVITB to train tourism workers
• Emergency shelters must not have maximum occupancy this season
• More tweaks being made before roll-out of new traffic route in RT
• Minister recommends ‘harsh penalties’ for blatantly bad-behaving online students
• Red Cross, DDM inks MOU to strengthen disaster response locally
• Schools to reopen for select categories of students
• UPDATE: BVIPA retracts announcement of Dean Fahie as Acting Managing Director
• Nearly 300 locals registered for re-entry so far | What happens when they land?
• Curfew, beach hours relaxed | Hotels, gyms can now reopen
• 100+ vehicles allowed to discharge after 2 months | Shippers slapped with storage penalties
• VG dump fire sparks renewed call to move away from open burning
• Police investigation prompted after gunshot victim turns up at hospital
• Major fire at Virgin Gorda dump
• Residents disappointed with no mention of a more relaxed curfew
• Gov’t to develop Energy Transition Plan
• Premier delivers $62.9M COVID-19 Economic Response Plan
• Territorial song to replace nat’l anthem at Olympic events
• $3.9M to be equally shared among district reps as ‘quick response’ for needy residents
• Government petitions UK
• Motion moved to have Governor reprimanded for violating Audit Act
• Contract signed for Joe’s Hill Manor development after 3-year delay
• ‘Full criminal investigation’ launched into BVI Airways deal
• Tropical wave affecting BVI
• BVIAA runs COVID-19 drill ahead of controlled re-entry of locals
• Major global law firm opens office in the BVI
• Education authorities warn that impacts of COVID-19 can negatively affect child learning, behaviour
• Second, third readings of Consumer Protection Bill comes on the eve of 2020 hurricane season
• Businessman, doctor, technician found with rifles and kilos of cocaine in Tortola apartments
• PENN: Govt’s $800K home garbage collection initiative is ‘reckless spending and grossly flawed’
• Local doctor concerned about constant reuse of disposable masks
• More relaxed curfew for BVI possibly ahead — Deputy Premier
• Low COVID-19 cases put BVI ‘ahead of the pack’ for when global tourism resumes
• This year’s Summer Sizzle postponed
• Local tests indicate that the BVI is coronavirus-free!
• BVITB appoints Rhodni Skelton as Acting Director of Tourism
• Relax curfew closer to midnight! Penn accuses gov’t of ‘hindering businesses from making profit’
• $10K pledged to private schools on Virgin Gorda
• Go fund Kawa! Scooter accident victim requires thousands to treat major head injury abroad
• Cuban medical team to arrive in a month’s time — Premier
• Gov’t inviting residential property owners to accommodate returning nationals
• Road and slopes in Ballast Bay, Baughers Bay areas to be rehabilitated
• More medical supplies arrive from the UK
• COMMENTARY: Recovery from COVID will be different from Irma
• Bail denied | VG man allegedly wounds relative, escapes police custody
• Working on the frontline | A BVI doctor’s account of dealing with COVID-19
• BVITB to hire crisis management consultant to safely reboot tourism
• Population census postponed indefinitely | Online survey option being considered
• Considerations being made to acquire new shelters as 2020 season looms
• Mrs BVI Pageant put off till next year
• Former BVI First Lady Edris O’Neal dies
• COMMENTARY: A corona fund
• Tambu Frett imprisoned and fined $14K for smuggling incident
• Governor Jaspert ‘disappointed’ that classified information prematurely released to public
• BVITB paid off Flax-Brutus | Premier requests ‘full report’
• Locals trapped abroad must fill out registration form for ‘controlled re-entry’
• False! Govt’s economic stimulus plan not hindered by Effective Financial Management agreement
• Restaurants now allowed to reopen for dine-in services
• One person per 64 square-feet! Gatherings of up to 50 persons now allowed
• Gov’t offering 3-month amnesty on electricity bills to ‘needy’ consumers
• Curfew extended for another 14 days; longer beach hours coming
• Sharon served well, her expertise will be missed — Penn
• Landlords should not be made to suspend rent payments for COVID
• ‘One wrong move means shutting down and restarting again’
• Laws being updated to establish a statutory body, marketplace for agriculture and fisheries
• HOA can now have virtual sessions
• No wait! BVITB decides for Flax-Brutus’ resignation to take immediate effect!
• Incriminating phone records go unchallenged; Tambu Frett declines to testify
• Unconstitutional, unconscionable for gov’t to refuse entry to citizens for this long
• Be realistic! Even if BVI is ready to reopen for visitors, the world isn’t
• No correlation! Gov’t has not met criteria of an ‘economic stimulus’
• Opposition dismissed! Details on Phase 2 of govt’s economic stimulus plan to be released month-end
• CCT on Virgin Gorda burglarized
• Caretaker of Pitbulls who attacked woman fined over $2K
• Victims of crime can’t discontinue a case, only the DPP can — Scatliffe-Esprit
• BVIPA cuts work hours of staff as COVID-19 puts a ‘strain on revenue’
• More gov’t support needed for ‘indigenous farming’ than greenhouses
• Digicel conducting ‘refinancing activities’ to reduce debt
• Baths, Devil’s Bay will reopen soon after enhancements — Wheatley
• Eight clinics reopen territory-wide
• Implement unemployment benefits and work-for-pay programmes for the jobless — Penn
• Penn pitches September reopening for hotels | BVI has geographical edge to manage COVID, he says
• Opposition proposes plan for small business in absence of govt’s economic stimulus
• Resident gets new home under govt’s housing programme
• Wheatley confident BVI will perform well in confirmed July sitting of CXC
• Local recycling company collects 117 tonnes of waste in 2 months
• Gov’t shaves $2.6M contract down to $1M for admin complex repairs
• Visitation restrictions at Dr D Orlando Smith hospital relaxed
• Body found Saturday identified as Ruel Fahie
• Scatliffe-Esprit now the first local to be appointed DPP
• COMMENTARY: Coronavirus and the seven stages of grief
• Virgin Islander selected as the new Attorney General | Premier elated
• ‘Time to move on’ | Flax-Brutus resigning as BVITB Director
• Liat implements COVID precautions as it waits to resume operations
• Skelton Cline appeals to gov’t to increase church gatherings by 30
• Slew of curfew offences will spike BVI’s crime rate and may affect tourism when it returns
• Work permit renewals commence Monday following reported backlog
• Hope and Sabbath Hill to undergo rehabilitation, slope stabilization | Project open for tender
• BVI records eighth confirmed COVID-19 case
• Successful fundraiser positions Norwegian to stay afloat for 18 months of voyage suspensions
• Has the BVIPA been overreaching in the exercise its powers?
• UK gifts BVI with lifesaving equipment, testing kits
• Gov’t not yet decided on repatriation flights for locals stuck abroad
• 30 WhatsApp chats about Frett’s alleged ‘smuggling operation’ | Roughly $1K per trip, court hears
• Body found in Threadfall apartment
• Gov’t getting BVI ready ahead of upcoming hurricane season
• Dr Smith says altering mufflers on motorbikes can cause ‘serious hearing loss’
• Health Minister removes mask for public address | Premier stops reporter from doing same in Q&A
• Gov’t asking banks to extend loan moratorium period to one year
• Any concerns surrounding BVI’s COVID-19 fatality ‘will be addressed’
• Gov’t will recoup waived stamp duty if Belongers sell property to a non-local before 7 years — Premier
• Premier: ‘I have not shunned the media’
• Man says he led chase with police because he had ‘weed’ | Granted $20K bail
• Failure to adhere to Beach Monitoring Task Force may result in further closures — Wheatley
• Cargo facilities return to regular hours, ferry ports adjust schedule
• 19-year-old BVI woman shot and killed in Puerto Rico
• BVIPA drafts ‘pandemic plan’ to replace normal operations at ports
• COVID-19 Survey targets residents | Aims to reduce community spread of virus
• Open to tender | Little Dix Hill Road to be rehabilitated
• Local contractors urged to attend RDA’s capacity-building workshops
• 35 more businesses approved for reopening
• Steady turnout as money transfer agencies reopen for the first time since lockdown and new tax
• Over 100 vehicles stuck in costly storage as BVIPA blocks local company’s shipments
• Marijuana reportedly found! Two charged and in custody following ‘road chase’ on Saturday
• Researchers predict ‘above average’ hurricane season | Governor tells residents to start preparing
• Two popular VG beaches to remain closed | No animals allowed at any beach
• Stamp duty waived for future local landowners
• Infinite Solutions awarded $138K gov’t contract to source 500 laptops for local students
• COMMENTARY: A new world of restricted travel
• Beaches to reopen for a limited time daily and under strict conditions
• 13 more tests return negative for COVID-19 | Only two cases still active in the BVI
• Gov’t workers to be placed on rotated schedules as public service operates longer
• Wheatley enters ‘verbal’ agreement with Tortola construction firms to employ VG residents
• Sophisticated metering system being installed to better monitor BVI’s water usage
• Court denies attorney’s attempt to quash escalation of smuggling case against Tambu Frett
• USVI’s donation to RVIPF linked to recent Inter-Virgin Islands Committee discussions
• Acting RDA CEO tasked to employ strict conditions when issuing public contracts
• RDA inks $2.5M-contract for the restoration of water infrastructure in First District
• Norwegian says it may go out of business! BVI in danger of losing millions in recurrent revenue
• Unapproved businesses told to ‘start getting ready to reopen’
• Malone’s appointment as Deputy Premier extended
• 7% wire transfer tax now law | Non-compliant agencies will be penalised
• Governor: ‘Necessary evacuations take precedence over any curfew’
• Burden lifted! Former manager at telecoms company freed of theft charge after 2 years
• BVI classified as having ‘sporadic’ level of exposure to COVID-19
• USVI Police donate body armour, protective kits to RVIPF
• Gov’t launches Customer Service Care Centre for BVI
• Tour business loses thousands since COVID-19 but most customers promise return — Gumption
• Persons laid off in ‘improper manner’ told to report matter to Labour Department
• Local farming network rolls out initiative to boost food production! Volunteers learn craft
• Third public contract for repair works on VG signed within days
• New 7pm to 6am curfew will start Sunday — Premier
• One new COVID-19 case confirmed | BVI’s total climbs to 7
• ICWI drives customers to digital channels
• Local author wins top Caribbean literary award
• Food security now the priority but medical marijuana initiative still coming — Dr Wheatley
• Government’s free water delivery extended to June
• BVI Hands-Free initiative assists over 300 persons so far
• Duo found with firearm granted bail | One claims to be hitchhiker, court hears
• No penalties for visitors with expired landing permits | Those persons to get priority this week
• ‘Money transfer services will reopen after economy mushrooms’
• Labour Department not accepting or issuing certain new work permit applications till July 31
• RDA to issue 19 contracts, inject $40M in projects territory-wide
• 1300 local jobs, 77 businesses affected by COVID-19 pandemic
• Adjustments to be made to the RT traffic reform following simulation
• Two repair contracts signed | Construction works to commence on VG in weeks
• COMMENTARY: Corona, regionalisation and self-sufficient markets
• Another delay | Tambu Frett’s matter escalates to a special hearing
• Gov’t minister projects COVID-19 vaccine two months earlier than expert’s projection
• BVI ranks 5th in OECS for number of COVID-19 tests done per capita
• Premier complains to UK after governor withholds BVI Airways report for over 10 weeks
• Wheatley reports ‘backlog’ at Labour Department since lockdown
• Proposed gambling bill could boost local tourism through horse racing
• Magistrate chides lawyer for being ‘unprepared’ for court
• 27 additional samples test negative for COVID-19, nine more pending
• App created for residents to stand in virtual queues to access goods and services
• Systems in place to monitor public officers working remotely from home
• Regional govt’s urged continue immunization for other diseases despite COVID-19 pandemic
• Gov’t reintroducing voucher programme to feed needy post-lockdown
• Gov’t now accepting payments through remote processing
• Over a dozen more business categories now approved to reopen
• Laptops for lease | Education Minister unveils plans to facilitate e-learning locally
• Beach ban a crowd-control issue | RVIPF lacks manpower to effectively patrol — Wheatley
• Charter company offers reduced rates for residents to commute between Anegada and Beef Island
• SURVEY: Majority of residents’ income earnings heavily affected by COVID-19
• Loaded firearm found in vehicle | Two men arrested
• Marathon reels in over $10K for charities!
• ‘Bobby’s owner will have his day in court’ | Top cop says RVIPF getting backlash over businessman’s arrest
• Wheatley pumping monthly district budget into agriculture for Virgin Gorda and Anegada
• Harneys lays off a number of its BVI staff members
• Public safety risk! Some unauthorised businesses reportedly reopened — Premier
• Over 250 businesses inspected and approved for operation so far
• Economy to be assessed after first two weeks of internal reopening
• PHOTOS: Day 1 of the BVI’s ‘new regular’
• Demand greater than supply! COVID-19 crisis causes boom in local agriculture sector
• Gov’t will seek COVID-19 medical supplies from non-US sources in the future
• ‘This is hard but your turn will come soon enough’, Premier tells grounded businesses
• Violators of free food initiative to be dealt with after investigations
• BVIAA seeks company to manage new VIP airport lounge
• COMMENTARY: Seven years of famine
• Kittitian woman found dead in Purcell Estate | Police launch probe
• Charter boat chefs walking a marathon aboard their vessels to raise funds for FSN
• Internal reopening of territory starts Monday | Curfew will be relaxed for 7 hours daily
• Another COVID-19 case confirmed in the BVI! Total now at six
• Six banks in BVI answer Premier’s call to offer moratoriums to clients affected by COVID-19
• Preparing for reopening | Public Officers undergo COVID-19 training
• Phone records indicate Frett may be part of a recurrent smuggling operation, court hears
• SURVEY: Alternative working arrangements a popular option for local companies since COVID-19
• Counselling to be provided for students psychologically affected by COVID-19
• Bi-monthly reports on economic stimulus package will be mandated
• Packed supermarket parking lots and relatively active Tortola streets during lockdown on Thursday
• USVI man fined and imprisoned for illegally entering BVI, breaking curfew
• Well over 100 curfew breaches since the BVI’s lockdown
• Residents ordering free groceries multiple times from the same household
• Virtual training for secondary school educators to start today
• Man who was allegedly found with items to ‘commit burglary’ remanded
• ‘Uniformed’ essential workers now allowed supermarket access
• Online graduation likely if COVID-19 continues to affect BVI — Wheatley
• Taxi operators seek to offer services in other areas as COVID-19 crashes tourism livelihood
• BVI to begin exporting fish to the region
• BVI ready for CXC e-testing as other countries in region reject proposal
• BVI launches ‘Airmid’ app for diagnosed, suspected or quarantined COVID-19 cases
• Still waiting for food
• BVI manufacturers answer demand for masks | Creates locally-made, reusable product
• No telling where BVI would be if gov’t didn’t pass two budgets in 2019 — Fahie
• No bail! Accused store robber’s fingerprints allegedly found at crime scene
• BVI not using any COVID-19 treatment on positive cases
• Man jailed after breaking curfew to purchase marijuana
• Trinidadian fined after pleading guilty to overstaying
• Call the police! ‘Strange’ woman running grocery scam on VG
• Branson offers Necker Island as collateral for £500M loan bailout from UK gov’t
• Gov’t allocates $2.8M to HEOC for food delivery and garbage collection during curfew
• Taxing already-taxed money | Gov’t faces strong opposition for proposed 7% fee on $$ leaving BVI
• Essential workers must reapply for digital curfew passes
• Tazing incidents can’t be overlooked | Minister calls for police to exercise greater discretion
• BVI records its fifth confirmed case of COVID-19
• Online shopping dilemma! Days before some residents receive deliveries
• Extended curfew will run for 7 days! Residents can only access basic supplies via home deliveries
• Police will investigate any criminally false info about dead COVID patient — Governor
• Nearly 2 dozen additional samples being tested! Some persons living in dead woman’s building flee
• 7% tax on all $$ leaving the BVI via money transfers
• Gov’t extending territory-wide lockdown because of COVID-19 patient’s death
• Three arrested in connection to last month’s robbery and burglary
• UPDATE: Authorities discussing BVI’s way forward following territory’s first COVID-19 death
• COMMENTARY: The age of corona
• Police officer shot on Virgin Gorda | RVIPF launch probe
• Joint task force! 34 Customs, Immigration workers sworn in as auxiliary officers
• Fahie administration accused of flouting VI Constitution with treatment of curfew orders
• Residents dishonestly obtain food, vouchers! Premier says they wore disguises and leveraged votes
• Hairdressers, barbers added to govt’s ‘critical businesses’ list after Premier receives backlash
• Local supermarkets distance from newest reported COVID-19 patient
• Local telecoms providers offer concessions for online education
• Motorists must wait till DMV’s April 27 reopening to renew expired vehicle documents
• Another person in the BVI tests positive for COVID-19
• Schools to operate using ‘phased approach’ | Limited face-to-face classes may happen later on
• US releases BVI’s shipment of COVID-19 protective gear
• Gov’t issues appeal! Wants to lease hotels as isolation facilities for returning residents
• Gov’t wants UK to relax Financial Management policy so BVI can adequately fund COVID-19 relief
• I will reinstate a 24-hr lockdown if safety protocols are not followed, Premier warns
• All schools to remain closed in the BVI
• COVID-19 patient app to be launched | Screening area being created at hospital
• No entry for locals until June 2! Access only allowed via Beef Island airport
• Home delivery system in place! ‘District restrictions’ coming after lockdown lifts
• BVI now nearing a 100% recovery rate for COVID | Two official negative retests, one unofficial
• Governor declares six hotel rooms to be used as a ‘prison’
• Durante organizes initiative to help needy residents pay rent, utilities
• High response from residents in need of food supplies
• RTW partners with Social Development, FSN and Red Cross to assist vulnerable residents
• Man arrested and charged in connection to Pusser’s burglary
• BVI to enter ‘soft curfew’ next week | Borders will reopen to residents in a month
• BVIHSA establishes home delivery system for residents seeking to fill medical prescriptions
• Visitors opting to postpone instead of cancel vacations in BVI
• Surge in COVID-19 cases expected in the Caribbean within a month
• Stop it! Backyard burning a potential gateway for COVID-19
• Calypsonian was to use cancelled competition to promote legalizing marijuana locally
• Pussers Restaurant in Road Town burglarized
• Non-essential persons prohibited from visiting fire stations
• Response Team on VG assisting residents — Wheatley
• ‘This year’s VG Fest would have been epic!’ Patrice Roberts was among lineup — Organiser
• BVI seeks UK’s help to retrieve shipment of COVID-19 protective gear seized by US
• COMMENTARY: Corona and the exposure of horrific leadership
• BVI unofficially records two COVID-19 recoveries
• Persons who work this Easter must still be paid ‘holiday wage’, employers told
• ‘Advanced Passenger Information’ legislation being introduced
• Local beautician shares industry tips to help residents cope with COVID-19 depression
• Residents asked to donate blood urgently! Contact RVIPF before leaving home
• Work permit holders prohibited from entering the BVI for 30 days
• PHOTOS: Public spaces since the COVID-19 curfew
• Ministry addressing the needs of homeless and socially vulnerable during lockdown
• Local musician hosts online praise parties to uplift homebound residents
• CDB acquiring $3M in COVID-19 protective equipment for borrowing member countries
• BVI flags 38 countries! Limited entry allowed to compliant crew members of ships, aircraft
• RVIPF rolls out new measures to ward off COVID-19 | Things the public should know
• No tolerance! Premier alerted to pockets of domestic abuse locally
• ‘Medical staff vigilant but uneasy in COVID-19 crisis’
• Local youths encouraged to ‘be creative’ on social media during lockdown
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘Essentially homeless’
• EU pumps $8.6M to help BVI and other CARPHA member countries fight COVID-19
• Court defers sentencing, orders men to be quarantined
• First phase of economic stimulus package heads to Cabinet this week
• Fire Department reports rise in backyard burning since curfew
• Gov’t working on special waste management strategy for the BVI
• USVI man smuggled into territory to spend lockdown with pregnant girlfriend, court hears
• British PM in Intensive Care Unit as COVID-19 symptoms ‘worsen’
• Good news! 17 coronavirus tests return with negative results
• Police confirm at least one death on Tortola
• How are residents coping during lockdown?
• Gov’t asked to pay what they owe to small businesses affected by COVID-19
• Education Ministry assessing if students have the tools to access online classrooms from home
• Rotary and SSB partners to donate $50K to FSN
• Two arrested for illegal entry, local charged with ‘smuggling’
• ‘Supermarket lines worse than after 2017 hurricanes’
• COMMENTARY: The coronavirus and seven lean years
• COVID-19 Prevention: Tips to follow when entering your home
• Employers using COVID-19 as excuse to cut staff should be held accountable
• Gov’t was forced to allow entry of locals coming from COVID-19 flagged countries
• Port Purcell cargo facility allowed to open Friday and Saturday
• BVIOC pledges continued support to local athletes following postponement of Olympic Games
• Supermarkets now allowed to open until 9 pm as Thursday shoppers overwhelm stores
• Not exempted | Cuban doctors will be quarantined upon arrival
• LIST: Robbed VG bank among businesses opening this Thursday to Saturday
• Premier appeals to landlords, telecoms providers to show compassion during COVID-19
• Residents facing hardships to benefit from groceries from FSN — Premier
• Nine more persons tested for COVID-19 and awaiting results
• Shop for 14-days! BVI going on complete lockdown in 3 days
• CTL boss speaks unity, food sustainability and worker security
• Landlords shouldn’t be allowed to evict tenants who can’t pay rent due to COVID-19 — Walwyn
• Epidemiology Report: COVID-19 could infect 89% of BVI population in three months if left unchecked
• 143 persons in quarantine to be ‘guarded’ 24/7 — Premier
• ‘We’re not out of the woods yet’ | Residents to access more pickup and deliver services
• Anegada Renewable Project could cost up to $6M, BVIEC evaluating 5 bidders
• ‘Overwhelming’ response as work to assist fisherfolk and farmers starts
• New 14-day curfew to take effect on Thursday
• BVI students to benefit from free online study programme
• Gov’t funds transportation costs for VG dialysis patients during curfew
• House of Assembly to meet remotely due to COVID-19 threat
• Bank of Asia donates over 10K medical items to fight COVID-19
• Premier to regional leaders: ‘Limitless’ opportunities exist for trade at this time
• UK awaiting OTs plan to reduce economic impact of virus before offering help
• Domestic violence more probable during curfew, Gender Affairs Office calls for peace
• Main Street grocery store burglarised during curfew
• UPDATE: BVI confirms third imported coronavirus case | Patient has ‘mild symptoms’
• At least eight arrested for breaking curfew
• CXC ‘modifies’ exam process due to COVID-19 | Exam dates pushed
• Cuban doctors invited to help BVI in COVID-19 fight — Premier
• Businesses urged to establish ‘pandemic leave’ employment package for workers
• Gov’t to host Regional Trade & Commerce Symposium online
• ‘The Minister gave me permission’, says Cline after curfew arrest
• Leaving to dispose garbage and walking pets prohibited during lockdown
• Imprisonment or thousands in fines for persons who breach new quarantine law
• New legislation passed to ensure continuity of financial services during any major disaster
• COMMENTARY: Corona recession or depression
• Gov’t seeking funding from UK to assist residents left unemployed by COVID-19
• One arrested for breaking curfew
• Police Commissioner under quarantine after travel through US
• ‘Essential services’ list: Who is allowed to go to work during lockdown?
• Isolation Unit for COVID-19 cases in place at hospital
• Gov’t seeking $100M Earthquake Catastrophe Insurance coverage for BVI
• Hospital visits now only available to Obstetric and Paediatric patients
• UK Prime Minister tests positive for coronavirus
• Don’t smuggle people into the BVI, Premier warns
• Queues of shoppers flock supermarkets ahead of six-day lockdown
• Not everybody that feels sick will be tested, persons must have specific symptoms — Premier
• Gov’t negotiating with banks about loan payments of affected residents
• Don’t stigmatise persons for getting tested for COVID-19
• Stores told to implement measures to prevent crowding | Gov’t makes shopping suggestions
• Territorial curfew in effect for in the BVI!
• 117 quarantined locally, 9 awaiting test results for COVID-19
• BVI confirms first two cases of coronavirus
• Prince Charles tests positive for coronavirus
• Dangerous bend! Residents call for road markings along Gene Hill
• Economic stimulus packages coming to aid residents impacted by COVID-19
• Full lockdown coming | Gov’t to close borders to outgoing traffic too
• Emergency HOA sitting being held to strengthen quarantine and curfew laws
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘This one is about country!’
• Police investigating Tuesday-evening armed robbery on Tortola
• UPDATE: Crash victim in fatal traffic accident identified
• Business owners could be fined, jailed for disobeying curfew
• Public Health England to assist BVI in fight against COVID-19
• CIBC offers special financial assistance to clients affected by COVID-19
• COVID-19 and your national parks
• Cops forbidden from taking vacation leave outside the BVI
• RTW rewarding employees with bonuses for COVID-19 response
• Over $12M released to Health Ministry for COVID-19 fight
• Residents urged to conserve water
• Jury trials being temporarily halted
• Local businesses placed under curfew
• Decision to close local ports was tough but necessary | Even Premier’s daughters affected
• Judge dismisses major pollution case in High Court
• Medical clearance needed if you travelled recently, public officers told
• Man placed on probation bond for escaping prison 7 years ago
• BVI closing all local ports of entry for 14 days
• Cabinet approves $2M to stimulate local food production
• COMMENTARY: Stimulus won’t work
• UPDATE: Arrests made following armed bank robbery on VG
• Royal Navy ship to visit the BVI
• Public officers entitled to ‘pandemic leave’ to care for children
• Free water access for all Water & Sewage customers for 30 days
• Gov’t extending layoff period
• Magistrate’s Court commences social distancing practises
• RTW ready and here for the BVI
• Telecoms companies implement new measures in response to COVID-19 threat
• Educators to be trained in alternative learning platforms as schools undergo closure
• BVIHSA roll out new hospital policies amid COVID-19 threat
• UK Minister promises medical supplies, support
• 2020 Caribe Wave Exercise excluding evacuation component to prevent mass gathering
• Gov’t restricts visits to prison and residential establishments
• Select travellers banned! Social gatherings now limited to 30 persons
• All local schools closing for 14 days starting Thursday
• Penn calls for Internet Exchange Point to manage heavier online traffic from COVID-19 response
• Diamond Pump Station undergoing repairs following motor damage
• Governor calls for a behavioural change locally amid pandemic
• BVI to lose millions because of Spring Regatta postponement
• Opposition calls for gov’t to create Hardship Fund amid COVID-19 pandemic
• Ready to respond despite possible $$ downturn
• COVID-19 cases in the Caribbean nearing 100 mark
• Opposition calls on gov’t to close all schools for 30 to 60 days
• Local supermarkets increase sanitary measures; says there’s no need for panic-buying
• Venezuelan dies after falling from local cineplex
• Businesses should consider operating from home if possible
• BVI restricts travel from WHO’s list of ‘special interest countries’
• BVI turns to UK for ‘suitably-equipped ship’ to quarantine potential COVID-19 cases
• Police investigate Friday night robbery report at RiteWay
• COMMENTARY: Corona, economics and fear
• Neighbouring USVI confirms first case of COVID-19
• Premier declares 30-day ban on all cruise ships; local festivals postponed
• HLSCC extends Spring Break period; college prepares online learning measures
• COVID-19 hotline, testing equipment now available in BVI
• Nanny Cay eyes more land-based tourism with 13 additional rooms
• LIAT issues special travel advisory, waives flight change and cancellation fees
• Rewarding year | Honour and dignity restored to HOA, says Willock
• Dr Carolyn O’Neal-Morton appointed PS in Premier’s Office
• COVID-19 cases increase in the Caribbean
• Cedar School dethrones ESHS to win 2020 debate competition
• ‘I wouldn’t last in prison’ | Ugandan begs for mercy ahead of sentencing
• Youth parliament training begins ahead of end-of-month relaunch
• Jamaican man pleads guilty to wounding US chef
• Sickly PR man reportedly denied phone call, medication and shower since in local custody
• New York Times ranks BVI as #2 best place to visit this year
• Modern agriculture and fisheries complexes to be established across BVI
• Temperature testing to be added to screening process at local ports of entry
• African reportedly caught at airport with $23K concealed in shoe and pants
• Puerto Rican allegedly held with $39K at airport
• Reaching Out Foundation launches fundraiser series to support local schools
• Jamaica confirms first imported case of the Coronavirus
• Restoration project at recreational grounds halted to facilitate bigger plans
• First-ever student Junior Minister of Education to be introduced in BVI
• Land swap: Plans underway to switch Magistrate’s Court with special needs school
• Ministry implementing Education Advisory Board and Special Education Committee
• Police Week continues with career expo this month
• Deadly coral disease nearing the BVI waters
• COMMENTARY: The economic fallout from corona
• Proposed gambling law: Commission to oversee gaming sector, issue licenses
• Calypso competition returning to VG Easter Fest this year
• Stiff penalties for persons caught in breach of govt’s proposed gambling laws
• DDM, Health Ministry instructed to revisit emergency shelter responsibilities
• Alzheimer’s Association partners with Unite BVI to host ‘Dementia Friends’ this month
• Trial for $30M cocaine bust delayed | Prosecutors not ready
• BVI establishes coronavirus reponse team | Results confirm no cases of COVID-19 locally
• Josiah’s Bay woman found guilty for using vehicle to break man’s ankle
• Agricultural science to be reintroduced at HLSCC — Wheatley
• New TRC heads advised to hire attorney to address internet issues, if necessary
• $65K contract signed for phase one of repairs to Old Gov’t House Museum
• First phase of BVI’s new border management system to be installed in weeks
• Nat’l Emergency Operations Centre being activated amid increased coronavirus reports regionally
• Gov’t acquires new asphalt plant
• Inter-Primary Schools Championship kicks off today
• Chinnery’s appeal of 2016 firearm conviction dismissed
• Test results for suspected coronavirus carrier delayed
• Gov’t awaiting decision from US court regarding former attorney in BVI Airways case
• Gov’t considering to impose fees to use public restrooms at select beaches
• Merchant Shipping Act getting 21 changes | Includes drunk seafarer policy, mandatory insurance
• Leases and contracts to restore thriving local agriculture sector to be signed
• Remembering HL Stoutt, a man of vision and strong leadership
• High Court to get power to enforce debt payments by imposing on a debtor’s assets
• BVI ordering equipment to test for coronavirus itself
• COMMENTARY: Coronavirus – the joker in the pack
• Increase in boats berthing in the BVI | Gov’t concerned about long-term residency on vessels
• 61-year-old man found dead at Gene Hill
• Labour Ministry introducing Skilled Workers Amnesty Programme this year
• Premier optimistic BVI will still receive UK loan guarantee
• Falsely circulating photo of alleged coronavirus carrier is why BVI needs Cyber Crime amendment
• Lewis, Wattley appointed new heads of TRC Board | Tasked to fix BVI’s internet issues
• No confirmed coronavirus case | Suspected person quarantined pending further tests — Premier
• Anthony McMaster appointed Acting RDA boss after ‘rigorous review’
• Health Ministry now ensuring ‘enhanced screening’ after cruise ship denied entry into BVI
• Suspected case of coronavirus in BVI | Local health officials thrust into ’emergency meeting’
• Taxi & Livery Commission inspectors to get more powers, JJ Parsons appointed director
• National Tourism Plan under review, says Premier
• Work on JVD Ferry Dock to resume in March, project to cost over $250K
• Territory-wide protected areas expanding — Wheatley
• Gov’t names persons who were BVI Airways shareholders! Some are BVI residents
• ‘VIP gov’t will never silence media’, says Premier after controversial Cybercrime law amendment
• Gov’t owes over $5M in unpaid vouchers — Premier
• Don’t quit your job when starting a business, banker advises
• Premier refutes Governor’s claim that gov’t not supporting RDA
• BVI Airways planes found! Reportedly sold twice since 2017
• Overhaul of faulty East End, CGB sewerage systems to begin this year
• High Surf Advisory in effect till Thursday as BVI experiences ‘shower activity’
• Tourist Board introducing Wireless Network Strategic Plan in BVI
• Over 200 persons approved for housing assistance to date
• Premier assures the safety of BVI offices in coronavirus-hit China
• Sea Cows Bay water woes to end soon — Utilities Minister
• BVI Financial Accounting Reporting System to receive ‘Country by Country Reporting’
• Additional school year in public high schools no longer mandatory
• Ban on night flights to Anegada airport being lifted
• Improvements to road network forging ahead — Rymer
• Man fined for assaulting family member at VG restaurant
• Canadian visitor dies while vacationing in BVI
• Man dies in quad bike accident near OneMart, identified as Kehinda Frett
• COMMENTARY: C’bbean countries autonomous of the UK and EU are a model for OTs to follow
• Closed season | Illegal to harvest certain fish species now, public told
• 56-year single-engine aircraft ban lifted at VG airport as new airline expresses interest to operate
• At long last! Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre opens on VG, to commence operations next week
• Gov’t implementing Deposit Insurance Policy to protect insured residents
• DMV hosting event for riders to get licensed, registered
• Man charged for 2016 murder, remanded to HMP
• ‘Today’s a bit strange’ | Maduro-Caines marks first time in HOA as a VIP gov’t member
• Man files lawsuit after losing land because of ‘faulty’ drug case
• Fraser to seek update on BVI Airways and NDP’s reported pre-election contracts
• DEBATE: Should gov’t tax money sent abroad and is free tertiary education a burden to taxpayers?
• Rotary Club donates $50K to BVIHSA for new medical centre on VG
• BVI signs CARICOM agreement to establish medical schools
• Gov’t now has access to satellite imagery remote sensing technology
• ‘Powerful’ landlord threatens to get accused tenant deported, court hears
• EU Update: BVI recognised as a tax-compliant jurisdiction
• Cash found among drugs aboard fisherman’s vessel forfeited to Crown
• Local healthcare facilities collaborating as preparative measure for Coronavirus
• New legislation and statutory body coming to boost BVI agriculture
• Territory putting earthquake and tsunami measures in place
• Franklin Walters is the new chair of VG Easter Festival subcommittee
• 5 more athletes qualify for nat’l team for 2020 CARIFTA Games
• David Archer is Acting Governor
• Prison to implement modern security system, increase surveillance
• Strengthening ties | BVI supports 49th Agriculture Fest in St Croix
• Local nurse wins SUV in BVI Red Cross fundraiser
• Social commentator appointed to head govt’s scholarship committee
• Freak accident at popular food store
• COMMENTARY: The safest destination
• Royal Knights and Under the Tree draw first blood in 2020 T20 cricket competition
• Shawn Henry suing for false imprisonment and malicious prosecution
• Gov’t to implement code of conduct laws for public officials
• Police officer suing commissioner for not promoting him
• Gen-Y Factor auditions kick off next month; $10K prize this year
• BVI can save roughly $80M over 5 years if residents, businesses adopt greener practices
• Police were searching for gun when they allegedly found drugs, court hears
• Controversial Computer Misuse & Cybercrime Act now law
• New BVI Now app launched | Promises to put BVI above the competition
• Virtual CXC workshops to be possibly implemented in BVI
• Police issues arrest warrant for West End resident
• State-of-the-art imaging suite now at territory’s main hospital
• Entrepreneurial school to be established in the BVI
• New conditions to be added to trade licenses of int’l investors — Premier
• Financial hardships plague D9 residents; eat into district’s budget
• Thirty locals land jobs at newly-opened Petrus Plaza via govt’s employment programme
• Court ruling | Foxy files complaint against wife and daughter
• CGB sewerage stench ‘unbearable’ | Forces community meeting to premature end
• VGROC radio returning! Signalling from other stations reportedly poor on parts of VG
• BVI’s role in marine sustainability highlight at the UN
• Belmont Association adopts Leonora Delville Primary! Gifts school with $13K!
• Great Mountain road to undergo repairs
• I am responsible for all UK funding — Governor
• Six years after, Penn expected to be appointed more permanently as Chief Immigration Officer
• Ministry unaware of any ‘other incidents’ of student mistreatment
• Albanians fined! BVI was not their final destination, court hears
• Ministry praises school counsellors
• COMMENTARY: Brexit, nationalism, and globalism
• Govt gets maritime equipment to conduct marine surveys
• Little Dix Bay reports increased local, int’l interest in resort
• Language barrier thwarts court proceedings for accused Albanians
• All still not well, refurbished schools in need of better furniture, etc — Turnbull
• New In-Transit Lounge will lower chances of illegal immigrants entering undetected — BVIAA
• Venezuelan fined $1K for illegal entry
• Six trained to improve quality of pre-hospital services in BVI
• Propane tanks contributing to PWP fires, gov’t exploring safer disposal measures
• BVI, USVI representatives to meet monthly to further negotiations between territories
• No deterrence! Fines for riders not wearing helmet too low — Fraser
• Utility companies excavating roads but still neglect to repair
• Seeking $25K | Crash victim in critical condition at hospital as he turns 30
• Governor delays govt’s Cyber Crime amendment due to concerns with freedom of speech and press
• Increased reports of teachers mistreating students following ‘detergent incident’ — Turnbull
• Costly concern | Cattle a ‘menace’ to Spooner’s Estate residents
• Gov’t requests associate membership with CARIFORUM to continue EU relations
• Two contracts signed for road works on Jost Van Dyke
• Inter-Virgin Islands Council meeting convenes today! Political leaders share vision
• Telephone Services Management Unit not paid for major additional duties since 2017
• Incinerator’s critical scrubber device coming by end of March
• Gov’t asks UK to create a Sustainable Development Fund for OTs amid Brexit
• Negative label! Fraser wants the ‘Elevator Hill’ renamed
• Family of slain youngster appeals for public help locate killer
• Still no answers regarding gov’t contracts despite multiple questions, letters to Premier
• BVIAA to make roughly $130K to $156K yearly with new In-Transit Lounge
• Local hospitality worker seeks to raise $200K as she battles cancer
• No need for panic | Personal hygiene an effective tool to combat coronavirus
• Tortola’s COURAGE & HONOUR wins feature horse race on Sunday
• One dead, another seriously injured in two separate Tortola accidents
• COMMENTARY: Brexit is simple English tribalism
• Horseracing back on this Sunday with seven races!
• MOU signed to give territorial rescue team specialised training, $261K in equipment
• Study finds that Sea Cows Bay is ‘vulnerable’, residents urged to establish committee to take action
• Hospital ready | Health screening for Coronavirus in place at ports
• Local companies awarded contracts for repairs to AO Shirley Grounds
• BFEC defeat ESHS in debates; ESHS advance as highest scoring loser
• Gov’t approves more $$ to pay legal costs for economic substance legislation
• Manhunt on for possibly ‘armed and dangerous’ Kevin Tyson — RVIPF
• Mangrove nursery to be established at HLSCC
• Cabinet increases stipend for BVIPA, BVITB board members
• New In-Transit Lounge coming to Beef Island Airport
• Man fined $8,500 for cocaine and cannabis
• Gov’t grants permission for 39 commercial moorings to be installed at Peter Island
• Flow moving flagship store to Romasco Plaza
• Health Minister activates Quarantine Authority as precaution against Coronavirus
• Incinerator repaired! Will operate in 12-hour shifts starting today
• Fraser urges residents to sue gov’t over environmental issues
• Health Ministry restoring BVI’s ‘Pandemic Influenza Plan’ in anticipation of coronavirus
• BVIPA seeking new Managing Director | Samuel acting in post
• Cargo and passengers to be separated on entry at VG Yacht Harbour
• Sub-committee for VG Easter Fest in pipeline | Festival starts April 11
• Several dozens of deadly weapons, drugs, phones infiltrated into HMP
• Permission needed to operate! RT seeing increase in ‘pop-up shops’
• Cedar and Claudia Creque advance to semi-finals of school debates
• Legislation to benefit nurses and midwives promised for the BVI
• Immigration and health officials meeting to discuss measures to guard against Coronavirus
• Mixed results | New kiosks reveal generally satisfied travellers at airport
• Penn-led PAC promises to probe VIP gov’t and past NDP spending
• A local was ‘never intended’ to head RDA — Turnbull
• Premier open to discussions with other legislators willing to switch
• Three local junior athletes qualify for 2020 CARIFTA Games
• COMMENTARY: Victimisation in politics
• Kobe Bryant dies in helicopter crash
• CCTV cameras to finally return to bolster local policing
• Premier takes time off, Malone is Acting Premier
• Govt’s medical marijuana initiative all ‘hype with no substance’ — Opposition
• Water & Sewerage employee accused of stealing over $42K from department
• Political victimisation even more prevalent in the BVI, Penn claims
• Anti-doping education programme being rolled out for local athletes
• RDA CEO’s resignation will have serious implications for the BVI
• From Facebook to TV | Cindy Rosan-Jones to host talk show
• Maduro-Caines’ switch to VIP was ‘clever’ but it doesn’t dictate my political future
• Gov’t signs MOU for solar technician training
• CXC creating electronic testing platform | Quicker results promised
• Rymer plans large-scale clean-up for 5th District
• Faulty unit behind widespread blackouts on Wednesday
• Gov’t workers told to focus on revenue generation this year
• Delinquent fathers to be barred from travelling under upcoming child-support legislation — Premier
• Porn videos of young girls with older men in BVI is alarming, support group needed
• BVI participating in CXC’s 5-year strategic planning
• Adverse weather not affiliated with tropical cyclone activity, says DDM
• More jobs coming as gov’t signs ‘redevelopment’ deal with Peter Island
• ‘Community effort’ hailed as the way to effectively combat local health issues
• Public told to remove containers from BVI Fishing Complex by January 31
• ‘I am truly disappointed’: Maduro-Caines’ decision was unexpected and without consultation — Penn
• Premier defends his govt’s proposed ‘high’ penalties in BVI’s Cyber Crime Amendment Bill
• Reservoir repaired and running water returns to First District
• Funding UK gives to governor should be included in BVI’s budget
• UPDATE: Alvera Maduro-Caines joins the VIP! Fahie is a productive leader
• VG ferry dock closed due to bad weather | Marine advisories in effect
• Prison educator takes on role of mom, sister, confidant to dispirited inmates
• Recently-refurbished basketball court in West End vandalised
• Jevone Demming of VG loses appeal in attempted murder case
• RVIPF exploring technology as a way to arrest motorbike problem
• 2020 BVI Spring Regatta already sparking global interest
• COMMENTARY: Meghan, Brexit, and change
• Lack of resources could set back outstanding financial audits even furth
• Waive taxes for USVI visitors coming for Sunday’s horse races
• Former Attorney General urges local lawyers to volunteer more
• Understaffed! Youth Affairs Department without key officers for roughly 4 years
• Enumerators needed for 2020 Population & Housing Census
• Man who assaults, threatens to rape ex-lover jailed for a year
• Unsafe for police to ‘chase’ bikers! Reckless riders being prosecuted
• ‘Earthquake swarm’ leaves researchers puzzled and DDM on ‘high alert’
• Execution style murder! Norford allegedly used post-Irma prison break to kill victim
• Community meetings coming to Ninth District this month
• Gov’t to give 100 locals land to cultivate medical marijuana
• St Kitts man charged for 2017 murder, allegedly seen leaving victim’s home after killing
• Gov’t never gave RDA a full chance so I sympathise with CEO’s decision to resign — Governor
• Fisherfolk urged to exercise safety during hazardous sea conditions
• Regional body to overhaul legal Code of Ethics for BVI and all member countries
• Cabinet to host meeting on another sister island
• Paul Bayly resigns as CEO of RDA
• Gov’t receives marine survey data from UK programme
• DDM receiving increased requests for earthquake education sessions from local private sector
• Fahie encourages district reps to implement afterschool programme
• Anonymous donor commits to rebuilding Isabella Morris Primary
• Sanitation officers lodge complaints about continued improper dumping
• Prison to revamp poultry business | Farming a route to rehabilitation
• Over 600 acres at Beef Island to be developed — Premier
• BVI still negotiating with UK over £300 million loan guarantee offer
• Virgin Gorda airport reopens after second closure in months
• 2020 Population and Housing Census confirmed to start in June
• Even more tremors rock Puerto Rico/BVI region
• Warning in effect! Hazardous sea conditions forecast for BVI
• New Law Year to open in January for the first time
• Remaining 2016 increments to be paid by February 28 — Archer Jr
• Magistrate’s brother granted $50K bail for gun-related charges
• Fees to host events at local community centres reinstated
• Gov’t granted extension to store derelict items at Pockwood Pond
• France blacklists BVI as a non-cooperative tax haven
• Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit appointed Acting DPP
• Bail denied | Hodge’s second gun charge in 2 years; was already on bail
• Gov’t to create Revolving Fund for young entrepreneurs
• Rhodni Skelton appointed Acting Director of Tourist Board
• COMMENTARY: Is a war coming since US kills Iran’s military leader?
• eVisa border system to be installed at local ports of entry next week
• Rosewood Little Dix Bay reopens on VG with many new features
• Alleged gunman racks up 5 charges in connection to weekend shooting
• BVI disaster-prone so follow building code and insure properties
• Stakeholder meetings commence for roll-out of e-Government laws
• VG airport closed again! Another fire truck malfunction in 5 months
• Second major earthquake rocks PR this morning, tremor felt in BVI
• ‘Up to govt to ultimately establish a housing estate for the homeless’
• Park & Ride shuttle to become a permanent service in Road Town
• $100K to clear garbage site in Paraquita Bay
• Nat’l Parks Trust receives int’l award for local conservation efforts
• VISAR appoints new Executive Creative Director and Operations Manager
• ‘Residents refuse to participate!’ Statistics Office raises concern ahead 2020 population census
• Beef Island airport to undergo upgrades to enhance passenger experience, increase revenue
• Dramatic increase in applications for construction and development in 2019
• Tourist Board should utilise local athletes to further promote the BVI
• Police probe January 3 shooting that left one person injured
• One dead another hospitalised following boating accident off Guana Island
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cruise ‘double dock’
• RVIPF cops replaced Premier’s bodyguards after undergoing ‘close protection’ training
• $3M to repair road between Slaney and Duff’s Bottom
• Gov’t has ‘not entered the marijuana business’, we’re only involved in the sale — Malone
• 95% complete! Full repairs to incinerator delayed by death and holidays
• BVIPA introduces new booking system to enhance operations
• No jury trials for months now! Fraser says non-Belongers should not become jurors
• Gov’t pledges full financial support to local athletes participating in Summer Olympic Games
• Opposition legislator reports decline in registered vessels locally
• Patrons flock Foxy’s Old Year’s Celebration to ring in new year
• Gov’t will be involved in selling of medicinal marijuana products too
• RVIPF reports a drop in crime and increase in crime detection for 2019
• BVIPA sees 37% boost in revenue this year
• New Police Act to address challenges in relation to policing crime locally
• Unbearable assault! Unemployed drag racers a nightly nuisance to residents — Lorna Smith
• Premier spreads Christmas cheer at hospital
• Water & Sewerage is a ‘disaster’, turn it into a statutory body — Vanterpool
• Harrigan-Scott receives BVI Athletics Lifetime Achievement Award
• Contracts valued a combined $1.7M awarded to two companies for rehabilitation of Admin Complex
• COMMENTARY: Brexit and a new ‘special relationship’
• Governor’s Office requesting up to $80K from gov’t for new vehicle
• Customer Service Touch Terminals installed at two local ports of entry
• Other OT’s offer better pay to gov’t lawyers than BVI — Scatliffe-Esprit
• Heavy rains disrupt Boxing Day Races; event pushed to January 19
• C&W Foundation, Miss World Organisation donates $25K to ESHS
• HLSCC to benefit from $1.7 million in gov’t subsidies
• From disaster comes decor | Craft Alive vendor creates Christmas decorations with mango seeds
• A vehicle for Christmas! East End resident the grand prize winner of RVIPF raffle
• SFC meetings not what it used to be — Fraser
• Two caught at sea with $500K, accused men deny knowledge of cash
• Reports of inappropriate exposure! Parents told to monitor children’s use of smart devices
• Gov’t allocates initial $3.4 million to Land Bank initiative
• LIAT resumes direct flights between BVI and Barbados
• Canadian visitor dies during ‘marine incident’ on VG, police probe
• Still grieving | Fresh public appeal from mother 4 years after son’s pre-Christmas murder
• Rise in complaints from inmates | Complaints Commissioner calls for Human Rights body
• First-ever large commercial plane lands on Beef Island
• Increase in criminal cases | ODPP in search of six prosecutors
• Turnbull calls for government to do more for local Cadet Corps
• First public building in JVD named after local
• COMMENTARY: Life, Death, and Christmas
• Unite BVI and gov’t partner to donate $300K to HLSCC marine programme
• Local pensioners concerned over recent bank purchases
• Millions being spent yet RDA is not operating as it should, says Fraser
• Works on fire substations across the BVI progressing
• FRASER: Some expat gov’t employees aggrieved! Still no permanent status after 20 years
• Pre-Xmas cleanup | Bins for bulky waste to be positioned territory-wide
• Change the archaic laws! Too easy to ‘legally steal’ someone’s property in BVI — Fraser
• Donald Trump is impeached! Now faces trial in US Senate
• Tourist Board receives $3.5M for product enhancement; creates Director of Projects post
• Cabinet officially approves larger bikes for BVI, only gov’t-authorised dealers can import
• No information forthcoming on consultancy contracts issue by gov’t — Opposition
• Major water leaks detected in Sea Cow’s Bay area; over 250 gallons being wasted per minute
• Final rotation | I embrace the opportunities as Deputy Premier, says Malone
• Too soon! Expats accessing NHI after one month in the BVI is ‘wrong’ — Fraser
• Underperforming gov’t workers not being disciplined! New persons being hired to fill void
• Control panel for incinerator installed! Electrical works in final stages
• Another ‘goalpost shift’? Int’l community forces new changes to BVI Business Companies Act
• Painful | Another Christmas and many still in damaged homes, offices — Governor
• Teen charged in Huntums Ghut shooting, denied bail
• ‘Rookie move, Mr Speaker!’ Opposition questions 10-minute rush to close budget debate during their absence
• Give gov’t employees extra $50K to invest, encourage early retirement — Vanterpool
• More than 1,500 awarded certificates of residency, Belongership
• Fraser bats for the HoA to become a statutory body
• Premier: Revenue from financial services drops $30 million this year!
• Politicians should not be giving $$ to constituents | Give funds to Social Development for disbursement — Vanterpool
• Attorney General’s contract might not be extended in 2020, new AG could be BVIslander
• False claims! Gov’t is not developing a national cryptocurrency for BVI — Premier’s Office
• COMMENTARY: The Thrift Paradox
• Plans for Foxy’s Old Year’s Night party underway
• Budget debate kicks off today, only one Opposition member present for start
• Fake news! My tenure as Deputy Premier ended, Malone to be sworn in next — Wheatley
• Gunman escapes minimum 10-yr sentence for 2016 shooting because of ‘mental challenges’
• Young and gifted | 11-year-old pens children’s book to join fraternity of BVI authors
• Major savings on subsidy costs expected for BVIEC with Anegada Renewable Energy Project
• Governor deports fake visa holder
• It’s official! Gov’t signs agreement with Airbnb for Hotel Accommodation Tax
• Youngster fined $5K for burglarizing animal shelter
• BVI now seeing a decline in Hand-Foot-and-Mouth disease cases
• Farewell Honourable RT O’Neal!
• Gov’t and NHI stand to save millions if more kidney transplants are conducted in the BVI
• Huge int’l interest shown BVIEC’s Anegada Hybrid Renewable Energy Project
• Major trial ahead | At least 16 Crown witnesses to give evidence in ‘$30M cocaine haul’ case
• BVI to undertake 18-month programme to detect and control disease outbreaks
• Man fined over $5K for cocaine, gets suspended sentence
• Major cryptocurrency moves! Gov’t reportedly to develop a national digital currency for BVI
• Mega-yacht owners to receive duty-free fuel purchases — Premier
• Walwyn in the courtroom! Represents client in criminal damage case
• RTW employees, Northwest company runs to raise support for Diabetes Association
• NHI urged to consider implementing a kidney transplant policy for BVI
• Christmas on DeCastro Street may have to relocate again — City Manager
• Calls made in HOA for park, permanent public holiday, and documentary project of RT O’Neal
• New High Court appointment | Justice Ann-Marie Smith reassigned to Antigua
• 2020 Olympic Games tickets now available online for BVI residents
• Lying in state | Members of the public pay respect to late legislator
• Beautiful and historic | Son gifts dad with organ in BVI’s first-ever kidney transplant
• Xmas on DeCastro Street reels in largest-ever vendor turnout | Event attracts cruise visitors
• Scotiabank BVI bank sold for $120M to T&T company
• Miss BVI wows Miss Universe pageant in a dress inspired by territory’s national tree
• COMMENTARY: End of hurricane season brings reflection on BVI external response to Irma
• COMMENTARY: What happens after Britain leaves the European Union
• 100K persons expected at TPP’s 3rd annual 12 Days of Christmas event
• Former Trade Minister: Timing of junior minister swap ‘very unusual’ | Portfolio requires continuity
• ‘Lawyers here need discipline!’ Accused drug offender raises concern about legal costs in BVI
• Gov’t rolling out ‘Park and Ride’ initiative in RT to ease traffic congestion during Xmas
• Roughly 23 truckers down to participate in BVI’s first-ever Truck Show
• Mrs BVI stands a good chance at making top 5 in Mrs Globe pageant
• Well-known taximan shot during armed home robbery
• Local police officer charged with indecent assault on minor
• Full transportation organised for residents across BVI to attend state funeral of RT O’Neal
• Each sister island should have a separate District Representative — Fraser
• Jamaican granted bail after allegedly wounding man with knife, claims self-defence
• Numerous proposals | BVI could become a financial technology hub
• Premier promises to rebuild Prospect Reef before his current term in office ends
• Full access to recreational grounds to resume after complete restoration in 2020
• Ralph T O’Neal to be buried on VG following closed-casket funeral, motorcade
• Residents advised not to consume Romaine lettuce in light of E coli outbreak
• Water & Sewerage Department rolling out digital meters
• Cabinet waives tender process to award Skelton Cline new gov’t consultancy contract
• Red Cross donates 800 items to help fight mosquito-borne diseases in BVI
• BVI inks contract for top-notch border management and e-Visa system
• Locally-owned cultural museum reopens after being thrashed by 2017 hurricanes
• Tree of Hands to resume Santa parade, hand delivery of Christmas gifts to local children
• Improved transportation service around Anegada promised for next year’s Lobster Fest
• Proceeds from Lobster Fest shuttle being donated to school on Anegada
• BVI calls for review of procurement policies to help small-island states after disasters
• December 11 declared as a special public holiday for Ralph O’Neal’s state funeral
• A Virgin Islands treasury note (Part A)
• Digicel appoints new CEO
• Climate Change Trust Fund Act to be amended to allow BVI more access to int’l funding
• Independent Airport Police Service to be established, BVIAA seeking applicants for job
• Premier promises to commence reconstruction of two sister islands schools next year
• BVIAA to VI Airlink: We have to ease burden on the treasury
• Historic! Brathwaite the first BVI queen to ever make top-40 in Miss World pageant
• Humane Society amasses $71K in donations for new shelter after one month
• ‘My duty to BVI transcends any office’ | Flax-Charles embraces change in portfolios
• SOL’s hurricane-hit Wickhams Cay service station to reopen shortly
• BVI eyes hosting OECS’ senior athletic championship next year
• Online condolence book being created to honour late legislator RT O’Neal
• BVI Athletic Association plans to field big team for 2020 CARIFTA Games
• DeCastro attends UK seminar as Trade Minister the same day she’s reassigned to Tourism role
• Man granted bail after allegedly molesting minor
• Flax-Charles’ tourism expertise will bolster the trade and business portfolio, Fahie claims
• Miss and Mrs BVI depart territory for respective international pageants
• Over 45 vendors showing interest in 21st staging of Christmas on deCastro Street
• Two injured after reportedly being mowed down in Road Town
• UPDATE: Premier confirms that Flax-Charles reassigned! Swaps portfolios with deCastro
• Costly | No home for our birds at Beef Island Airport, says VI Airlink
• BVI budgets getting bigger but service deliver less and less — Fraser
• Education Minister requests UNESCO’s assistance for further teacher training in BVI
• The Great March of 1949 the catalyst for the BVI’s development
• Legislator urges women to stand against discrimination, violence in BVI
• Employment growth! 2019 income tax revenue ‘surpasses expectations’ and reels in $51.8M
• Sensitisation programmes on witness anonymity legislation to be implemented
• Gov’t making moves to transform BVI into hub for financial technology
• BVICCHA to meet with gov’t for Business Solutions Forum
• COMMENTARY: UK and OTs | Toward soft colonialism or modern partnership?
• COMMENTARY: US and UK leaders’ xenophobia and race-hate has spiralled
• South African fined $1K for illegal stay
• Gov’t to implement ‘no import tax’ policy for hybrid vehicles and clean energy systems
• Tourist Board gets budget increase | BVI targets Canada, Scandinavia as tourism markets
• Premier praises IBC Act for catapulting BVI in financial services
• Historical plantation site on VG to receive facelift
• Digicel giving away $60K in cash and prizes this Christmas
• Supa Cop threatens to report lawyer for ‘disrupting court’; dispute cause adjournment
• Drag racing to become an official sport in the BVI, gov’t to begin search for designated area
• Gov’t plans to provide emergency airlift for visitors ahead of hurricanes
• BVI’s GDP projected to grow by one to three percent at the end of 2019, 2020 — Premier
• State funeral for Ralph T O’Neal scheduled for December 11
• Financial Assistance Programme promised for local fisherfolk
• Increased reports of gastroenteritis, residents urged to employ preventative practices
• Seven locals honoured during launch of Virgin Islands Communal Association
• Gov’t swaps land with HLSCC to ‘facilitate establishment of medical marijuana industry’
• NHI scheme to be restructured! Current system ‘in threat of failure’, says Premier
• Flow pushes to complete fixed-line service restoration by 2021
• Gov’t commissions review of designs for modern library in Road Town
• BVI visas to go on sale, Premier announces
• Premier announces $414M budget for 2020
• Gov’t enters 6 more lease agreements, to spend $500K on relocation costs
• Man accused of burglarizing home two nights in a row | Alleged intruder wins bail argument
• Inmates sometimes allowed to leave penitentiary for special visits
• 23 special waste bins to placed across BVI to collect ‘white waste’
• New tropical storm forms in Atlantic, weather system not expected to impact BVI
• Budget day today!
• Turnbull calls for gender-sensitive language to be reflected in HOA policies, constitution
• Woman charged for allegedly spending $20K erroneously deposited to bank account
• Gov’t to revise Student Code of Conduct policy to ‘build character’ of youths
• Resident urged to discontinue practices that harm marine local environment
• CTL offering pre-Black Friday sale, accompanying free ferry for VG residents
• COMMENTARY: The BVI’s 70-year journey on the path of self-determination
• COMMENTARY: The one percent
• PHOTOS: Culture Week Grand Food Fair
• Flow announces faster, cheaper prices for internet following meeting with Premier
• Gov’t to introduce legislation for the ‘production and sale’ of medical marijuana
• Anti-harassment legislation promised for visitors
• Untrue! Gov’t dismisses accusations made in relation to BVIEC board
• Rymer bats for more $$ | Says monthly $10K allocation for district assistance insufficient
• Dr Ricardo Wheatley is the new Director of BVI House Asia
• Vanterpool criticises gov’t for allowing BVIEC to function nearly 8 months without board
• Gov’t introducing legislation to accommodate, regulate gambling and betting in the BVI
• Reported complaints that some gov’t statutory boards victimising staff, VIP blamed
• Concerned | No need to fully evacuate admin complex for repairs, why is it taking 5 years?
• Agriculture department partners with police to clamp down on wandering animals
• ‘I’m not convinced Freedom of Information Act will make a difference’ — Fraser
• Opposition accuses VIP gov’t of nepotism, cronyism since taking office
• Gov’t grants Belonger status, certificates of residence to 400 expat applicants
• Gov’t to partner with BVIEC to train youths in installation of renewable energy systems
• Govt waives tender process to issue $190K contract for Admin Complex mould remediation
• VG man fined $1,000 for assaulting woman
• All flags lowered | Premier declares territorial period of mourning until RT O’Neal funeral
• Rush to get all derelict vehicles out the territory by December 31
• Premier promises improvements to BVI’s building legislation
• A territory mourns | Late Premier described as true statesman, legend
• Shift in inmates behaviours seen with non-punitive disciplinary action — HMP boss
• Emergency response agencies to conduct mass rescue exercises in BVI this week
• Former Premier Ralph T O’Neal has died at 85
• Landfill fire likely to be extinguished by nightfall, says minister
• Faster processing of development applications promised under new Planning Authority board
• Taste of Tortola gets flavourful reviews as patrons flock event
• BVI grants Bahamas’ request for BVIEC workers to extend time and continue assistance
• Relief! VG residents switch to Banco Popular following institution’s recent opening on island
• BVI honours retired Royal Air Force serviceman for Remembrance Day
• Road to El Dorado passes through apprenticeships and a stint in trade school
• BVI Spring Regatta adds ‘Performance Cruising’ class to 2020 festival
• Soon-to-be-opened Petrus Plaza to provide nearly 60 local jobs
• HLSCC graduates now ‘guaranteed acceptance’ into American university under MOU
• PENN: I will lead an active Public Accounts Committee when formed
• Gourmet Soiree pulls crowd | Proceeds go to top tourism students
• Culture Week turns 25 | Major activities planned
• Leasing Cutlass Tower for 3 and 5 years to facilitate Admin Complex repairs is necessary
• At long last, banking back on VG! Premier gives ‘99% guarantee’ services will expand to 5 days
• Over 5K signatures | Tourism authorities mum on anti-dolphin attraction petition
• Residents urged to get Influenza vaccination as PAHO forecasts possible pandemic
• Skelton Cline against temporary housing being built 2 years after hurricanes, criticises RDA
• Nearly 9 months after elections and PAC still not formed
• Court finds Prince guilty of possession of criminal proceeds in drug case
• Senior gov’t managers being trained in trade negotiation techniques
• Pediatric Wing receives bed linen donation
• Eight officers undergo 6-week course in close protection skills | Trained to int’l standard
• Over 14 months without wages has been ‘tough’, says Prospect Reef security guard
• Premier dodges commitment on pre-election promise to give PAC more powers
• New policy: Hand-foot-and-mouth disease must now be reported to health authorities
• Main Hospital to be assessed in February 2020 | Not an easy process, says administrators
• BVIAA receives new high jump bed from local company after 2 years of doing without
• Chronic disease the leading cause of deaths in the BVI
• Residents should be able to seek recourse from public service, not ‘white house on the hill’
• Hold gov’t accountable for the yet-to-be-delivered Freedom of Information Act
• First-ever Agri-Health & Wellness Expo being held in BVI
• Premier’s Office relocating | Paying $1.2M over 5 years to rent spaces at Cutlass Tower
• Trump, Brexit, and the working class
• Report on BVI Airways audit to be made public ‘shortly’, says governor
• Cocaine found on VG values over $30M, court hears | Local men granted $500K bail
• Nearly 60 confirmed cases of Hand-foot-and-mouth disease in BVI; one rare adolescent case
• BVI joins regional collaborative effort to rid Caribbean of sargassum nuisance
• Closure needed | RVIPF appeals for public’s help to solve murder, attempted murder cases
• Changing sign at hospital predicted to cost over $100K, old sign to remain a while longer
• Health agencies to hold meetings on Hand-foot-and-mouth disease outbreak in territory
• BVIPA to expand Port Purcell’s bulkhead to accommodate larger cargo vessels
• Local becomes first to represent an OT as delegate in Int’l Leadership Programme
• Hurricane-ravaged hotel being sold | Tamarind Club on the market for $750K
• Humane Society seeking $500K in donations to build new animal shelter
• Two locals among four charged in connection to major cocaine bust on VG
• Gov’t to develop waste management strategy, CCTV being considered as part of plan
• VG airport runway to be finally paved, BVIAA wants weight bearing capacity to last 20 years
• BVI to pioneer smart emergency shelter standards regionally, says PAHO representative
• Autism centre rebuilds to service over 30 clients weekly
• EU gives BVI €2M grant to rehabilitate local emergency shelters
• Wolff Parkinson White Syndrome now curable locally – Dr Heskith Vanterpool
• Horseracing track to be repaired in ‘phased manner’ over two years — Premier
• Preliminary Report: 2019 festival saw $300K budget increase to pay inherited debts
• Four arrested as cops make second major cocaine seizure on VG in two weeks
• Rider in deadly crash was not wearing helmet | Police urge others to protect their heads
• BVI under high surf warning, beachgoers advised to keep away from sea
• Truck driver involved in fatal crash in police custody and facing charges
• Gov’t pumps over $18K to rebuild landmark on eastern Tortola — Premier
• Private hospital owner accuses ‘mercenaries’ of diverting patients from Bougainvillea Clinic
• Poor practices by residents said to be the cause of sewerage issue in East End
• Trump, Brexit and a new world order
• Innovative Business Lab to be established in BVI by 2020
• Fresh appeal for proper road safety practises made on the heels of traffic fatality
• Digicel sponsors food fete
• Concerning | Infectious Hand-foot-and-mouth disease hits over 10 daycares locally
• Health Ministry recalls ranitidine medications, drugs said to contain cancer-causing chemical
• Court case thrown out after cop overlaps travel plans with trial dates
• Continuity of gov’t plan being created for major post-disaster events
• RVIPF confirms crash fatality | Victim identified as 20-year-old Ryan Adams
• Two held with nearly $1M on vessel at WE dock | Duo denies knowledge of money, court hears
• $105K earmarked for bush cutting | 32 contracts to be issued shortly, says Premier
• Plans to rebuild Frenchman’s Cay bridge moves a step further with soil study
• Coastal revetment projects to be undertaken to restore coastal defences on Tortola
• Delores Christopher to be honoured at local culture event
• Mobile desalination plant to be installed as short-term fix to water woes in Third District
• Promise delayed, not denied: Prospect Reef workers will be paid ‘in few weeks’ — Premier
• Control panel needed to operate PWP incinerator to be shipped by month-end, says minister
• Taximan granted $30K bail after allegedly fracturing man’s jaw
• Vanterpool resigns as HLSCC President | Minister dismisses claims of bullying
• BOSSs receives third amendment for 2019 to further prevent being blacklisted
• New VIP gov’t spends over $300K on travel expenses so far, NDP racks up $6.8M
• Foxy’s Old Year’s Night event to potentially feature on CNN, business operational again
• Gov’t moves to rename Central Admin Complex in honour of Ralph O’Neal
• Law enforcers seize large quantity of cocaine from vessel on VG
• ‘Being a BVIslander or a Belonger is not enough to get a job’ — Premier warns
• Contracts being drafted | Repairs to fire substations to commence soon
• Hopeful of 2020 return to its own location | Special needs school celebrates 47 years
• COMMENTARY: Brexit a mess with no end
• CGB’s temporary sewerage solution working well, Rymer reports
• Employers must ‘exhaust’ an actual list of unemployed locals before getting work permits
• More than $1M cost overrun announced for construction of Iris O’Neal Medical Centre
• HLSCC receives additional 134 acres of Crown land
• Comprehensive traffic study being conducted for Road Town
• 67% of all eligible gov’t workers have now received 2016 salary increments
• Gregory Skelton appointed the new Acting DMV Commissioner
• Man charged for pocketing, spending envelop of cash found in business parking lot
• Junior athletes left shocked after one-on-one sessions with local pros
• Gender Affairs Office hosting initiatives to bring awareness to domestic violence locally
• St Lucian accused of threatening man for testifying in court case
• BVITB seeks proposals to commence late ferry-run from USVI for upcoming tourist season
• Dr Titley-O’Neal appointed Director of the National Parks Trust
• BVIEC rolls out 12-month safety initiative | Workers being trained for worse-case scenarios
• Territorial At-Large representatives plan series of meetings across BVI
• Carrot Bay reservoir finally restored, daily supply still to be cut after-hours
• Police increasing patrols in traffic light areas to ensure motorist compliance
• Local senior officer gets accepted into UK police college to study strategic command course
• Truck driver fined $5K for nearly 500 grams of cannabis
• BVI receives positive feedback from estranged cruise lines
• Health Department closes Foxy’s for sewerage issues, Director accused of sabotaging business
• Nearly 40 naturalised, now ‘entitled’ to British jobs, pursuing education as UK citizens
• Rosan-Jones gets warning letter for social posts, claims she’s being silenced by gov’t
• InterCaribbean to commence direct flights between PR, Virgin Gorda by February 2020
• Pan Am Games golden jump lands Malone on real estate | Gov’t gifts athlete with land, $30K
• Boat propeller injuries swimmer | Boat captain charged for endangering life, gets bail
• COMMENTARY: The balkanisation of Britain
• Athletes receive warm welcome, high praises from sporting officials at airport
• Fined for overstaying for months, Hispanic man racks up several traffic violations
• Doctors warn of problems linked to cellular use as Bougainvillaea hits medical milestone
• Lisa Penn-Lettsome is the BVI’s new head of International Business
• DPP’s departure opens up opportunities | Legal minds urged to join the department
• Beach Management Commission to be formed to enforce govt’s proposed beach policy
• New seaplane venture coming to BVI | Premier says gov’t not an investor
• Education Minister moves to have an HLSCC student sit on college board
• Water waste | Over 10 days of steady flow affects John’s Hole, courtyard a muddy mess
• Zoe Walcott the new Business Development Manager at pier park
• Junior Minister presents 700+ gifts to local educators for World Teacher’s Day
• Premier to seek funding from HoA to pay outstanding balance on Speaker’s legal fees
• Percival no longer director of Taxi Commission, Cabinet appoints new chair
• Borrowing Committee to be established to secure all loans under UK’s loan guarantee
• No foreigners | Cabinet decides that only locals, Belongers should rebuild Palm Grove centre
• BVIOC launching community sports clinic this weekend, local pro athletes take part
• RTW raises $25K for Hurricane Dorian relief for the Bahamas
• ‘We don’t feel safe at some local beaches’ | WE residents back the need for beach policy in BVI
• High court trials affected as judge quashes territory’s ‘defective’ jury list
• ‘Multi-use’ boutique hotel to be developed at Pier Park
• Works expected to begin on the Admin Complex in coming days, roof repair phase to kick off
• BVIEC deploys local linesmen to assist the hurricane-hit Bahamas
• Full oversight of renovations for Admin Complex handed to Rymer
• Former Miss BVI A’yana Phillips crowned Miss World USVI
• No deterrence: Magistrate says new sentencing guidelines for drugs ‘won’t work for BVI’
• Another anti-Dolphin Discovery petition emerges, several rally behind online protest
• Anegada to become first island in BVI with largescale renewable energy
• ‘I am resilient’: Malone comes up short at World Champs, shifts focus to Olympics
• The mighty vocations
• Oleanvine Maynard replaces Pickering to act as Acting Deputy Managing Director of BVIPA
• Customer Service Touch Terminals to be launched throughout the BVI
• New deal to be signed | Dolphin Discovery to make a comeback in 2020 — Premier
• $185K contract signed for temporary housing units to be constructed on Tortola and Anegada
• Phillips ‘entitled to do whatever she pleases’ — Hamm on former Miss BVI vying for USVI crown
• Safe for swimming | Cane Garden Bay Beach now reopened
• Henry barely misses out on final at World Champs
• BVI renews calls to be included among small island developing states eligible for int’l support
• Premier confirms that gov’t is suing its former lawyer who is a BVI Airways director
• Roughly $600K in revenue available with every cruise call, statistic show BVI not capitalising
• BVIEC uses $$ donated by Anegada Beach Club to purchase utility truck for sister island
• Local strongman to tackle Shot Put qualifiers at World Champs today
• Former Miss BVI now vying for Miss World USVI crown
• Smith wants ‘hall of fame’ created to honour contributions of local athletes
• Missed deadline | Incinerator still ‘undergoing repairs’
• BVI ought to consider using same mosquito control technique as USVI — Chief Med Officer
• Construction of multi-level admin building for Ports coming
• Grieving family of domestic violence fatality speaks out, female legislators urged to act
• Magistrate suspends imprisonment for convicted drug dealers in 4yo case
• BVI meets UK’s end-of-September deadline for recovery framework
• Local sports officials say Kyron’s world champs performance a ‘clear indication of greatness’
• USVI releasing mosquitos into their territory will not impact BVI — Chief Env’t Health Officer
• Dominican trucker fined for cannabis
• McMaster misses out on World Champs medal | Now ranked 4th fastest in the world this year
• Public Officers’ salary disbursement delayed due to accounting system update
• CGB beach closed until further notice | High level of bacteria found in water
• Sterile mosquitos to be released in USVI, local attorney says BVI should have been consulted
• DR man granted $50K bail after allegedly brandishing machete at debtor
• Collapse of global tour operator not expected to impact BVI’s tourism industry
• Back in the race | McMaster successfully appeals ‘disqualification’ from 400M final
• Unregulated capitalism and US isolationism are destroying mankind
• Fat Hogs Bay man fined after cultivating nearly two dozen plants to ‘make tea’
• Legislator bats for North Sound admin building to be renamed after late postmaster
• Vincentian sentenced to months in prison for assaulting lover
• 5-month succession planning effort rolled out for senior public officers
• UPDATE: McMaster delivers! Finishes first in heat to qualify for semifinals
• Open to tender | Gov’t admin buildings on VG to finally undergo repairs
• Gender equality concerns in justice system as man charged for retaliating at female attacker
• Woman caught on camera swapping barcodes on supermarket item to pay cheaper price
• Local contractor inks near-$50K gov’t deal to restore North Sound Community Centre
• BVIEC reports minor impacts of TS Karen on grid, most affected areas fully restored
• Court finds Brewley guilty of assaulting ex-lover with bar stool
• All clear | Acting Governor deactivates NEOC, resumes school and public service operations
• Storm warning lifted as Karen moves away | BVI to feel lingering effects, caution urged
• Fix for dysfunctional sewerage systems in East End, Road Town to begin shortly, says ministry
• Traffic lights in Road Town, Pasea to go live in next few days
• Nearly half-dozen sewerage complaints weekly | Overpopulation among the causes of issue
• Resigned VG festival committee chair reports ‘challenges and negativity’ during tenure
• ESHS student fined $1K for negligence on public road
• Some residents not taking Tropical Storm Karen seriously
• Public sector closes, NEOC activated as Karen restrengthens to tropical storm
• Tropical Storm Warning issued for the BVI, Karen expected to hit Tuesday
• School gives assurance as parents complain about high prices, unhealthy foods at ESHS
• Legislator encourages business owners to sue gov’t for ‘compensation’
• National Sports Council proposed and expected for 2020
• Opposition slammed for ‘throwing punches while govt was out the ring’
• Premier Fahie’s message on the passage of Hurricane Jerry
• Supermarkets, gas stations experience increased activity ahead of Jerry
• Jerry weakens | Territory still forecast to get heavy wind, rain
• St Vincent man assaults lover for rejecting him, offender denied bail
• Anegadians could be asked to evacuate, topography similar to Abaco in Bahamas
• High Surf Warning in effect for BVI, worst expected this afternoon — DDM
• NEOC activated, private operators urged to close businesses
• Two emergency shelters removed, one on sister island
• No work Friday | Gov’t offices closing ahead of Hurricane Jerry
• Jerry strengthens to hurricane
• UK considering to amend financial management deal to include BVI disaster clause
• Residents asked to stock up on water, Tropical Storm Jerry expected to disrupt normal service
• Locals to benefit from ‘favourable rates’ at UK-based schools, says Premier
• Cardiac facility with 10-year contract with BVIHSA to fully open next month
• False! School denies circulating claim that students suspended for uniform violation
• BVI on its way to signing on to UK’s loan guarantee offer, says Premier
• Tropical Storm Jerry forms | Expected to become a hurricane Thursday, hit Saturday
• Standard sentencing guidelines created for theft, drug and sex crimes
• Local businesses donate tablets for less fortunate HLSCC students
• A/C issues rectified | Work resumes in full at Central Admin Complex
• Nat’l Addressing System projected to be territory-wide by 2020, to generate revenue
• BVI experiencing increase in Dengue Fever, cases almost tripled since last year
• Closed till further notice | ‘Maintenance issues’ affecting East End library
• 1000 jobs initiative: Persons expected to land employment in next few days
• Fisheries department merged with agriculture ministry to improve food security, cut costs
• Weather disturbance could affect BVI as tropical storm this weekend, DDM warns
• Authorities still searching for prison escapee from Hurricane Irma, court hears
• Briecliffe Hall to be demolished and replaced by performing arts facility
• Preliminary indications suggest negotiations went well during Premier’s visit to UK
• 2 years for looting is an injustice | Legislator takes aim at judge who handed down sentence
• Ravindra Maywahlall appointed country manager of telecoms giant
• Open to tender | CGB sewerage project moves one step closer to reality
• Phase 1 of Nat’l Addressing System to roll out this month, online mapping portal created
• ‘I’m full of regret and have lost opportunities’ | Former cashier fined $4K for theft
• Malfunctioning A/C system causes offices in Admin Complex to shorten work hours
• Australian fined $10K | $107K release back to offender
• 100% water supply to return to Sea Cow’s Bay, West before year’s end — W&SD
• Youngster caught with $200K at sea | Slapped with 12 months in prison, $11K in fines
• Fraser to Premier: Don’t frustrate relationship with UK, there could be serious consequences
• Fisherman fined and imprisoned for illegal entry, importation of cannabis
• Premier withholding documents from us, Penn claims
• Rotary raises close to $150K for Bahamas through telethon
• ‘Serious concerns’ | Opposition hosting public meetings on UK, RDA relations with BVI
• No more noise at ESHS’s Pasea Estate campus, occupants at ease since building fixed
• Attorney bats for client’s $107K to be released, minimal fine, and no record of conviction
• Cashier faces multiple theft charges | Placed on $40K bail
• School administrators report significant drop in uniform violations at ESHS this year
• Premier to ask UK to fund scholarships, recruit BVI locals in British armed forces
• Kittitian who overstayed nearly 20 months fined $1K, gets four months in prison
• No notice of ‘possible referendum’ given to Supervisor of Elections
• Wheatley promises to use Deputy Premier post to bring greater assistance to sisters islands
• Governor calls on public servants in managerial positions to ‘support’ Fahie administration
• Renovation of VG police barracks sees $112K cost overrun | Housing woes for cops over
• BVI’s relationship with UK not strained, says Premier
• Energy-saving designs on renovated ESHS building to save govt roughly $9K per year
• BVI gov’t donates $100K to Bahamas, roughly 60 local skilled workers willing to volunteer
• New weather disturbance forms in Atlantic | Minimal chance of development
• BVI at ‘forefront’ of UN’s regional meetings on resilience planning
• Police searching for gunmen who robbed VG business of $30
• Dorian and disaster planning
• Rymer’s stint ends | Vincent Wheatley sworn in as new Deputy Premier
• RTW/RiteWay Hurricane Dorian Relief
• Smith calls on public to shame litterbugs on social media, lobbies for stronger litter laws
• Newborns can be without healthcare benefits for months if not registered with NHI on time
• BVI measles-free since 1997, Health Ministry effecting plans to keep it that way
• L-shaped building at ESHS being renamed after veteran educator
• Weather disturbances, storm forms in Atlantic | One has medium chance of developing
• Opposition demands respect: Cites disregard in district, legislator publicly searched at airport
• JVD residents displaced by hurricane trio to receive permanent, semi-permanent homes
• Revised Policy: New fees, students no longer qualify for work permit exemption
• Food supplies from 2 years ago not in containers at festival grounds — DaBreo
• Health Ministry issues travel warning following measles outbreak in 4 countries
• My gov’t does not determine Permanent Secretaries, Governor has no confidence in PSC
• Traffic reform | One-way routes being implemented in and around Road Town
• Australian caught travelling through BVI airport with over $100K cash, court hears
• ‘Untrue accusations’, Premier refutes claims by Director of UK OTs
• Dorian rewakens trauma from 2017 hurricanes, Health Ministry asked to tackle issue
• Local Rotary clubs hosting telethon to raise at least $50K for Dorian-hit Bahamas
• BVI/UK engagement ‘dramatically reduced’ since VIP took office — Director of UK OTs
• Possible referendum | Residents to vote on UK loan guarantee if negotiations fail this month
• ‘Never seen in all my 20 years of politics’, Fraser warns to be watchful of Governor
• Call for clearer emergency laws | Private-sector workers forced to come in during Dorian?
• #HurricaneDorian: Locals with family in Florida told to contact Premier’s Office ASAP
• ‘Insulting’ | Governor rejects recommended permanent secretaries, will select his own
• New medical school awaiting accreditation, completion of renovations at East End campus
• McMaster places third in second fastest 400m hurdles race in history
• Anegada airspace not as ‘uncontrolled’ as Premier claims, says former BVIAA board
• One Caribbean | Premier Fahie hints at helping Dorian-hit Bahamas
• 22yo Rikkiya Braithwaite the new Miss BVI World
• Farara sworn in as High Court judge
• Gov’t reshuffles public service hierarchy, appoints new Permanent Secretaries
• Funding CXC exams was always temporary, some students don’t show up when gov’t pays
• Dorian floods RT Police Station | Cops patrol in height of storm, make minor arrests
• Shift system in territory’s secondary schools comes to an end
• VOX POP: Parents react to gov’ts decision to stop paying CXC exam fees
• Gov’t pulls the plug on paying CSEC exams fees for local students
• Assessment of Central Admin Complex results in order for building to remain closed
• Hurricane Dorian in photos
• Stay watchful: 2019 hurricane season not over yet, most active period ahead
• Premier: No reported loss of life, significant property damage from Dorian
• Dorian blows thick blanket of sargassum along Anegada
• Preliminary assessment: Sister Islands fared well during Dorian
• Hurricane Warning lifted for BVI, Dorian has passed
• Malone wins gold again! McMaster hurdles to third in European event
• BVI can experience storm-force winds up to Thursday morning — DDM
• BVI under curfew till 6am Thursday, centre of Dorian now passed
• Dorian upgrades to hurricane
• All local ports of entry closed
• Hospital, some clinics open for emergencies only, others closed for Dorian
• NEOC activated as Dorian approaches BVI later today
• UPDATE: Hurricane warning in effect for BVI
• Another bank victim to fraudulent emails being sent under their name
• No planned outages for Dorian, BVIEC has resources on hand for any storm-related issues
• Water Department prepares for Dorian, closing pipelines to fill, conserve reservoirs
• All cargo shipped to BVI via airlift now subject to new gov’t taxes
• BVI not clear yet, outer bands of Dorian could still affect us, residents advised
• New mall being constructed on Virgin Gorda
• Skills Profile Survey being conducted to determine, harness public officers’ talents
• Disney Fantasy cancels call to BVI due to Tropical Storm Dorian
• Lives matter more | HoA postponed due to looming inclement weather
• Gumption raises thousands to rebuild elderly man’s home despite having no place of his own
• BVI a well-oiled machine for storm preparations, territory ready if Dorian hits
• Three dozen vulnerable 9th district families to receive food, uniform vouchers
• UPDATE: Dorian still strengthening, not projected to be a direct hit to BVI
• Enis Adams Primary’s reconstruction nearing completion
• Fire Department reports increase in annual calls, many not fire-related
• Gov’t to create ad hoc economic committee, Premier calls on interested persons to join
• Call made for ‘hand-over’ policy to facilitate change in govts after an election
• Former nat’l athlete appointed BVI’s Chef De Mission for 2020 Olympic Games
• Former BVIAA board responds to accusations, cites financial difficulties, misunderstanding
• ‘Long-hearted’ supervisors behind low wages in public service, Premier promises salary review
• Just had to help! Firefighters donate supplies to fire victims, family overwhelmed
• Gov’t will be monitoring persons hired under ‘1000 jobs in 1000 days’ initiative
• Public opinion still not for RDA | Residents call for agency to be disbanded
• 1000 jobs in 1000 days not a gimmick | Premier gives local jobseekers employment guarantee
• Governor told: Prove UK not after control of BVI purse, put their conditions, flexibility in writing
• Premier orders RDA to suspend hiring, criticises agency’s productivity
• Residents concerned about drones: Say devices fly too close, invades privacy
• Rosalind Penn Health Centre reopens in East End/Long Look community
• Work on stadium in East End to resume after hurricane season
• Governor debunks Premier’s claims that UK wants RDA to control public purse
• HLSCC records highest enrolment of new students since Irma
• Coney Island to get separate entrance from festival village next year
• UK’s current loan guarantee conditions unconstitutional, need revising
• Longstanding debt to festival vendors to be paid by October
• UK now wants BVI to hand over control of finances in exchange for £300M loan guarantee
• 47 married years of adventure
• TRC cant intervene in BVIEC/Cable TV dispute; no authority over electricity company
• Local Grade 6 students pass Caribbean Primary Exit Assessment
• Traffic lights remounted along Waterfront Drive after 2 years, works ongoing
• Virgin Gorda airport reopens after second firetruck malfunction
• Invest more in territory | BVI is investor-friendly, FIFA told
• Preliminary CXC results indicate BVI performed ‘exceptionally well’ in exams
• At least 12 rent-to-own homes to be built on VG
• West End Police Station reopens: Commissioner calls for updated laws to improve public service
• BVIEC fires back: BVI Cable TV misleading, unsafely connected to poles without permission
• No garage | Excessive exposure to weather caused new airport firetruck to malfunction
• Foxy’s School of Music re-opens | There’s $$ in music, JVD youngsters told
• BVI Cable accuses BVIEC of discrimination, forced to suspend redeployment of network
• Gov’t, HLSCC sets sight on becoming centre of marine studies in the Caribbean
• Some 800 students to benefit from back-to-school packages, treat in VG
• More to marine industry than just deckhand, boat captain roles — Premier
• Married vs single men tug-of-war a crowd favourite at Carrot Bay Fiesta
• Survey reveals concern that proposed bus system will affect taximen, Ministry allays fear
• Gov’t seeking to purchase new ‘environmentally-friendly’ asphalt plant
• Bodyguards no joke: Premier accuses Opposition of mocking threat against his life
• Six young locals to compete in junior tennis tournament in Puerto Rico
• VG airport closed again! More firetruck problems months after receiving new vehicle
• Govt’s vending fees too high, says booth owners at festival
• More serious penalties for illegally reclaiming seabed
• SCB Harbour being dredged, to be used as marine shelter
• Legislator complains about HOA’s old furniture, says facility resembles ‘cattle shed’
• Young people want land | Roughly 600 have already applied — Wheatley
• Way to go boys! BVI division winners of CONCACAF U15 championship
• Market Day to become more frequent in Carrot Bay, people hungry for it — Wheatley
• Forensic auditor being sought to probe former BVIAA board, operations
• Cops giving away Ford pickup to raise funds for community projects
• What’s the latest exchange rates against one US dollar?
• Job opportunities ahead | Ghut, roadside clearing to intensify — Rymer
• All-time low participation for Fisherman’s tournament as Carrot Bay festivities begin
• ‘Unavoidable expense’: Gov’t spends nearly $50K renting A/C unit for 10 weeks
• Organisers of East End Rise & Shine Tramp considering band clash next year
• ‘Enough importation nonsense’ | Locals promised preference for ITA’s 35 job openings
• I’m concerned too, says Vanterpool on looter’s 2-year prison sentence
• Malone mines gold! Ends BVI’s 36-year medal drought at Pan Am Games
• Proposed $500K fines, prison times too excessive for cybercriminals — Vanterpool
• Financial Services has been good to us; Wheatley rebuts Fraser’s claims about industry
• Speaker a hot topic in recent Calypso competition, Willock’s wig a subject of comedy
• PHOTOS: Revellers flock East for Rise & Shine Tramp
• BVI poorer than before, rich on paper but residents suffering
• THULEAN wins Premier’s Cup, USVI horse owners ride away with nearly $60K in prizes
• Parade organisers consider pushing back event’s start time or future stagings
• ‘Can’t believe Quan gone’ | 22yo identified as August Monday crash victim
• PARADE PHOTOS: VIBE, Showtime named joint Road March champs again
• Nearly 2 dozen still in temporary homes on JVD, no $$ or land ownership
• Nearly half-million in donations secured for JVD Primary’s reconstruction
• Bria Smith crowned Miss BVI 2019
• Construction for permanent West End ferry port facility to start by March/April 2020
• First-timer Ramon G wins the 2019 Soca Monarch competition
• Reggae stars attract hundreds despite muddy festiville
• West Man fined $5K for 55 grams of cannabis
• Tougher penalties: Cybercriminals blackmailing local parents with lewd content of children
• Still not in the clear: More updates to BOSSs laws as BVI eludes EU blacklist
• King Paido crowned 2019 Calypso Monarch for emancipation
• Festival & Fairs Committee under previous NDP gov’t accused of poor record-keeping
• 4th-generation BVIslanders now added to govt’s regularisation initiative
• Gov’t introducing new ‘fee’ to send money abroad, says Premier
• Speaker billed over quarter-million in legal fees, gov’t already paid $130K
• SCHEDULE: West End Ferry terminal resumes operations today!
• Crafts Alive vendors promise better merchandise, product prices
• Wednesday night village entertainment cancelled due to bad weather
• Colombian woman fined after drunken episode with police
• Leasing issues delay return of banking to VG | Premier says matter beyond their control
• Penn pushes for antitrust legislation | Says current unfair trading could wipe out small businesses
• Legal action against businesses that fail to comply with Trade Commission decisions
• Disaster preparedness network bolstered, less need to rely on imperfect mobile devices
• RVIPF to be at ‘full strength’ by 2020
• Legislators to commence informal talks for constitutional review next month
• Incinerator will be operational by September, says Health Minister
• 80% of HLSCC students benefited from free tuition last school year
• Bored, unlicensed driver fined for unlawfully taking vehicle for joyride
• CTL introducing first-ever troupe to August Monday parade
• No piggybacking: Residents shouldn’t have to pay for a landline to get internet at home
• Heightened inspections of food handlers during festival, 676 trained in safety
• Woman fined, gets suspended sentence for stealing $$ from law firm
• Saturday’s success: Another massive turnout as Popcaan rocks festival village
• PHOTOS: Strong reviews for Summer Sizzle’s 2019 runway show
• Sailor Thad Lettsome excited about Pan Am Games debut
• Full house for village opening, Premier warns against criminal conduct during festivities
• Sheep doesn’t legally need permission for festival contract, he’s just being transparent
• Unjust! Legislator concerned that looter sentenced to 2 years for stealing TV
• Pier Park tenants owe over $300K to gov’t, says Premier
• Persons still employed at Prospect Reef, gov’t owes nearly a year’s worth of wages
• Gospel Fest | Village blessed ahead of official opening
• Consumer Protection law will only dictate business operations during nat’l emergency
• Be honest about qualifications when job hunting, says corporate executive
• RVIPF trying to reach murder suspects who fled BVI, host countries tracking accused killers
• Reckless driver who caused man to lose leg to spend 45 days in prison, ordered to pay $80K
• Stakeholders in local judiciary to get refresher course on sentencing offenders
• Officials zeroing in on culture, heritage at this year’s emancipation festivities
• Legislators, former premier urged to denounce Vanterpool’s recent statements outside HOA
• Cops might get powers to take DNA by force, detain suspects for days without charge
• Nat’l security risk: Aircraft flying into Anegada airport without alerting authorities
• Allocations for UK loan guarantee already reflecting in BVI’s public debt
• Former acting Director now tasked with a policy role to push local agriculture
• Royal Knights crowned kings of local T20 cricket
• Over 44 kilos of cocaine found among pallets of cement
• Fresh appeal for more lifeguards after two near-drowning incidents
• Sister islands contracts for sister island companies | RDA hopes to spend where work being done
• Policies created to determine how to spend env’t levy
• Better, safer child amusement area promised for festival
• $150K contract inked for repairs to The Baths
• Back on track | New Immigration policy tweaked, resumes Wednesday
• ‘Concerned’: Customs goes 12 years without raise, faces staffing and resource issues
• Higher standard needed for persons to become teachers, Wheatley tells region
• Ty’Rique Charles, E’ssense Hodge-Julian BVI’s new Prince and Princess
• Riley gets 32 months imprisonment for shooting attempt
• Royal Knights, RTW to clash in local T20 cricket finals
• Copycat looter gets 26 months imprisonment for stealing TV
• Vanterpool’s ‘slanderous claims’ undermines local economy, will deter foreign investors
• Residents must sign non-liability agreement before receiving filter masks
• Passport scanning, e-visas, ‘people tracking’ part of govt’s 2020 border management system
• 72 students complete Community Emergency Response Team course
• Scooter rider nursing leg injuries after vehicular collision
• Giving, receiving love critical for good mental health — Malone
• Premier seeks exemption for Sheep as gov’t awards contract to legislator’s company
• Shoddy work? Extra $650K needed for airport complex repairs despite initial $273K contract
• Air quality monitoring stations to be installed, distribution of 400 filter masks begin today
• Gov’t releases green paper of env’t management, climate adaptation
• City parking lot to hold nearly 300 vehicles, says Transport Minister
• Missing files, deception: BVIAA took runway development $$ to pay salaries
• Attempted murder charge changed, Collins granted bail after eyewitness recalls self-defence
• Unfair burden | Inter-Island Airport Development Fee to be disbanded — Premier
• Why are bodyguards for Fahie ‘the person’ and not ‘the Premier’?
• Summer Sizzle 2019
• Gov’t clamping down on importation of exotic plants, animals
• Vanterpool, Willock clash after swearing-in | Politician trashes Speaker outside parliament
• Algae bacteria turns local ponds pink, residents warned against making contact
• ‘Concerns’ raised about number of trade licences issued for car rentals, salons
• Online travel magazine ranks BVI as best vacation destination in the C’bean
• Culture Minister discusses re-enacting BVI’s 1949 protest, restoring arts festival
• Man arrested for attempted murder after last week’s stabbing
• Considerations being made to purchase water ambulance for Anegada
• Murderer gets less than 7 years for cutting wife’s throat
• Draft bill on legalising marijuana in BVI being reviewed — Wheatley
• Former Immigration Officer sentenced to 30 months for robbing woman
• Chambers sentenced to more than 10 years for attempted murder, firearm
• Child rapist sentenced to 8 years in prison
• Festival committee hosting fundraiser to offset cost of August Monday parade
• 20yo accused of having sex with minor granted $60K bail
• BVI to host overseas infrastructure training exercise, govt says much to be gained
• Foxy’s to host second annual Hemp Fest this weekend
• Fisherman’s vessel damaged in early-morning fire, authorities probe
• Gov’t offers ‘grace period’ to delinquent taxpayers seeking to renew work permit
• Push for Consumer Protection Bill fueled by rising population, concerns after hurricanes
• Gov’t resumes regularisation programme
• Vanterpool receives summons to be sworn in
• BVIPA awarded regional cup after recording highest net profit increase, revenue
• Stabbing in East End, male victim hospitalized
• More festival booths this year, some to serve alligator meals
• Consumer protection tribunal cases will be confidential, says gov’t
• Man gets 12 months for giving false info to get visa
• Gov’t to expand relations with UNDP
• $245K contract signed to repair, upgrade old CTL building housing ESHS
• Indiscriminate dumping causing fires | Access to incinerator now restricted after 4pm
• $28K contract to deter powerboaters from anchoring in swim zones
• Transforming trash to treasure | Artificial dive sites being created in BVI
• Tribunal to settle trade disputes being created under Consumer Protection Bill
• Botanic Gardens to be redesigned | Residents to have a say
• Harsher penalties for illegal dumping, gov’t to install CCTV cameras to monitor practice
• Plans to increase bike engine capacity to 600cc | Not all bikers will be allowed to ride
• BVI has no choice but to become self-reliant, says Premier
• National Bank supports several community initiatives
• Astonishing win | THULEAN of USVI wins $11,500 feature race
• New Focus | Renaming Labour Department more than just a label
• Unexpected boost | More than 64K in cruise passengers coming this season
• BVIEC cashes in on $10M insurance settlement, making powerplant hurricane-proof
• Local company awarded $327K contract to install 26 sea markers across BVI
• Garbage build-up in communities was because of Monday’s dumpsite fire
• Company granted permission to dredge Peter Island’s seabed for beach restoration
• ‘Let God take care of Claude Skelton Cline’ | O’Neal no longer suing for ‘bribery’ slurs
• Talks being had with investors to help develop local fishing sector
• Too many adjournments | Magistrate wants team of cops created to serve warrants
• Marine survey being done to develop BVI’s blue economy
• PWP waste issues now a hazard to BVIEC, major fire comes dangerously close to powerplant
• Lowering exit exam’s pass mark was a ‘mistake’, says former Chief Education Officer
• BVI needs more lifeguards! Rescuers to be transferred to fire department
• Man fined over $7K for, drugs, assaulting police, escaping lawful custody
• Gov’t to pay half-million to dispose of 207 abandoned vessels
• ‘Repeat offender’ fined $3K for possession of cannabis
• BVI bags 13 medals in archery tournament in Dominican Republic
• UN told: BVI open to ‘free association’ relationship with UK, not independence
• BVITB calls for $3.7M budget increase, cites major plans for tourism
• Lack of credit/debit card machines stunts Immigration’s fee collection on VG
• Demolition begins | Long Bay Beach Club to be redeveloped
• BVI celebrates Territory Day, six former legislators honoured
• New cops told: Never compromise integrity, don’t be ‘too familiar, friendly’
• Summer classes, credit recovery programme for students who failed to graduate
• UPDATE: Charter boat collision caused vessel to sink, passengers unharmed
• Engine malfunction causes major blackout across BVI
• Man, grandmother charged after alleged $15K bribe offer to drop court case
• Public invited to weigh in on whether to have organised public transport system
• It’s official! CAPE removed from local secondary schools, now only at HLSCC
• Top 10 secondary school students in the territory all from ESHS
• Budget for all 2019 festivals climbs to $1.3M
• Guilty: Guyanese to spend 9 months in prison for conspiracy to personate
• Wet fete added to emancipation events, Carrot Bay Fest returns to 3 days
• Absence of corporal punishment not to be blamed for disrespectful students
• Big int’l acts named among lineup of artistes for 2019 emancipation festivities
• 11yo Sterling Stout awarded Ivan Dawson Memorial Scholarship
• Lowering exit exams pass mark will benefit students, not handicap them
• Gov’t to distribute carbon filter masks to WE residents, begin air quality monitoring
• Man fined for disrupting court | Says continuous adjournments frustrated him
• Boat captain who drowned Sunday identified, recently moved to BVI for work
• Improved water supply coming to VG, new reservoir with increased capacity nearly complete
• Four locals qualify for 2019 Pan Am Games
• Caught on camera | Trinidadian to spend 2 months in prison for child cruelty
• An added attraction | Businesswoman brings fairytale to life in BVI
• $665k contract signed to restore VG Sports Complex
• Hospital to be assessed for potential accreditation in 2 months
• RDA inks $221K contract to install music room containers at ESHS
• Taxi operators’ attire, vehicle condition a ’cause for concern ⁠— Rymer
• Boat captain drowns at Norman Island on Sunday
• Outdated and unstable | BVI needs new $5M revenue collection system
• 2019 Gen Y Factor winner plans to launch gospel album
• VG females the top graduates at VISTS, 17 exits technical school
• BVIslanders trained in marine sector be given ‘first preference’ for jobs
• Reading, comprehension a major problem in local schools — Educators
• Dominican gets 8 months at HMP for gambling | Over $50K forfeited to Territory
• 20 complete latest RVIPF training | ‘Humble’ local named top recruit
• Majority agree to graduate advanced students, give slower ones extra school year
• New executive body installed for Tortola Toastmasters
• Cautiously optimistic | Penn waiting to see if Vanterpool will be sworn in
• Willock asks court to discontinue case against Vanterpool
• Students smoking in video ‘disciplined’ | Policy coming to tackle ‘anti-social behaviour’
• Boat captain accused of smuggling migrants granted $60K bail
• A motorist’s rights: Things to know during a traffic stop
• West End man fined $2,500 for cannabis
• Wheatley to decide whether to continue ‘extra school year’ in a week
• Carrot Bay man accused of attempting to rape hitchhiker, granted $60K bail
• Police to increase fine for seatbelt, cell phone violations | Over 600 incidences so far this year
• Allow us more licence plates, give us more stands — Taxi operators
• Woman accused of forging $2K cheque from charter company
• FINAL REPORT: Election observers echo calls for fixed election terms
• Another set of controversial documents missing! Premier claims TPP files ‘vanished’
• Incinerator still defunct, | ‘consultancy issues’ plague scrubber installation
• Still no insurance payouts for VG, Anegada airports nearly 2 years after hurricanes
• 16 teams expected to compete in this year’s Nat’l Basketball League
• ‘Fair’ | Gov’t paying 2016, 2017 salary increments without performance appraisals
• ‘D4 matter still in court’ | Willock mum whether he will swear in Vanterpool
• Almost incident-free weekend amid heavy influx of persons into BVI
• No resources to police illegal fishing, says Chief Fisheries Officer
• HLSCC signs MOU for all top students to get scholarships to US university
• Don’t leave kids home alone, ‘neglect’ the most common form of child abuse in BVI
• College moving to eLearning platform, students to save hundreds on textbooks
• Matter going too long | Premier asks Speaker to swear in Vanterpool
• Reggae legend comes through | Buju Banton appeases thousands in RT
• Be cautious, police response may be slower this weekend — RVIPF
• ‘Best man for the job’ | John Samuel is new college board chairman
• Heavy increase in visitor arrivals begin, local companies reaping the benefits — BVITB
• PHOTOS: Less than 100 HLSCC graduates this year, females top honour roll
• Fewer complaints about public service as residents’ focus shift to recovery
• Vincy CC moves to third position in local T20 cricket tournament
• $6.4M Immigration border system coming
• Major drop in juveniles involved in crime, DPP reports
• BVI’s economy likely to grow by 2.2% this year
• Gov’t proposes 3 months to host public meetings about Labour, Immigration reform
• Former US president rumoured to attend Buju Banton concert
• VOX POP: Mixed feelings, residents rate Premier’s performance so far
• Cruise line reducing calls to BVI | Over $14M revenue loss projected for territory this year
• Expensive| No more special needs scholarships to Vanguard, says Wheatley
• Vanterpool entitled to gov’t salary, should find out why he’s not being paid — CSC
• Harneys offers $13K in sponsorships to local organisations, residents
• No vending outside festival grounds for Buju concert weekend, City warns
• Legal reality: Expats could sue gov’t if ‘backlog’ is not cleared, says Premier
• Many families struggle to care for elderly | Adina Donovan Home to expand, relocate
• Speaker opens HOA to local schools
• Gov’t waives $482K contract for US company to replace damaged mailboxes
• PHOTOS: 21 awarded at Queen’s Birthday Parade
• Attorney General Baba Aziz is acting governor
• Buju Banton to be first guest of Quito’s Inn | Reggae star books entire hotel
• RDA awards $63K contract to local firm for restoration of AO Shirley grounds
• Good luck Kye! Governor swears in minister as next Deputy Premier
• Premier reports on first 100 days in office
• Willy T to return to Norman Island, must meet ‘health and safety’ criteria
• ‘Wheatley did well as Deputy Premier’, Rymer takes up mantle
• CGB tourist hotspot fights re-install popular sea swing after ‘removal order’
• More quality, higher-end financial services business being done in BVI
• Over 750 domestic violence cases in last 5 years, 47 already reported for 2019
• Regular hurricane season forecast, residents still told to prepare for 13 named storms
• No breach, says CXC | Students won’t be re-sitting exams
• Historic win, Smith now eyes Mr World crown
• Royal Knights climb to 2nd spot in point standings of local T20 tournament
• Vanterpool not getting paid, benefits as member-elect | Penn refutes CSC’s claims
• Scholarship crackdown: Ministry to enforce that recipients return govt’s investment
• Top Priority | Improvements on RT sewerage to begin this year
• Youth Parliament to be back in operation by September
• ‘Childish’: Premier blasts Opposition for boycotting Immigration Bill debate
• Over 1K signatures | Governor receives petition for Vanterpool’s swear-in
• Castoff 3rd-generation BVIslanders living overseas gets 6-week Belongership offer
• Premier rubbishes claims of ‘unfavourable terrain’ | Up to 5yrs to improve internet
• ‘Pay up or lose it’, says Wheatley to delinquent landowners
• ‘Cruise line prefers to go to Antarctica than service BVI’,
• Speaker threatens action against Opposition Leader for perceived ‘insubordination’
• Goal post shift: Expats now need 20 years to pre-qualify for govt’s regularisation
• Heavy penalties coming for non-taxpaying expats, says Premier
• Stricter screening for expats coming for employment, renewing work permit
• Job seekers flock career expo, 30+ businesses participate
• Funding now available for major developments to parking, market in RT
• Nonsense! Opposition not against regularisation because we dislike non-nationals
• BVI’s ‘unfavourable’ terrain makes internet more expensive, says telecoms providers
• Turnbull calls for another protest against govt’s ‘regularisation’ amendments
• Major plans to use Old Gov’t House to showcase more of BVI history
• Two teens listed in latest arrest blotter
• BVIslander’s murder feared to fuel xenophobia, anti-expat conversation
• Cyber amendments | Possible penalties for sharing videos of minors fighting, misbehaving
• BVI ‘losing lots of revenue’ with Dolphin Discovery still away
• Faster fire response as stations in East, West reopen July | New trucks
• Only 3 visits to doctor allowed monthly for a single diagnosis — new NHI policy
• Legislation changes to be made to reduce importation of poultry
• Vincentian granted $60K bail after allegedly assaulting woman with knife
• Temporary West End port to reopen by August, says Premier
• Descendants of Salt Island also in line to receive land titles
• Murder victim named Vincentian as shooter, rapist before death, court hears
• 95% coverage rate | Increase in child measles vaccinations locally
• Just under 200 Belongerships issued in the last two years
• BVI to increase spot checks during CXC exams amid security breach in T&T
• Employers encouraged to facilitate workers as gov’t stages nat’l thanksgiving service
• BVI can be a real model for green economies, says Governor
• St Vincent man charged for Sunday night’s murder
• Gov’t auctioning over 20 derelict vessels, yachts
• Man in custody on suspicion of murder, rape after Sunday’s shooting
• Labour reform: Foreign companies must give locals top positions to operate in BVI
• Gov’t to pay up to $70K yearly to subsidize Banco Popular operations on VG
• Monitored sessions, exclusive remote lighting systems coming for major recreational facilities
• Local company awarded $34K contract for debris clearance at ESHS
• UPDATE: Woman in Sunday night’s shooting dies
• Records tumble at latest fixture of the 2019 T20 cricket tournament
• British PM Theresa May quits: UK set for new leader by end of July
• Harvest sargassum seaweed for its benefits, residents told
• Premier postpones regularization indefinitely, applicants told to await instructions
• Number of food vans in RT a concern | Plans for outdoor food courts on the horizon
• BVI promised to retain a number of EU benefits despite Brexit, says Governor
• Yello pages for local businesses returning to BVI
• Case against gov’t tossed out, Skelton Cline mum
• BVI in full preparation mode as it braces for 2019 hurricane season
• Landlord accused of wounding tenant
• New beach policy to create designated spaces for animals — Wheatley
• Screening for measles at local ports of entry impractical, says health officials
• Major employment boom project for VG; could improve island’s banking services
• BVI calls on UK parliament to support modern partnership with OTs
• Premier attending Caribbean hotel summit in US
• Elderly man found unresponsive in waters at CSY Dock
• Trash Tag Challenge | 6-month cleanup campaign launched territory-wide
• Restaurant employee accused of robbing workplace, beating female manager
• ‘Let the port dispatchers do their job’, Taxi & Livery boss defends BVITB
• Policies to be devised to curb vandalism at local recreational facilities
• Senior classes resume at ESHS today
• Walwyn resigns from NDP chairman post
• $193K contract awarded to AC Construction to build wall around AO Shirley grounds
• ‘Not true!’ Former Premier says no BVI Airways information was deleted from govt’s server
• Livery companies outraged, accuses Tourist Board of barring visitors from their businesses
• Accident waiting to happen | Floating docks in danger of collapsing major radio tower
• I’ve removed myself from flying first class while travelling on official business — Premier
• North Sound promised improved water supply | Construction of reservoir underway
• Perimeter wall to be reconstructed around A.O. Shirley Recreational Grounds
• Stonewalled: BVI Airways files deleted from gov’t server, Premier launching audit
• VIP gov’t firing statutory board members based on ‘new policy’
• Zero tolerance to fights, bullying | Amendments to Education law coming
• Confirmation? Premier hints that taxpayers funding Speaker’s legal fees in D4 case
• Search for new DMV boss ongoing, new VG location found
• UPDATE: ‘Not a dictator’| Public discussions now to be had on regularization initiative
• Protesters kicked from HOA grounds | Unnecessary removal, says Vanterpool
• 12-year-old boy missing
• CGB sewerage project stalled by more upgrades to plan
• Policy being drafted to penalise blundering fire starters
• Total $875K gov’t contracts awarded for school furniture, equipment
• Over $7M being made available to further Housing Assistance Programme
• Locals plan ‘social media blast’ to convince legislators to vote against expat regularisation
• Record high fires burn BVI this year | High risk of more fire disasters for 2019
• Gov’t signs $346K A/C contract for L-shaped ESHS building
• Time to talk about reducing Governor’s powers, portfolio
• Three men arrested for robbery
• Should top gov’t positions be localised through legislation?
• Flawed | Online petition launched against govt’s regularisation initiative
• Pickering willing to work with VIP gov’t if called up by Premier
• Joel Stevens appointed chairman of BVIHSA
• Skelton Cline calls for residents to be ‘patient’ in ongoing D4 matter
• Who’s paying for your Speaker’s legal fees in D4 case, Penn to ask Premier
• Fraudulent emails being sent to local FirstBank customers, bank issues warning
• Summer Sizzle returns to BVI for 11th year, to feature new star designers
• Gov’t to meet with telecoms providers, mobilise regulator to fix BVI’s poor internet
• UK govt not asking OTs to ‘phase out’ Belongership status
• UK evaluating future funding for OT’s like BVI
• Respect emergency vehicles, motorists urged
• Fahie, Prince are Ms and Mr Senior BVI
• We have no intention of forcing same-sex marriage on BVI, OTs — UK gov’t
• Regularisation initiative won’t cause dramatic spike in local population
• First cardioverter defibrillator implanted at Peebles Hospital
• No pregnancy | Attorney bats for ‘reasonable sentence’ for child rapist
• Prison responsibilities shifts, back under Health Ministry
• Cavaliers still on top, only unbeaten team in T20 tournament
• Rymer pledges to assist fire department with new equipment
• Work permit waiver discontinued for skilled workers | Select persons given grace period
• Air BnB property owners now required to pay hotel accommodation tax
• Increasing Immigration Minister’s powers improve nat’l security — Wheatley
• Nine countries to compete in BVI’s first ever women’s Squash tournament
• Man charged after being found with cannabis during home search
• New NEOC building one step closer to construction
• Buju Banton show projected to generate roughly half-million in revenue for BVI
• Man sentenced to 14 months for cannabis, handling stolen goods
• Immigration expanding staff to facilitate govt’s regularisation initiative
• Gov’t seeks to strengthen relationship with UN
• Battle for the crown | Territory to host first senior citizen pageant
• Sasha Flax appointed interim head of Civil Service Association
• APPEAL: The court ‘erred’, had no business ruling on D4 case; HOA should decide
• VIP gov’t won’t be defined by Premier’s new car or bodyguards — Fahie
• Businesses signing up | 1000 jobs initiative to be launched next week
• ALERT! Possible metal contamination of Tyson chicken strips products
• Gov’t offers two-week amnesty period to regularize qualified expats
• UPDATE: I’m not appealing court’s decision to be malicious, says Willock
• 75% complete | Enis Adams Primary on schedule for September reopening
• Man allegedly burglarizes homes, gifts woman with stolen jewellery
• Major Tortola accommodations already nearly full ahead of Buju Banton show
• ‘I love it here’ | Visitor denied bail after allegedly stealing blank cheques, valuables
• Health Ministry eyeing ways to attract more youth to nursing
• Still no indication of being sworn in despite court’s ruling
• Gov’t in talks to acquire and restore the ‘Dungeon’
• Gov’t developing beach policy | Takes aim at excessive music, noise
• Budget for emancipation festivities not yet decided, expect scaledowns
• Public officers trained to operate new Labour online system
• Inmate Tyrone George recaptured after escaping custody
• Two unbeaten teams remain in local T20 competition
• Premier negotiating with cruise lines for jobs, up to 6K vacancies available
• PENN: Credit former NDP gov’t too, we gave VIP a strong economic footing
• BVI overdoing its tourism product; keep it authentic, officials told
• Gov’t launching programme to register unemployed residents in all districts
• Gov’t to create avenues for seniors to share knowledge with youth
• Court saw Willock’s bias, says Vanterpool on D4 victory
• Governor extends Matthews’ appointment as Police Commissioner
• Safety issues lead to Premier getting new $115K Cadillac Escalade
• Attorney bats for 8-year sentence for client who fatally cut wife’s throat
• Immigration Minister to get power to permit anyone into territory at his discretion
• East End tennis court fully renovated, Federation hopes to bring awareness to sport
• I’m still confident in my legal team, says Willock after lawyer’s arrest
• Willock’s attorney arrested on his way to BVI
• BVI a model for implementing SMART Schools regionally
• Jet skis won’t be allowed on every beach when they are legalised – Premier
• PanAm Games, World Champs to be used to gauge BVI’s readiness for 2020 Olympics
• Gov’t allocates $400K to Financial Services Institute
• Former Immigration says financial hardship led him to rob woman
• Financial Secretary post up for grabs, Forbes’ return undecided
• Promise kept | More than half-dozen receive land titles on Anegada
• Gov’t enhancing procurement legislation amid bribery reports
• Chambers makes public apology for attempting to kill old friend
• Gov’t writes $10K cheque for BVIAA
• Guyanese charged with conspiracy to personate, granted $60K bail
• $90M deal to redevelop Prospect Reef failed, gov’t seeks new investors
• DPP Hollis eyes local as immediate successor, HOA told
• Ask any question and expect full disclosure, Fahie tells Opposition
• Returning the favour| Mitch declares support for Premier’s bodyguard decision
• Officials want BVI to host regional CARIFTA Games
• Cavaliers lead point standings in local T20 competition
• 2019 budget passes
• ‘Claude will be fired if he doesn’t deliver’ — Premier
• Statutory bodies in major jeopardy, HLSCC at risk of losing accreditation
• Ban vehicles older than 10 years or impose stiff taxes on buyers — Rymer
• Psychological games won’t work, can’t bully me to make erratic decisions
• BVI to benefit from EU’s $2M resilience programme
• 2020 budget will be passed by December 15 this year, says Premier
• I have bodyguards because of multiple ‘assassination’ threats — Premier
• One dead following early-morning boating accident
• Flow partners with UP’s Cineplex to premiere Avengers: Endgame today
• Victim clearly identified his shooter, court hears
• Gov’t pledges to invest more in sports after BVI’s 7 medal haul at CARIFTA Games
• Easter Fest was ‘a huge success’, says first-time Chairman
• Still no sign of at large boat captain one month later
• Residents told to get vaccinated | Measles in 22 US states
• BVI shares territory’s story at hurricane conference in US
• Govt ‘invited’ Skelton Cline to submit proposal for $98K contract, says Premier’s Office
• Festival officials temporarily barred from VG festiville, passes needed next year
• BVIPA heightening security at local ports, increased surveillance
• Budget debate kicks off tomorrow
• USVI rides away with over $36K in cash prizes at Easter Sunday races
• Soca artistes rock Virgin Gorda
• Croal strikes historic gold! BVI bags 7 medals at CARIFTA
• Construction of new ESHS will begin next year
• PHOTOS: Governor, residents report good fun at 2019 Easter Parade
• BVI named 2nd runner-up in global pageant
• Budget for local festivals will start coming sooner – Clyne
• PHOTOS: VG Fest opens, Dexta Daps delivers
• Premier urges businesses to donate to ESHS’ reconstruction
• $3.7M to restore ESHS L-shaped building, gov’t signs four contracts
• Court to decide on D4 dispute on May 2
• Kenai Jacobs charged with attempted murder after Monday’s shooting
• Cop gets suspended sentence for leaking information
• Active search for missing US citizen suspended
• 12yo threatens magistrate in open court
• VISAR reopens VG base, to procure new vessel
• Flow now offering strictly gigabyte packages for smartphone users
• Tourist Board’s ‘Seeds of Love’ celebrates the earth
• Court orders retrial after jury fails to agree on verdict for accused cops
• We need legal services on demand, says RDA
• Restored Long Trench centre to be used as ‘model’ for other emergency centres
• UPDATE: Suspect in custody after Monday night’s shooting
• Gov’t gives Skelton Cline $98K consultancy contract
• Recycling trucks being purchased as part of agreement between Green VI, gov’t
• Territory’s first cardiac lab produces 100% success in cases so far
• Man fined for driving vehicle stolen by escaped prisoner
• Premier better positioned to ‘enhance’ local tourism
• Customs promises increased marine patrols to crack on trafficking
• Gas station, marina, increased business spaces to be developed in Fish Bay
• 22yo gets suspended sentence, fine for burglary incident
• Wheatley bats for cricket to return as popular sport in BVI
• Willock tries to get Vanterpool case dismissed, says judicial review premature
• UPDATE: Vanterpool, Willock hire prominent attorneys for today’s judicial review
• Disaster Fund approves first 86 claims from August floods
• Cayman’s legalisation of same-sex unions could affect BVI
• Governor joins effort to preserve BVI’s biodiversity
• Woman fined for keeping man’s cannabis
• Gov’t launches webpage to increase transparency in recovery loan spending
• Historic! Antigua to compete in Easter Sunday races, $60K up for grabs
• Repairs to undermined roads on JVD, VG, Tortola to begin by year’s end
• Talks underway with police to enforce water vending policy in Road Town
• Premier to lead territory-wide cleanup initiative
• Gov’t aiming to increase cruise ship arrivals in BVI
• Swain bought bike days after allegedly collecting bribe $$
• Deadline to pass budget 2 weeks away and still no debate, SFC deliberations
• HLSCC signs MOU with UVI, enrolled locals to now pay $6K less in tuition fees
• Gov’t to increase awareness of 18 endangered plant species discovered in BVI
• Courtroom showdown: Attorney claims he was ‘singled out’ for not being ‘from here’
• Gov’t worker accused of bribery identified as Robert Swain, charged
• No venue! Calypso show, pageants dropped from Easter Fest because of low interest, funds
• Wheatley pledges support to Maduro-Caine’s Fisherman’s Wharf upgrade
• Fake visa holder sentenced to 26 months in prison
• 71yo visitor still missing in BVI waters
• Senior gov’t worker arrested on suspicion of bribery
• Acquitted cop may seek compensation from gov’t, says attorney
• Businesses test prototype of govt’s new online work permit system, good reviews
• D7 to form council to manage community projects, district rep seeks volunteers
• Local artistes should be at forefront of our festivals — Wheatley
• VG Easter Fest to be scaled down again, festival committee $300K in debt
• One of three accused cops acquitted
• BVI to increase accommodations | Premier promises 5K extra beds in five years
• Better roads, education needed before bigger bikes allowed in BVI
• Gov’t worker pleads guilty to cocaine possession, claims not be supplier
• Gov’t deepening ties with region to position BVI for disaster assistance, development
• Gov’t proposes partnership with private businesses; help pay salaries
• Supplementary budget to pay for lawsuits against old NDP gov’t likely
• Banco Popular to open branch on VG by August
• Gov’t signs $105K contract for reconstruction of BFEC
• Man fined $2,600 for cannabis possession
• Major bush fire scorches Virgin Gorda
• Gov’t targets 63% increase in visitor arrivals at new West End port
• Over 2% GDP growth projected this year, no new taxes — Premier
• RVIPF seeking 15 new recruits for 2019
• Gov’t injecting $2.5M towards medical tourism
• Vanterpool’s matter to go under judicial review next week
• UPDATE: Health, Education ministries to receive largest percentages of budget
• Vanterpool shows up for today’s HOA
• Territory to get insight on state of economy during today’s budget address
• Policy being re-implemented: Owners to pay ‘disposal fee’ when licencing vehicle
• Still burning beneath | DWM awaiting funds to rid Cox Heath of lingering issue
• The Boys open another gas station on Tortola, plans to go territory-wide
• Premature petition | Give Willock a chance, he’s done nothing wrong
• Businesses report high sales at 48th BVI Spring Regatta
• Labour constraints likely to affect BVI’s reconstruction, says CDB
• My son with Down syndrome made me a better person
• Preliminary designs for new West End port to be made public this week
• Online petition launched | Calls for Willock to be revoked as HOA Speaker
• Cabinet approves 2019 budget | Now to be brought before HOA
• Shondrea Turnbull: Career mom, author crowned Mrs BVI
• Harneys pays for life-saving technology for VISAR
• Local trio launches books, hopes to reignite reading in BVI
• Speaker not budged by governor’s stance, seeks legal advice
• Residents can now apply for renewable energy at BVIEC
• Major territorial transportation plan being developed, ready in 3 months
• Residents in temporary houses to receive plumbing, utilities soon
• Hospital readies for another hurricane season, repairing damage from 2017 disasters
• Headley fined $1,200 for marijuana possession
• COMMENTARY: Hard for OTs to take UK decisions seriously till Brexit ends
• Inspiring! Inmate tops High School Certificate Programme
• Hospital readies for int’l assessment as it seeks accreditation
• Anguillan hotelier deported after early release from prison
• Civil registry records ‘upsurge’ in citizenship applications
• Project to develop health information system at BVIHSA underway
• I don’t intend to call by-election, Vanterpool’s resignation was ‘invalid’
• 80 naturalised and ‘feeling good’
• Penn to Speaker: D4 not vacant so honour pledge to be impartial
• Midday ferry between Virgin Gorda, Anegada coming — Wheatley
• West End women slapped with additional charge months after arrest
• BVI’s food safety regulations under review
• Speaker notified governor of D4 ‘vacancy’ twice
• Bartender fined for marijuana
• Nat’l Bank raises over $1K to support 4yo cancer patient
• RVIPF launching pilot project for cops to wear body cameras
• ‘Everything going online’: Labour, Immigration to officially merge this week
• BVI tourism still not what it used to be, considerable way left to go — CDB report
• Man accused of trying to rape 16-y-o
• Manhunt underway for boat captain who crashed in BVI
• Work being done to provide 24-hour water
• RDA targets capacity building for contractors | Low response to projects a concern
• Scoping over! Police launch full investigation into ESHS wall
• Prosecutors accused of abusing judicial process after submitting ‘inaccurate info’ to court
• Officials to host public forum on rising insurance premiums
• Environmental Health Dep’t to increase nightly inspections of local restaurants
• COMMENTARY: Keeping OTs in the loop after Brexit
• I have to start from scratch, previous gov’t blew over $50M in excess revenue
• Elevator road finally being repaired, select trucks to be barred from using route
• Cultural heritage site coming for Road Town — City Manager
• Man charged for more drugs than he was held with, analysis reveals discrepancy
• Support initiatives that bring awareness to the differently-abled, residents told
• First 2 years of outstanding salary increments will be included in 2019 budget
• UK must approve BVI’s budget before it passes
• OTs gather in BVI to design cash-based emergency response system
• Visitor nabbed with fake passport | Wrong gender, misspellings in document
• Red Cross launches blood donor drive in preparation for another disaster
• Police charge teen for alleged ‘burglary spree’
• Fahie to OECS: We need to unite, stand up against UK, EU
• We are so close to returning banking to VG — Premier
• RDA signs contract with UK’s Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• Visitor admits to giving false information to get BVI visa
• COMMENTARY: Elections over, time for ruling not for fooling
• ‘On standby’ | Fahie announces Hodge-Smith for uncertain by-election
• Bold Premier: Fahie promises OECS he will ‘regularise’ C’bean expats
• Governor willing to raise concerns of campaign financing with gov’t
• Take emergency drills seriously, residents told
• Machete fight over bad parking lands VG man in court
• Police conducting random stop-and-searches on Tortola
• Governor backs from D4 confusion, won’t get involved unless seat ‘clearly vacant’
• Opposition Leader a character witness for convicted cop, begs mercy
• Forensic audit of finances to be completed in our first 100 days
• Voters asked to rate experience during elections
• ESHS win 2019 inter-secondary school debates
• UK MPs vote to delay Brexit
• No take-backs! Willock calls for by-election, refutes Vanterpool’s ‘return request’
• UPDATE: Resignation letter was invalid, I’m coming out of retirement for the people
• Rymer launches ‘full assessment’ into Works ministry as he takes over post
• CDB Report: Inflation reaches 5-year high in BVI last year
• Financial services projected to boom by year-end
• Fahie attends first overseas meeting, Wheatley Acting Premier
• Tailored teaching methods coming for every child
• Man fined $2,500 for marijuana stashed in scooter
• Caribe wave 2019 exercise
• You must now account for our $7.2M plane money, Premier told
• Gov’t to begin granting land titles to Anegada residents next month
• Go above and beyond to hire BVIslanders, hotels told
• Jury finds cashiers guilty of stealing nearly $60K
• Police investigating Waterfront burglary
• EU says we will not be placed on their blacklist
• Willock appointed Speaker of HoA
• Gov’t moves to convince UK to dump public registers, rely on BOSSs
• Accused killers were with Snoopy before he went missing, court told
• Put mechanisms in place for absentee voters
• Gov’t to establish statutory body for climate change
• House expected to elect Speaker tomorrow, gov’t quiet about its pick
• UK reassures commitment to support BVI recovery
• Commonwealth Day message from Her Majesty The Queen
• Police gift seniors with fruit trees
• ‘The thought never crossed my mind’ — Walwyn on running in D4
• Legal action will be taken against chronic delinquent employers, NHI warns
• Territory-wide marine training coming, says Premier
• Man accused of discarding drugs during police chase
• COMMENTARY: Rookie gov’t with fresh ideas not so bad
• Removal, processing of derelict vessels
• Two more arrested, charged for Snoopy’s murder
• Eligible expats to benefit from residency amnesty
• Another local makes CARIFTA Games team
• Young locals will be placed on each gov’t statutory board
• Parents warned of suicidal video disguised as children’s programme
• BVI establishes legal tribunal capable of disbarring attorneys
• VIP gov’t to have first Cabinet meeting today, ‘historic’ VG venue
• All gov’t ministers getting 3 months as Deputy Premier, Wheatley the first appointee
• I’m confident I won’t have to fire any gov’t member, they’ll stay in line
• UPDATE: By-election in coming weeks, says governor
• Look for new DDM building job, contractors told
• Trial for 2015 boat crash incident commences
• Mark Vanterpool resigns!
• $$ from crime used to fund police cafeteria overhaul
• UK gov’t defers bill to revoke 3-year public register reprieve
• We won’t oppose for opposing sake, says Opposition Leader Penn
• Buju Banton projected to boost local tourism during BVI visit
• Fresh anti-defamation laws needed for BVI — Walwyn
• Be brave, dream big like H L Stoutt, Premier tells residents
• COMMENTARY: BVI post February 25
• Walwyn outlines how NDP lost the election
• USVI dominates Sunday’s races
• Increased fees for airport users
• Out of line ministers will be sacked, says Premier
• Grandmother sells food to fund 4yo grandson’s cancer bills
• Who monitors the monitors? BVI needs Independent Election Commission
• Students defeat cops in marijuana debate
• Duo imprisoned over stolen ring
• NDP made last-minute push for Witness Anonymity law before removal from govt
• Marlon Penn sworn in as Opposition Leader
• Voters relocated, flocked select districts to ‘manipulate’ results, Election Observers suspect
• Visitor with alleged fake identity, charged with giving false info to obtain BVI visa
• Public-private partnership being considered for Palm Grove development
• RT being beautified | Fewer than $100K spent to restore Noel Lloyd Park
• Ministers unofficially announced, restructure of gov’t reported
• Some leaked advance poll results true, investigation launched
• Cops to debate youth on decriminalising marijuana
• ‘I was shocked Walwyn was not re-elected’
• I should have left NDP sooner, affiliation cost PVIM the election
• The big vote-puller, rejecting the odds to inspire a territory
• Andrew Fahie sworn in as Premier
• All billboards must be removed by March 4
• I’m speechless because I’ve been through so much — Fahie
• Quitting politics not off the table, says Walwyn after election defeat
• VIP disputes D6 ballot count, seeks recount for Samuel
• Greater representation now guaranteed for sister islands
• UPDATE: Election results, VIP wins! Walwyn not elected
• No glitches in Districts 1 to 4 | Voters happy with tabulating machines
• Well over 1000 collectively voted in D6, D7, D8 before midday
• Over half of RVIPF assigned to Election Day duties — Commissioner
• Officials waiting to see if ‘leaked’ Advance Poll results true
• Nat’l Importance: Cabinet extends economic substance lawyer’s contract
• The final addresses: NDP, VIP pull notable turnouts on election’s eve
• BVI votes today | Things to know
• REPOST: Number of voters by district, 41 candidates
• PHOTOS: Massive VIP motorcade
• PHOTOS: NDP motorcade, parties to host final pre-election events
• Fahie issues challenge: My opponents’ representation can’t match mine
• Sasha Flax appointed Acting Sister Islands Coordinator
• Man injured in Friday morning shooting, police launch probe
• More voters participate in advanced polling, says Elections Office
• VIP gov’t will give PAC powers to override questionable Cabinet decisions
• VIP’s $20M loan scheme a poor knock-off of NDP’s own, says Walwyn
• Contracts signed: FDL Consultants designing roads to last BVI up to 30 years
• Agriculture proposed to close gap between Anegada, wider territory
• VG man charged with wounding granted $70K bail
• UK Report proposes for BVI to remove ‘discriminatory’ Belonger status, accept same-sex marriage
• NDP promises disability-friendly infrastructures ahead of advanced polls
• Gov’t ‘too involved’ in business community, VIP will give more latitude — Fahie
• Advanced polling today: Things to know
• Political victimisation infecting VG, whistleblower legislation a cure
• Hodge appointed Acting PS in Works Ministry, McMaster assigned to RDA
• SCHEDULE: RVIPF revives Police Week
• Warning: Employers who prevent workers from voting will be imprisoned, fined
• No options | Young locals prefer to be cab drivers abroad than return to BVI
• Fahie promises 1000 jobs in first 1000 days
• ‘Temptation got me’ | Serial thief slapped with 4 years in prison
• Gov’t gave all district reps roughly $325K yearly, Walwyn tells D1 residents
• VIP proposing to create exclusive Anegada, JVD reps to replace At-Large
• District allocations could be abolished under PVIM gov’t
• Up to residents to pressure local authorities if they’re unhappy with BVI politics
• UPDATE: Power restored at airport, operations resume
• We have the $$, outstanding salary increments roughly $9M — Walwyn
• Turnbull to D2 voters: I was there for you, why would you switch on me?
• Premier’s farewell address: ‘I have no regrets’
• Man accused of selling borrowed goods
• Phase 1 of construction complete | VG medical centre to be handed over Friday
• NDP promises to give reserve fund $20M top-up by year’s end
• PVIM says it will ‘greatly’ cut cost of food in BVI
• Man fined for forging employer’s cheques, cashes in $15K
• Vanterpool blasts opponents for ‘sudden emergence’ in D4
• COMMENTARY: A guide to elections, what to vote for
• ‘God has to come from heaven and tell me VIP not behind attack on my wife’
• ‘Family members are off limits’, says Fahie after attack on rival’s wife
• Anonymous anti-NDP billboard mounted days before elections
• Deputy Governor speaks out as political arena muddies in BVI
• BVI Finance Chairman hails Lorna Smith as she steps down
• Extra portfolio | Tourism to get own ministry if NDP re-elected
• Visitor fined $4K after refusing to pay bill at local hotel
• Have a fixed date | No Premier should carry election date in back pocket
• Osborne now on burglary charge, stolen jewellery allegedly found inside home
• Skelton Cline takes ‘sabbatical’ from pastoral duties after church dissociates
• FULL LIST: Total of 41 candidates nominated for elections
• Church distances itself from Pastor Skelton Cline
• Malone targets investment for HLSCC to cut BVI’s imported labour numbers
• PVIM not about self-determination at this time — Skelton
• 56yo Trini found guilty of raping friend’s stepdaughter
• Cruise pier being renamed tomorrow
• Caught on camera: Scooter thief fined $1,000
• International five-star resort coming to BVI
• PVIM endorses Pickering | Doc’s ‘spirit not in tune with disunity politics’
• Bad idea: VIP candidate objects proposal to relocate Willy T to Salt Island
• Roughly $20K missing from my money, says man whose cash police seized
• Shortage of emergency medical technicians: BVIHSA hiring, willing to train
• Assisting an offender, theft, assault listed in latest arrest blotter
• ‘Apologise or I’ll sue’, says O’Neal after Skelton Cline’s ‘bribery for votes’ claim
• UPDATE: Leaders’ debate cancelled after Fahie’s ‘condition’ to participate
• Flow partners with BVI businesses to show customer appreciation
• Leaked AG report: Major questions about fruitless $500K spend in Fahie-led programme
• Accused cops case: Key Crown witness has trouble recalling details
• False! Elections supervisor rejects VIP’s claims of faulty e-tabulating machines
• COMMENTARY: Big campaign promises but where will the money come from?
• Visitors held with $52K, attorney said cash acquired through gambling
• Murder suspects released
• CDB stats: Real GDP grew in BVI for 2018
• Not a little girl | Hodge-Smith takes aim at Vanterpool for ‘neglect’ of D4
• No taxes for taxis | Skelton promises duty-free imports to build local fleet
• Penn fishes for protection laws, co-op between gov’t, local fisherfolk
• COMMENTARY: BVI politics and the fog of Brexit
• Mudslinging is gutter politics and the ‘bottom of a gutter is green’ — Walwyn
• Rymer bewails crime after murder in district
• Party leaders to square off in political debate: Two confirm, one decline
• CDB assesses RDA’s competency to manage $65M loan funds
• Cline willing to go to war with UK over same-sex marriage proposal for BVI
• Maduro-Caines produces pocketbook of accomplishments to quiet ‘haters’
• No longer in hurricane mode, VG Easter Fest returns to full slate of events
• Airport runway’s resurfacing to be completed in just over two months
• Nagico supports local author
• RVIPF, prison officers receive ‘crowd control’ training for protests, large gatherings
• Wheatley proposing to redo Miami airline deal and favour local air carrier
• Road resurfacing timed after rainy season, not for elections — Vanterpool
• Man remanded for harbouring fugitive brother Khori Prince, bawls in court
• PVIM will strengthen the labour code, Smith claims
• DDM staff awarded $21K for exceptional post-hurricane performance, overtime
• Three arrested in connection to Huntums Ghut murder
• Dirk Walters switches to At-Large
• PVIM proposing to build 10 homes yearly for poor
• Prince breaks from handcuffs to make second escape, court hears
• Skelton widens distance from NDP, likens time in embattled party with Jesus’ crucifixion
• Penn plans to turn Long Look Clinic into a 24-hour facility, revamp agriculture
• ‘Irresponsible’ article raises concerns | Media’s latitude in major case weighing in balance?
• E-tabulating machines only count votes | More public demonstrations on February 10
• Three arrested between January 27 and February 2
• Move elderly from Adina Donovon Home to old Peebles Hospital — Fraser
• $$ ‘significantly less’ after it was last seen in accused cop’s custody — Whistleblower
• Clause about ‘no unrealistic promises’ removed from political code of conduct
• Operations tighten at polling stations, no more polling agents per candidate
• Verna Smith running At-Large for Progressives United
• Cedar Int’l, St Georges advance after spirited school debate on crime
• Commonwealth MPs invited to observe BVI elections
• Police name murder victim, investigating fatal shooting
• Police increase presence at ESHS after reported ‘disturbance’
• ‘Enough is enough’, D1 lags behind under Fahie’s 20-year leadership — Romney-Moses
• O’Neal rehashes promise of rescue helicopter for D9, proposes partnership
• Dirk’s plans for D5: cottage-like housing to attract tourists, adult daycare
• Smith-Thompson proposes to recommission Sea Cows Bay plant to water D3
• UPDATE: Police confirm BVI’s first murder for 2019, says other gunshot victim stable
• 5-year concessions part of Penn’s ideas for small businesses, no more ‘lip service’
• Rajah Smith joins Progressives United as At-Large candidate, outlines plans
• UPDATE: Nomination Day now February 14
• Sylvia Romney-Moses announced as PVIM’s candidate for First District
• Pickering running independent? Launches campaign February 12
• Local educators to be trained how to assist asthmatic students
• Pockwood Pond incinerator still not repaired over 2 months later, ministry seeks $$
• ‘Underinsurance’ is real, not a scam, says tribunal of experts
• Harrigan proposing to restore D5’s age-old bridge, build civic centre
• Monthly report: $8M of CDB loan earmarked for 18 consultancies
• Clubs allege major corruption in BVI Cricket Association, regional body informed
• 41 complaints settled through Insurance Tribunal, insurance laws need updating
• Late educators Callender, Walters left good legacies; emulate them – Walwyn
• Baby in prison | Woman on murder charges gives birth while on remand
• Being party leader does not guarantee you’ll win seat so all should debate
• Participants already pouring in for 48th Spring Regatta, organisers promise more fun
• Young BVI ballers dominate soccer tournament in Puerto Rico
• Governor appoints acting DMV boss
• Prince recaptured | Named in connection to $800K jewellery heist at Mi Amor
• D3 debates cancelled | Fraser still undecided, Thompson ‘disappointed’
• Flow highlights enhanced performance of its network following rebuild
• Better Labour laws needed, insecurity causes expats to ship $$ back to home countries
• Creque proposing to reduce cost to build, transform construction into economic pillar
• Ivan Dawson Primary restored and ready for reopening
• 18-month sentence for assaulting white man
• Unacceptable roads, sewerage | Smith promises 20-year development plan
• Talks underway to attract new cruise companies to BVI
• Underground gambling booming: PVIM proposes gaming zone to boost visitor nightlife
• NDP only interested in a leaders’ debate, party indicates
• Include young locals in policymaking process for youth — de Castro
• COMMENTARY: Sister’s keeper
• Discussions on local sports development come to forefront on Thursday
• Accused cop seen leaving police station with evidence bag, court hears
• NDP launches app ahead of elections
• We don’t need to pay others to market BVI, use local scholarship recipients — Scatliffe
• Ministry runs out of $$ to complete Anegada road repairs, awaits next budget
• Audit them! Fahie promises to probe post-hurricane insurance ‘scams’
• BVI takes overall victory in pre-election races on Sunday
• COMMENTARY: Demographic politics and the BVI
• VIP proposes high-rise parking facilities for Road Town
• Park, museum and agri-market Parillon’s plans for Third District
• Horseracing action on Sunday | 14 USVI horses to face off against 9 from BVI
• PVIM expanding: Number of candidates will grow to 11, says Skelton
• Voter registration closes Monday | Gov’t-issued IDs can be used for 2019 elections
• Trellis Bay businesses could see increased economic activity with airport expansion
• ‘Inspirational: You’re a rock, Doc’ | Fraser salutes Premier
• Choppy waters wash vessel ashore | DDM cautions residents of adverse weather
• Dancia Penn running At-Large in February 25 elections
• Cap it: All legislators should be made to serve a limited time in office — Christian
• Governor launches campaign to raise $500K for Old Gov’t House Museum
• Save our locals: Regular businesses getting trapped in broad financial services net
• Pickering confirms candidacy | Duty to retiring premier now dissolved with HOA?
• Shop owners suspect eviction from TPP because ‘someone’ wants spot before election
• Election day February 25!
• Strong medical facility now named after strong woman
• Gov’t gets resistance in renaming hospital in honour of Premier
• Considerable swell in voter registration | Over 500 new persons make growing list
• Goal post shift: Emergency amendment to new economic substance Act disrupts HOA
• FDL secures another gov’t contract | $800K consultancy for roads, coastal defence restoration
• Trial starts for accused cop trio, Crown witnesses testify
• The best woman to sit At-Large
• Farmers, fisherfolk benefit from $300K government assistance
• $15K tax exemption, increased salaries promised if Skelton becomes finance minister
• Election promise: $10M will be pumped into Business Bureau to facilitate low-interest loans
• Still at large, Prince assaulted cop to escape
• MALE branches out, signs partnership agreement with YEP
• Skelton promises overnight cruise pier system under PVIM gov’t
• Rymer proposes to make D5 ‘cultural capital’ of BVI, reclaiming land part of plans
• City Manager should be given legislative powers, says Walwyn
• Piped water to be restored on JVD by month-end
• OPINION: Multiple parties good for democracy but landslide victory unlikely
• Visitors waste days just to get here then USVI benefit, expansion a priority — Walwyn
• Have you seen this police escapee?
• Weeks before EU decides on BVI’s ‘economic substance’ law, companies still have questions
• How these party heads feel about forming a coalition gov’t
• Airport expansion: Int’l airlines already showing interest but project still in infancy
• Visitor caught with ‘medical cannabis’ at airport fined
• Keep off AO Shirley Grounds, facility closed for repairs
• Put someone else in First District and meet me in At-Large arena, Fahie told
• I am fully capable of representing BVI as premier internationally
• Gov’t transforming, renaming Labour, other departments to merge
• Maduro sentenced to one year in prison for Tread Falls burglary
• VIP promises ‘district councils’, reduced imported labour, whistleblowing law
• West End station reopening nears, cops to share space with Customs, Immigration
• RTW employee runs to raise support for Diabetes Association
• No telling when hospital project will be completed, $114M spent so far
• 2023 reprieve: UK extends deadline for BVI to implement public registers
• Changes: Prisoners could vote before election day under amendments to law
• We face ‘constitutional crisis’ if elections don’t happen early — Skelton
• Walwyn not under police investigation, says Premier
• First four local athletes qualify for 2019 CARIFTA Games
• Premier: Taxpayer $$ also used to pay BVI Airways’ debts, no one got rich from airline
• Horse Owners Association boss named as PVIM candidate
• NDP government wasted $20 million, says Skelton
• Locals will get scholarships for masters degrees, PhDs under my administration
• Former hospital worker gets 6 months for beating customer, victim still affected
• Debates needed for all districts, seats
• Never was there a time more critical to vote, get registered — Underhill
• Unarmed cops can no longer grab guns at will, told to steer clear of live firearm incidents
• NDP wants locals ‘cutting bush, cleaning ghuts’ while giving top jobs to expats
• Biwater, roundabout stoplights were collective VIP decisions, not just Fraser
• Stop speaking that foolishness, ‘corruption’ talk badly hurting BVI
• Inmate sentenced to 12 months for assaulting prison officer
• Greenland stadium expected to be mecca of sports tourism
• Anegada man who went missing at sea rescued
• Progressive plans: Free legal services, elderly healthcare, lunches under Fraser regime
• Last-minute motion being introduced to rename Peebles in honour of Premier Smith
• Fraser’s Progressives United presents four candidates at party launch
• Gov’t submits application for airport development, to engage public with meeting
• Stop it! Vandals tearing down NDP posters, says party chairman
• Crackdown: No operation if taxis don’t have fire extinguisher, not maintained
• Unacceptable! Man held with over $9K fake cash in 2017 appears in court for first time
• Man accused of beating former lover with bar stool
• Dengue alert! Disease flares up in Caribbean
• Where are our planes, pier park audit? Turnbull to tackle premier
• When is election day?
• Wheatley dominates 9th District debate
• FINED: Drugs fall from man’s pocket while making report at police station
• Ninth District Debate: Candidates’ answers to questions
• Contract award summary for works on JVD district office, police station
• Leave us to roll out our candidates in peace — Walwyn
• Police now ‘scoping’ to see if full criminal investigation needed for ESHS wall project
• ‘False’ call diverts cops from RiteWay moments before robbery — Commissioner
• 62yo man sentenced to 18 months for molesting child
• RVIPF launch collaborative probe into tour bus fire with taxi commission, BVITB
• Former hospital cashier pleads guilty to beating disgruntled customer
• Local contractors, consultants to be ‘graded’ in govt’s new classification system
• UPDATE: Tourists escape tour bus fire unharmed, broken fuel line causes combustion
• Love lost? NDP not getting full slate of candidates ‘alarming’, says Fahie
• O’Neal, de Castro, Wheatley to square off in 9th District debates
• Political Newcomers | Wade Smith guns for D5 seat with shelter, tourism, sewerage initiatives
• Over 400 unclaimed vessels in BVI, Shipping Registry issues ‘urgent’ call
• Section of Long Bay in Beef Island to be named as ‘protected area’
• Walwyn promises Premier Smith advisor role
• Willy T saga BVI’s newsmaker for 2018 | Tragedy, crime also trend
• BVI’s got talent | Two locals drafted to play schoolboy football in UK
• OPINION: What to vote for this election, 8 issues that matter
• Local songbird breathes life into CGB restaurant
• NDP officially presents election candidates
• WALWYN: Even ESHS educators can apply for principal, deputy acting in post until
• ‘I so thankful’ | 83yo first to receive new home under Housing Assistance Programme
• Gov’t spends over $20M on consultancies in last 6 years, BVI Airways the single largest spend
• Menacing: Gunmen brought rifle to RiteWay robbery, shots fired even after taking cash
• COMMENTARY: Ganja, hypocrites, and social racism
• Major power outage forces all gov’t offices into early closure
• Security changes to Peebles Hospital now in effect, enhanced services expected
• Discussions being had with anonymous benefactor to rebuild entire ESHS
• Tortola resident charged after allegedly wounding man on neck with knife
• Arrangements being made to now release visitor’s body back to family
• ‘Economic substance’ law in effect: BVI to hit noncompliant companies with varying fines
• Walwyn: Trade school could cushion blowback of imminent job losses in financial services
• Another new party emerges for elections
• Mi Amor burglary: Police reviewing CCTV footage, 100 diamond rings stolen
• Fireworks colour Trellis Bay Market for New Year’s
• JVD, Cane Garden Bay come alive for Old Year’s Night
• 2019 New Year’s message from Premier
• Ports Authority closing half-day on New Year’s Eve
• VISTS students record strong 77% passes in regional vocational exams
• Anegada the new tourism oasis | Industry ‘thriving’ on sister island
• Vanterpool proposing to name cruise pier after former Chief Minister
• FAHIE: Let’s hold off on using voting machines, voters don’t trust them
• Watch out for dangerous seas, BVI under High Surf Advisory
• Shooting at RiteWay in RT, reported armed robbery attempt
• Major red flags: Gov’t addressing ‘oversight’ in spending 11 years later
• Quick fixes a waste of money: Demolish, rebuild ESHS, fire station — Scatliffe
• Brace for strong winds, rough seas and wet weather, says DDM
• Gov’t gifts local centenarian with $5,000
• Stoutt-Igwe appointed Deputy Governor’s PS after acting in post for 2 years
• Successful return of horseracing to BVI | USVI overall winners of Box Day event
• BVI’s accommodation inventory to normalize in a year or so
• US visitor’s body stuck in BVI as RVIPF probe death | Family distressed
• Five Haitians detained after being refused leave to land in BVI
• BVI economy in doom | I wish God’s blessings during our ‘sadness’
• Let’s share with those who still need help — Governor
• Premier’s Christmas message
• Christmas message from Andrew Fahie
• Christmas message from Melvin Turnbull
• Dr Kedrick Pickering’s Christmas message
• Christmas message: Marlon Penn
• Two major resorts to reopen next winter, says Premier
• BVI doesn’t stand a chance after Britain leaves EU — Fraser
• ‘Urgent need’ causes Cabinet to waive tender process to buy voting machines
• Walwyn’s Xmas party facilitates donations to FSN
• COMMENTARY: Saving the BVI from pirates and politicians
• Governor appoints Skelton as new Opposition Leader
• Cabinet grants Prospect Reef developers ‘extension’ till March
• Harsh penalties introduced for persons who commit crimes during public emergencies
• Body of US citizen found at sea
• BVIEC inks multimillion-dollar fuel deal with SOL | Delta loses contract after 14 years
• Water supply will improve in SCB by February, Vanterpool claims
• Land Registry denies tampering with official documents
• RDA boss getting annual salary of $300K, Premier confirms
• Booting Willy T again necessary | Norman, Peter Island developments ‘too important’
• Number of issued BVI visas almost doubles, high demand leads to longer wait
• $323K contract for design of hurricane-hit govt buildings
• An early Christmas gift: Renovations to BVI Autism Center now complete
• District 6 looking like ‘dumping ground’ | DWM remove bins on request of business owners
• Legislators cry for ‘diversified economy’ amid more pressure on financial services
• Govt pays over $23 million in lawsuits, settlements in last 7 years
• BVI forges formal partnership with Airbnb, signs MOU
• Burglar caught wearing stolen pants, shoes
• New legislation: Offshore companies must open physical offices in BVI, or else …
• Local entrepreneurial sector experiencing ‘substantial increase’
• Walwyn/ministry gave public, Treasury ‘false info’ on wall — Auditor General
• Back in business | Quito’s reopens after million-dollar upgrade
• 21 horses set to race on Boxing Day
• Marijuana farmer sentenced to over 3 years in prison
• Gov’t still overseeing CDB loan $$ though RDA in place
• Time to talk about self-determination, says Financial Secretary
• Truck driver acquitted of manslaughter
• 17 new police recruits sworn in, nearly half are locals
• COMMENTARY: End the imports, BVI way better off feeding itself
• Child Maintenance & Access bill now in effect
• Walwyn responds: Governor trying to interfere with electoral process
• Prison officer held with drugs at HMP
• VIDEO: Utter lie, I never asked to join VIP, deputy premiership — Turnbull
• Audit on controversial wall now in hands of police, says Governor
• I’ll graciously step aside: PVIM asking governor to remove me as Opposition Leader
• Turnbull wanted to join VIP last year, asked for Deputy Premier post
• Dominican Republic native accused of buggering, raping woman on boat
• Projects piling but funding slow: CDB withholds $$ till govt spends old $15M
• Nearly 20 residents will spend another Christmas in shelters
• 23yo gets suspended sentence for 42 grams of marijuana
• Two more outstanding audit reports tabled, 2017 to be laid next year
• Premier to request $138M to continue operations till 2019 budget passes
• Fahie wary, says new bill on economic substance ‘very cagey’
• Woman gets $20K bail for allegedly assaulting females, one knocked unconscious
• VG leg amputee denies stealing generator after hurricane
• COMMENTARY: Why BVI, other West Indian countries stuck in ‘developing’ status
• Repairs to police headquarters begin
• $100K bail | Women allegedly caught with over 700 grams of cannabis, $20K
• ‘Everything nice!’ | Unpleasant Sewerage issue rectified in Ghetto
• New flood risk policy implemented for landowners in RT
• My health is not a concern, says Skelton
• Premature: I have not yet decided to return to electoral politics, says Dancia Penn
• NDP rebrands: ‘Life is different since party formed 20 years ago’
• Man fined after stealing, drinking 13 bottles of champagne from neighbour
• Teachers and health personnel trained in autism management
• Rotary lights up Port Purcell
• Man of the ‘local’ people: Skelton promises ‘real job preference’ to BVIslanders
• Even split | What happens if another gov’t member moves to opposition?
• Missed target: Works to ESHS will not start before late-January
• Local sprinter clocks world-leading indoor 60m dash time
• Man claims he ‘found’ dinghy and kept it | Granted $40K bail
• PVIM announces candidates for the 2019 General Elections
• UPDATE: Dancia Penn will join us as PVIM candidate, says Skelton
• 3yo drug matter dismissed after deficiencies with evidence
• Works on decrepit fire station start Monday | $795K contract to rescue ill officers
• BVI newcomer gets 6 months in prison, fined $5K for gun
• Another promise: West End port to reopen by early 2019
• USVI man fined $5K for 60 grams of marijuana
• ‘We need saving’: Over 30 firemen fall sick in chronic work conditions
• Just? Scatliffe gets below minimum penalty for gun crime
• UPDATE ON BLACKOUT: Power restoration begins across sections of BVI
• PVIM clarifies: Says Mitch did not ‘ask’ for a ministerial post, he was ‘offered’
• I’d welcome Dr Pickering to PVIM with open arms — Skelton
• Satellite emergency relief warehouses being established
• Turnbull requested gov’t ministerial post before leaving NDP
• New economic substance law will challenge financial services providers, Premier warns
• Gov’t signs $140K contract to enhance CCTV surveillance in BVI
• ‘I use cannabis to manage my post-hurricane depression’, drug offender tells court
• Unavoidable delay | Schools to get new batch of digital textbooks this week
• Burglar confesses to stealing $8K cash, jewellery
• BVI to use int’l connections to support UK after Brexit — Premier
• Missing court files a concern | At least 2 dozen criminal cases dismissed in 2 weeks
• NDP will announce candidates after Christmas, says Walwyn
• Reservoir reconstruction on JVD nearly complete
• COMMENTARY: Reflect on financial independence achieved 40 years ago
• Zero tolerance: Disciplinary action to be taken against ‘student fighters’
• NDP has turned locals against expats for political gains — Fahie
• Thomas sentenced to over 5 years for loaded gun, drugs
• I didn’t get any team ‘I wanted’ — Fahie rubbishes claims
• PVIM launches Friday
• Elderly dollmaker offers seasonal Christmas treasure
• Water & Sewerage boss re-elected VP of regional body
• DeCastro, Malone, Flax, Smith selected as VIP’s At-Large candidates
• 63yo grandmother fined for assaulting teacher
• Sewerage nightmare: Ghetto residents living among their own faeces
• BVIPA to issue contracts using new database, registration encouraged
• Govt entering development agreement for 5-star resort on VG
• Xmas on DeCastro Street begins today | Late legislator to be honoured
• TAG concludes successful drive to assist BVI Cancer Society
• Governor departs to UK to discuss ‘constitutional relationships’
• Names of other potential NDP election recruits surface
• Police K9 Unit officially relaunched, dogs to be trained to detect cash
• Gov’t activating landfill as fire-damaged incinerator closes
• ‘I was doing a favour’: Mother, daughter guilty of ‘intent to supply’ drugs
• DDM boss honoured
• Accused attempted burglary denied bail
• Disgraceful: Only 4 members are on time whenever HOA sits
• 62yo admits to molesting 14yo girl, mother walks in on lewd act
• Locals told: Show some dignity, ‘common sense’ as BVI prepares for election
• Plumber fined $2K for drug and traffic offences
• Speaker adjourns ‘illegal’ HOA sitting after Opposition raises alarm
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Parliamentary shift
• Major fire contained but still burning | Efforts to extinguish continue
• GUILTY: Father claims ‘mistaken identity’ after having sex with 15yo daughter
• Departed NDP legislators does not impact our ability to govern — Premier
• Nearly dozen persons seek to become At-Large candidates for VIP
• Lack of court equipment causes further delay in 3yo cocaine case
• Explosion leads to massive fire at Pockwood Pond waste facility
• BVIPA workers undergo ‘intensive training’ in anti-money laundering
• Govt pays company $336K for extinguishing Cox Heath fire, site maintenance
• PHOTOS: Anegada hosts another successful Lobster Fest
• $400K insurance settlement for BVI Fishing Complex
• Fisherman fined for 12.8 grams of marijuana
• 19yo woman fined for festival village fight
• ‘I want no part of that confusion’: Keith Flax pulls out of political race
• JAILED | Halim Scatliffe urges other drug dealers to end practice
• Repairs to VG police barracks start Monday, $766K contract signed
• No more impermanent repairs, John’s Hole road getting concrete fix
• Norman Island development projected to cost upwards of $200M
• ‘Fire them skin yes’: Premier sacking ministers popular with residents — Vox Pop
• Did you see any ‘angry scooter riders’ when 11yo was killed last year?
• Post-hurricane vacationers pour in with testimonials about BVI
• Man allegedly beats lover with ironing board for staying out late
• FINED: Man claims he uses marijuana for spinal injury
• E coli outbreak: Local food stores recall romaine lettuce
• Charter boaters unlawfully fishing lobsters after misleading publication
• New appointees to do ‘reconnaissance’ on ministerial portfolios
• Stepdad beats man who he found at home with 16yo daughter
• Cabinet agree to pay RDA members
• Teen held with drugs gets community service, $2K fine
• Maduro-Caines to be appointed Junior Minister for Trade
• Premier appoints new Health Minister, Junior Tourism Minister
• VG man allegedly steals generator for ‘safekeeping’
• Visitor experience being enhanced with telescopes, WiFi
• USVI national granted $60K bail after drug find
• COMMENTARY: Is this the end to two-party politics in BVI?
• UPDATE: Premier details Ronnie Skelton’s firing as Health Minister
• Hard to pass new laws between now and election, gov’t too broken
• Day-trippers flocking BVI, 28% increase compared to last year
• Brandywine business robbed weeks before fire, operators suspect arson
• A beautiful mind | VIP honours entrepreneur living with cerebral palsy
• Kitt Hodge fined for drugs, disorderly conduct
• UPDATE: Turnbull’s reason for ‘switching sides’
• I don’t respect the way Premier had me fired
• Stop these malicious memes, Walwyn cries foul
• Alleyne officially ‘takes the rap’, co-accused trio pleads not guilty
• UK donates mobile clinic to BVI
• Businessman fined for buying stolen vessel, engine
• No by-election, says governor | Generals by April 16 next year
• Christian fired from Junior Minister post
• ‘There was no dishonesty’ | Walwyn not shying from wall debate
• By-election senseless, a waste | Just call early General
• Kalik Aaron found not guilty of 2016 attempted murder
• Gov’t to begin negotiations for major Norman Island development
• Gov’t buying 6 new fire trucks, equipment for BVI
• Hispanic trio with fake visas gets 10 months at HMP, fined
• King gets 12 months jail time, ordered to pay nearly $9K for jeep
• Repairs to BFEC start, to be complete in 4 months
• Father hits 6yo in eye for defacing wall, court hears
• Facts about the so-called Skelton political party
• VIDEO: Fire consumes bar in Brandywine Bay
• BVI put under flash flood watch till 2pm
• Founding party member Archie Christian leaves NDP
• They know why they left, party more united for it — Walwyn
• Magistrate threatens to jail prosecutor, police for gross misconduct
• Migration from NDP continues, party VP resigns
• By-Elections? Fifth district told to register, party’s recruit candidates
• BVI collaborating with int’l bodies to tackle fake visas
• Tropical wave weakens, becoming less organised
• Man denied bail after making off with jeep from repair shop
• Public consultations on Consumer Protection bill this month
• 10 illegal guns in 11 months | What happens after recovery
• Tropical wave could develop into storm within 48 hours
• FINED: Fear of taser nearly causes serious injury to cop
• Mervin Flaherty convicted for 3 counts of theft
• Liquor licence applications deadline November 22
• Chronic disease patients to benefit from support programme
• Willy T being booted again! Owners mull leaving BVI for good
• VG men fined after disobeying last year’s curfew for WiFi connection
• Smiths breaks from NDP, aligns with new party
• Caught on camera: Accused burglar allegedly steals vault, jewellery
• Seismic equip’t being installed to help improve building standards
• VG ‘peacemaker’ slapped with multiple charges, pleads guilty
• Hispanic fake visa holders sentenced to 3 months in prison
• OT director in BVI on governance, recovery-focused visit
• DDM: Thunderstorms near BVI may cause heavy showers, flooding
• Former employee steals dinghy from Moorings, sells it
• Renewable energy law effected, reduced fossil fuel imports anticipated
• Teacher sentenced after flogging 2yo for poo
• Fake visa cases climbing, 3 more held with counterfeits
• HMP recruits 9 new prison officers, most from wider C’bean
• Miss World Int’l Chair donates $5K in supplies to VG school
• Duo mortgaged house to buy fake visas, bogus BVI jobs
• More domestic violence victims having court cases dropped
• Teachers being trained in school emergency response
• Cabinet waives tender process for $132K repair contract to ESHS
• Fake visa holders rearrested, back before court after dismissal
• VG airport ready for flights, facility reopens
• Baronville slapped with more prison time for burglary
• Unsettled weather forecast for another 24 hours
• Scabies cases discovered at HMP, outbreak contained
• Decentralising gov’t being considered for enVision 2040
• An NDP in pieces
• BVI to start filing, managing court cases online
• Fined: Hispanic man illegally enters Tortola for ‘cigarettes’
• Rename Craft’s Alive in Delores Christopher’s honour
• $60K bail | Court employee just ‘visiting’ when gun, drugs found
• Delores Christopher lying in state, scores pay tribute
• Police spend over $80K on mould removal
• Haitian sentenced to 64 months for smuggling operation
• BVI projected to have a 50K population in 20 years
• Man allegedly hits neighbour unconscious with rock to head
• 4 charged after police raid recovers gun, bullets, drugs
• Alleged gov’t looter: ‘I see people take things so I take too’
• Med school to open January, few hundred students ready
• VG airport misses reopening date, works still ongoing
• Justice system dismal: Dead persons’ matters being called in court
• Man claims self-defence in alleged ‘race assault’ against Caucasian
• Over $500K pledged to outfit VG hospital so far
• Political candidates, parties warned against ‘unrealistic election promises’
• RDA an implementation body, not gov’t alternative
• BVI seeks to attract more vessels to territory
• Court frees West End drug offender after 5 months on remand
• Court dismisses case after duo with fake visas gets ‘wrong charge’
• Major water waste along dual carriageway
• Cruel father who body slams, chokes son gets suspended sentence
• Quick insurance being introduced for agro-industry, small businesses
• Stop complaining, give us credit, BVI has come far with recovery
• Supermarket thief sentenced after confession
• COMMENTARY: Gov’t borrowing the new normal
• Local appointed as new CEO of BVIHSA
• Accused looters allegedly advertise stolen items on Facebook
• BVI takes massive leap in healthcare with first-ever cardiac lab
• Gourmet With A Cause kicks off 2018 Food Fete
• Man fined $500 for 31 grams of cannabis
• Funeral for Delores Christopher this Saturday
• Victim’s business partner named as murder suspect; $2M in drugs found
• Plausible? Recovery projects over $2M closed to int’l bidders
• Anegada Beach Club named Boutique Eco-Hotel of the Year
• VG man sentenced to 36 months for burglary, drugs
• Gov’t ending material grant assistance to hurricane-hit homeowners
• Man held with cocaine fined $6K, drug supply charge dismissed
• Imported workers deserting employers for higher paying jobs
• Struggling Man accused of aggravated burglary
• Housing, transport problems hurting policing on VG
• Amended vehicles and road traffic legislation in effect
• BVI needs horse racing, restore the sport — Fraser
• Keep your truck loads covered
• Former hotel manager gets 3-month suspended sentence
• UWI honours three BVI nationals with Pelican Award
• The VIP and I will save this territory
• Another man charged in connection to attempted abduction case
• Finance Ministry ‘cooked up’ plan to take sewerage $$, not me — Penn
• Man says he sells drugs because wages are too low
• 71 public officers honoured for years of service
• Monday’s murders could be connected, says police
• Fraser, Turnbull adamant: Decries ‘issues’ with recovery plan
• Frustrated: Top cop begs politicians to effect recovery plan
• Gunmen entered home, murdered Ettienne while children present
• DPP claims man resists arrest because of ‘family prominence’
• Not forgotten: Anegada to receive road repairs, more PWD staff
• COMMENTARY: The wealthy investor
• Another shooting on Monday, another man killed
• UPDATE: Man killed in Monday morning shooting identified
• Disrespectful! Walwyn breached protocol by publicising wall report
• Another ‘mental’ offender sent to HMP | Gov’t called on to act
• Remove all items from festival grounds by October 19
• HOA positioned to get more inclusion in RDA operations
• VG resident implicated for burglary, 829 grams of marijuana
• Norwegian Cruise returns to grand welcome from BVI
• St Kitts visitor caught sneaking out of BVI, sobs at prison prospect
• Week dedicated to celebrate emergency nurses locally
• Did cop stun ‘peacemaker’? Court to rule on 4-y-o matter
• Timelines for restoration of all gov’t infrastructure being prepared
• Mercer found guilty of being drug supplier, fined $4.5K
• BVIHSA seeking donations to outfit new VG med centre
• Baronville sentenced to several months for cocaine, marijuana
• Designs for NEOC building halfway complete
• HOA runs this territory, not RDA or governor
• Attempted VG shooter confesses in court
• UK donates generators to BVI
• Fewer restrictions, USVI open to collaborate with BVI on tourism
• Delores Christopher the ‘true essence of a Virgin Islander’
• I use marijuana for my diabetes, police tampered with drugs
• Kilos of cocaine found on local ferry, crew member charged in USVI
• Delores Christopher has died
• BVI should adopt National Heroes
• System coming for public to rate service of gov’t workers
• Over 2 years and ‘sex with minor’ case still at infancy stage
• Man imprisoned for assault, double theft at supermarket
• Cultural Food Fair this Friday
• RVIPF catch 45 in every 100 criminals | Crime drops by 9%
• Halim Scatliffe admits to possession, plan to distribute drugs
• 3-year high: BVI gets nearly 10K new companies in first quarter
• Haitian found guilty of smuggling migrants
• St Vincent boaters found not guilty of gun, ammo charges
• COMMENTARY: Severe hurricanes, flooding will become annual
• C&W business shares ways to safeguard BVI businesses
• CTL donates close to $5K in merchandise to BFEC
• Father, son allegedly found with 61 bullets, drugs, and $25K
• Myett’s not being sold | Forges partnership with Pusser’s
• Gov’t hires second attorney to help keep BVI off EU blacklist
• Schools closed due to rainy weather
• Cameras capture burglar twice in separate break-ins
• Heated argument forces HOA into adjournment
• Pickering Acting Premier for a week
• Give guns to police and people will respect them — Fraser
• Facility needed: Magistrate laments jailing ‘mental’ offenders
• REPORT: Ministry did not follow procedure to build wall
• Woman being jailed for disobeying summons, unpaid rent
• Govt’s main phone lines down since last week
• Former marine officer held with $225K ‘unaware’ he had to declare funds
• Every gov’t project over $250K should be audited — Walwyn
• 24-y-o man to pay over $10K for crashing into Lexus
• Local app being developed to push major recycling initiative
• Auditor General’s report on ESHS wall project very ‘lacking’
• 156 public servants honoured for longstanding service
• Businessman fined $2K for marijuana possession
• Trent Harrigan freed, found not guilty of 2015 attempted murder
• Airport expansion will progress before my premiership ends
• Authorities fabricate confession of accused burglar?
• Gov’t, CDB hosting workshop for potential contractors
• Locals have no respect for expat cops, says magistrate
• Mother stops man just before alleged intercourse with minor
• Penalties soft for officers, inmates who break HMP laws?
• Brilliantly restored: Ivan Dawson Primary reopening in weeks
• COMMENTARY: Demography and the general election
• Region told BVI fostering ‘decent work’ ethics since hurricanes
• Beautification continues: 460-foot mural being painted in CGB
• Bumpy fined for harbouring girlfriend, claims he did it for love
• Machete victim admits to assaulting alleged attacker first
• Earn experience abroad before returning, BVI undergrads told
• Anguillan visitor fined $56K, to spend months in prison
• Harneys donates $3K to FSN
• Policy being developed for jet ski use, distribution
• Homeless thief sentenced to six months, rehab for drug addiction
• Should prison portfolio remain under Education Ministry?
• Donovan, Skelton fined $19K for marijuana
• New report coming on benefits of doing business in Africa
• I did not say I care more for expats than locals
• Prison Bill: Security dogs for HMP; inmates may be asked for semen
• Venezuelan ‘money mules’ part of larger enterprise, fined $92K
• DPP’s office put on blast, sloppiness affecting judicial system
• West End port to reopen by mid-November, Vanterpool claims
• BVI receives spotlight at TEDx Wilmington
• Nagico makes donation to school on VG
• Fraser accuses AG of being biased to Speaker, tempers fly in HOA
• I did not visit St Lucia to recruit a new head of prison — Walwyn
• Streets still too dark | Residents, Vanterpool fear for public safety
• Repeat burglar sentenced to 32 months in prison
• Expat newborn fee ‘reviewed’, gov’t to give report in 2 weeks
• Two representing BVI at Youth Olympic Games this month
• $400K attorney hired by gov’t was ‘highly recommended’ — Premier
• Addressing the inefficiency: Gov’t to review future Speeches from Throne
• Man allegedly burglarizes boss’s home during hour-long ‘bathroom break’
• Pickering never went to gov’t, party to verify reports about Speaker
• City Manager wants alternative access road to McNamara
• BVI laws need to be made available online, says judge
• COMMENTARY: Coalition gov’t possible, may be best for BVI
• Flow customers well-positioned to access superior digital experiences
• VIP confirms candidates for the Third and Eighth districts
• Clarification: Simeon Pope was not arrested
• Cabinet approves ‘single ballot process’ for next elections
• Possible unstable weather this weekend as Kirk passes south
• Court hears how Venezuelan visitors each smuggle $14K in crotch
• Gov’t paying up to $400K for UK lawyer to draft special law
• BVI to implement confidential cancer registry by January
• Man to pay thousands for buying stolen phone, criminal damage
• Schools, restaurants raise over $20K for needy students
• Inmates reportedly tamper with cameras at court
• Long Look road closed September 29
• NDP turned BVI into ‘failed state’, call elections now — Skelton Cline
• Disaster-resistant NEOC building will house gov’t in event of catastrophe
• Grieving offender shown leniency, to get counselling while at HMP
• Two-year drug trial ends, accused men choose silence
• Consultants invited to provide project management support
• Other states should learn from BVI’s education system — OECS boss
• Man, woman held at airport with $80K, cash found in vagina
• VIP to confirm Fraser’s replacement on Saturday
• Family indicted in $26K drug ring | Two granted $100K bail
• Flax-Charles weighing whether to run for political office
• BVI lauds UN and calls for more support
• Kirk regenerates into tropical storm, may dump inches of rain on BVI
• Speaker’s ‘NDP candidacy’ dispute not a matter for me — Governor
• Magistrate dismisses 3-y-o case after DDP loses file
• First Cabinet decisions to be publicised this week, not discussions
• Bad timing: BVI shelves trip to Africa to focus EU blacklist deadline
• I thought $400 bag of groceries was ‘garbage’, says accused thief
• Geographical survey to be conducted on BVI this month
• JVD residents, businesses get training in disaster preparedness
• Fine my client, don’t imprison; HMP overfilled, understaffed — attorney
• FIA: Comply with BVI’s with anti-money laundering policies
• Aunt allegedly involved in attempt to abduct nephew, court hears
• I wish I could take back my vote for RDA, they’re acting like a gov’t
• New statutory body being established; already problems
• Former hotel manager accused of stealing $10K from workplace
• Kirk downgrades, will pass south of BVI late this week
• Is UK providing enough for OTs after ‘Irmaria’?
• Man charged after cops discover gun, bullets, cocaine on Saturday
• Tropical Storm Kirk of ‘immediate concern’ to BVI
• Mock Elections being held next week
• AG to say if Speaker’s NDP candidacy is wrong; legislators perturbed
• China not to be trusted, revoke visa exemption for them — Fraser
• Utility companies cannot dig up new roads anymore
• Cellmates deny selling drugs in prison, 317 grams allegedly found
• RDA will not be halted though it’s operating without regulations — Premier
• REPORT: RVIPF acted in self-defence when they killed Hernandez
• Poverty assessment being conducted in four BVI communities
• Teens reportedly burgle home, lock themselves inside
• Use alternative dispute-solving avenues, reduce burden on BVI courts
• Governing body wants to implement sex courts across eastern C’bean
• Tropical wave spotted miles away, development ‘highly uncertain’
• ZBVI celebrates quiz winners, Merritt Herbert honoured
• Man fined $3K for 21 grams of marijuana
• Visitor spreads nearly $50K worth of ‘crime money’ across Tortola
• University student allegedly inflicts severe stab wounds in BVI
• Local tribunal set up to discipline ‘unethical’ legal practitioners
• Gov’t to forge ‘closer’ relations with private schools
• LETTER: Seeing my father’s school reopened brought me to tears
• Electricity Corporation workers honoured
• Premier leading BVI’s first financial services mission to Africa
• Cops on a roll: Another illegal gun recovered, Hispanic man held
• BVI tops OECS in CXCs again
• Man charged with forgery two years ago still not summoned to court
• Local special needs graduate lands job at primary school
• Young men found with drugs at sea plead guilty
• Cabinet documents being converted to web format, gov’t inks deal
• BVI travellers to see enhanced border security procedures, policies
• Problems solved: CDB president visits BVI, irons out challenges
• Gov’t was more hindrance than help for me serving sister islands
• Missing Alzheimer’s elder may have left in search of dead wife
• UPDATE: Power restored to Anegada hours before midnight on Sunday
• Have you seen this 83-y-o man?
• Banco will open on VG 4 weeks after choosing a site
• Leonora Delville Primary now ready to receive students
• Integrity Commission being established to regulate public officials
• Are these the NDP’s pick for elections?
• No salary decided for RDA CEO though he has commenced duties
• Insufficient investigation from cops in drug case, court hears
• Over $3M approved to address water woes on Tortola
• Cabinet decisions will now be made public
• Prison operations seeing stricter auditing, ‘reform plan’ coming
• Man found with gun, 57 bullets, and drugs pleads guilty
• Gov’t seeking to guarantee a $5.8M loan for BVIPA
• Someone smuggled gun on our boat because BVI Port security lax
• Judge who presided in US extradition case appointed BVI magistrate
• VG airport reopening late October
• Walwyn to Fahie: Stop planning protests and assist with school repairs
• Still smoking | Brace for even more emissions at Cox Heath dump
• Cline’s ‘core values’ programme being introduced in schools
• Warning issued for sea bathers, mariners
• Minor midnight tremor shakes BVI
• Town & Country Planning to become more digital
• STT man caught with cannabis on Tortola, fined $1K
• Walwyn tightlipped about NDP’s new reported trio of candidates
• 200 deaths | Single highest ever struck off voters list in history
• New programme so dropouts can get high school certificate in months
• Isaac downgrades to tropical storm but maintains course
• Start storing water now, residents told
• Store food properly this hurricane season
• Disgusting | Woman gets case thrown after continuous adjournments
• I will ‘revolt’ if Leonora Delville students go back under tents
• Isaac forecast to pass 206 miles south of BVI on Thursday
• Lesson learnt | Willy T ready to move if hurricane hits
• Art and music fest for Irma’s anniversary, mural to be mounted in RT
• From top-up to TV, a nice birthday gift from Digicel
• Public Service Week 2018: Transforming together
• Human chain shows BVI united
• Tropical Storm Isaac could potentially affect BVI as hurricane in days
• First court appearance a year after being charged with murder conspiracy
• Man recently released from prison put back on remand; new offences
• Gov’t forming ‘consultation group’ for incinerator smoke issue
• All 21 BVI prisoners now back from St Lucia
• Weather disturbances developing, potential of hitting C’bean
• Commemorative Hurricane Irma plaque mounted in Road Town
• Magistrate’s Court reschedules criminal matters post-Irma
• Medical experts visiting BVI to share ‘revolutionary’ sickle cell treatment
• Spending $600K on med school study was ‘common sense’ — Fahie
• Establishing sex offender registry being discussed
• Vox Pop: Irma still a bitter memory
• Civil Service Association being revived after years of dormancy
• Local technicians being trained to install, programme new weather stations
• Premier’s Irma anniversary message
• Arrest Blotter: Murder, robbery, drugs listed
• Residents distressed: Noxious incinerator breeds health issues, devalues properties
• Only a political play if gov’t passes key laws now — Fahie
• Multiple weather systems lurking in Atlantic
• 180 tonnes of garbage collected daily, landfill being created
• Gov’t to decide ‘soon’ whether to create junior high school in West End
• CCT donates over 1000 backpacks, school supplies to BVI students
• Red Cross receives $$ for child sexual abuse prevention
• VG resident tries to shoot man but gun jams, court hears
• 550K cruise visitors expected this season, cruise pier to reel in $100M yearly
• Community meeting report: Residents don’t want independence
• No wrongdoing | $82M cruise pier cost was ‘fair’, says Vanterppol
• Magistrate chides RVIPF for ‘not doing their work’
• Still considering: Gov’t undecided whether to legally contest public registers
• High chance of showers today as another tropical wave passes
• A tribute to local resiliency | OMG to release ‘BVI Strong’ single
• 500 Sea Cow’s Bay, JVD, East End residents to be surveyed
• Talks had with ‘several banks’ to open VG branch, Banco looks promising
• UPDATE: Tropical Storm Florence not forecast to be a threat to BVI
• Fahie bewails: I tried my best to address VG banking woes
• UK ‘very disappointed’ in BVI’s progress to fix public facilities
• Smuggled migrants planned ‘refugee lie’ to stay in VI, court hears
• Premier ‘can’t say’ if measures to avoid EU blacklist will hurt BVI
• Considerable flood waters wash through some BVI communities
• McMaster wins Diamond League trophy in Zurich | Only C’bean victor
• Two locals receive prestigious int’l scholarship
• Flash flood advisory issued for BVI
• Fee for BVI-born expat kids to ‘stay’ will be reviewed — Premier
• 18-y-o burglar sentenced to six months in prison
• LETTER: BVI should be careful of expats allowed to enter
• Smuggling trial: Witness claims accused Haitian was captain’s helper, interpreter
• Showers and thunderstorms to continue today
• More prostate cancer operations being done in BVI
• Elderly visitor fined $170K | Over $577K forfeited to territory
• Pickering ducks question about seeking re-election under NDP
• 22-y-o gun offender sentenced to 5 years in prison
• IAAF donates $100K to help BVI repair sporting facility
• Season blows in another tropical wave, ‘minor flooding’ possible
• BVI to get 5 year comprehensive disaster management strategy
• Disney cruise passengers flock Tortola, VG, JVD
• False alibi? CCTV footage, witnesses link man to Castro murder
• Securing a ‘seat at the table’ for BVI in UK parliament
• Gov’t signs deal to improve mental health
• Scooter rider fined over $2K for hitting student pedestrian
• COMMENTARY: Borrowing for social prosperity can become harmful culture
• BVICCHA annual general meeting 2018
• Rider accused of smuggling bike, threatening to shoot cop
• Walwyn to visit Virgin Gorda on August 28
• UK’s approach to inquiry flawed; time given to respond ‘too short’
• ‘Fake news’, no candidates named for my party yet — Fraser
• Duo partners to build a local recycling industry
• Man allegedly wounds brother in fight over bathroom
• Only ‘days’ left to make official voters list
• Man charged for Jerry Castro’s murder, community lauded
• Another major fire flares in Pockwood Pond
• BVI to observe Irma anniversary
• Digicel giving away $40K worth of cement, residents pouring in
• Arrest Blotter: Child cruelty, sexual assault among latest police busts
• Should BVI seek special powers to reject UK laws?
• Accused drug dealer allegedly assaults cop at police station
• CLINE: Put territory over personal agendas or keep from politics
• Out of the comfort zone | Temulji the man wanting to inspire change
• Env’l Health tackles mosquito population | Contracting virus less likely
• YEP named int’l affiliate to Boys & Girls Club of America
• VG, Anegada receives funding for debris clearance
• Again! Taxi-man allegedly caught having sex with minor at festival
• Eviction notice moves B&F to construct own business complex
• Consultants absent | Gov’t appeals for more locals to bid on contracts
• Walwyn rides road safety message
• BVI being positioned as ‘culinary tourism destination’
• Arrest Blotter: Several major busts in last few weeks
• 6 ESHS orientation sessions over 3 days
• Taxi meeting to discuss return of ships
• Local attorneys: Poor internet choking BVI business env’t
• Palm Grove centre being demolished, deemed ‘unsafe’
• We’re ready | Grand welcome planned for Disney’s return
• UPDATE: No cause for alarm, JVD dump fire out
• Major earthquake rocks region
• Gov’t worker tells court he needs marijuana to ‘meditate’
• Tendering for school repairs to begin as new academic year nears
• Motorist fined $650 after birthday drinking ends in down-hill crash
• NHI is a ‘broken’ system, says Fraser
• 10 traffic matters thrown out of court | Cases 2, 3 years old
• COMMENTARY: Citizens of welfare states are happier
• Health Minister visits ongoing work at VG medical centre
• University awards honorary degree to local
• Sewerage ‘pressure’: Speak out or be voted out, Pickering told
• Absolutely ridiculous | Still can’t spend a cent of $65M CDB loan
• Political Newcomers | John Samuel the man to unseat Maduro-Caines?
• Eyesore to attraction | Community repairs East End court
• Minor earthquake felt Sunday night
• Digicel increase network capacity with upgrade of new LTE sites
• Public meetings about UK inquiry begin next week
• Gov’t accused of pushing independence agenda through conflict
• Labour Ministry prompts probe into ‘expat slavery’ reports
• Case dropped for 1 BVIPA worker accused of handling stolen goods
• Taxis to be inspected upon Disney’s return this month
• Second court needed | Authorities to assess, repair old courthouse
• Best-behaved prisoners return from St Lucia
• Mother pays for son’s sins | Man allegedly commits burglary while on bail
• Premier responds to UK inquiry: ‘Britain will know our position’
• Fahie spends over $9K ‘out of pocket’ for Opposition duties
• Rotary Int’l donates $100K worth of equipment to Peebles
• Elderly visitor held with cash at airport changes plea to guilty
• Another tropical wave affecting the area, says DDM
• Fahie promises enhanced contract-issuing laws under VIP gov’t
• Large number of vessels fleeing BVI for hurricane season
• CXC RESULTS: Great grades and high pass percentage
• Help us | Businesses still struggling to bounce back
• ‘Come forward’, witnesses of latest murder told
• Gov’t still investigating fish kill incident, climate change a factor
• BVIPA donates to FSN through yard sale
• ‘I found loaded gun, nobody is perfect’, offender tells court
• Mitsy Ellis-Simpson seeks At-Large candidacy with VIP
• Yadali Thomas Santos: The beauty who almost never became queen
• Gov’t devising nat’l tourism master plan for BVI
• COMMENTARY: The BVI’s indebtedness
• NDP executives now to ‘ratify’ party’s election candidates
• Britain opens inquiry on future of BVI-UK relationship
• Fresh calls | Parimutuel betting laws needed more than ever
• How do locals feel about UK? Fahie hosting meetings to find out
• New HIV cases in BVI all young persons
• Some disappointment for closing night at festival
• Meet Mr and Miss World BVI 2018
• UPDATE: Police confirms gunshot victim’s death, probe launched
• Police confirm attempted abduction, 4 nabbed for guns
• ‘Surprising success’ | Booth owners report strong sales this year
• Worth the wait: Dexta Daps rocks festival village
• Polling laws to be amended ahead of upcoming elections
• BVI to compete in Mr World pageant | Miss World BVI Saturday
• BFEC produces 20% of BVI’s top Grade 12 students
• Prime tourist attraction returning to BVI
• Man bites off ear in bar brawl, police probe
• Road to repairs | Gov’t inviting bids for work on admin complex
• 276 derelict or abandoned vessels now online
• Destra delivers | Another entertaining night at festival
• Let’s return to living within our means — Fahie
• ICWI looking to next 50 years
• ‘Local leaders must stop abusing their power’
• COMMENTARY: Snap election will make things worse for BVI
• Gov’t extends Customs duty exemption again
• PHOTOS: VIBE, Xtreme Band both named Road March winners
• Water quality tests to be done at Josiah’s Bay pond
• COMMENTARY: Is BVI able to pay its financial obligations?
• Strong BVI performance at football tournament in St Barths
• PHOTOS: Revellers unwind at 2018 Rise & Shine Tramp
• C’bean people should embrace each other, we all came from Africa
• Phillips crowned | Readies for Miss Universe in Thailand
• PHOTOS: Artistes thrill patrons inside festival village Saturday
• Hundreds of fish found dead in Josiah’s Bay pond
• UPDATE: Police recover firearm, bullets in botched attempted robbery
• Trouble shipping horses leads to August races cancellation
• Dexta Daps’ performance postponed, village admission free August 3
• 2018 property tax assessment lists now available online
• BVI Emancipation Festival officially opens
• RDA boss concerned port workers, students still under tents
• Three additional magistrates appointed
• Two tropical waves to affect BVI this weekend
• Festival blessed: Songstress cries for BVI to ‘return to God’
• Bill drafted: Gov’t gets fresh drive to introduce Oil Spill Prevention law
• Fewer booths at festival village this year, Gospel Fest tonight
• Pickering Acting Premier, Dr Smith departs for unspecified trip
• Traveller held at airport with nearly half-million in jewellery
• A’yana Phillips named Miss BVI 2018
• Where’s the evidence? No proof public registers will harm BVI
• Env’l Health to food handlers: Don’t own up to food illnesses so easy
• Rotary refurbishes St George’s bus stop
• BVI bags 3 medals, sets records at CAC Games
• Janet Smith says farewell, HLSCC told to explore full potential
• Smuggled $577K was laced with fake cash to buy BVI boat, court hears
• BVI hasn’t mentioned any public register legal challenge — UK minister
• Gov’t accumulates $256K sewerage bill for CGB since hurricanes
• Premier: Looters can now be brought to justice with new court
• COMMENTARY: Recent Tortola fires were a nat’l setback
• ‘BVI will never be alone, UK is with you’ — Lord Ahmad
• Walwyn: No proof NDP corrupt, VIP just wants power
• Top university willing to sign MOU to train BVI locals in FinTech
• Major traffic buildup as fuel tank falls off truck
• Peak season rush | 9 awarded debris clearance contracts
• Local authorities undergoing ‘training exercise’ with UK navy
• Youth ambassadors assisting with BVI’s readiness activities
• Crackdown: Students will not graduate without completing community service
• Advice to be sought: Gov’t, civil servants to share pension liability
• Governor addresses 2-year delay of TPP audit report
• Gov’t reinstates public road after dispute with Belmont landowner
• In Pictures: Summer Sizzle’s Global Glamour runway show
• Digicel, DDM launches emergency alert app
• 4 BVI athletes receive scholarships to sports academy in Florida
• Feud between gov’t, Belmont landowner leads to road closure
• Businesses to learn about opportunities in project financing
• Purcell Road closed August 2 and 3
• Walwyn vindicated | Says opening schools swiftly after hurricanes paid off
• BVI cop fined over $40K for defrauding Social Security Board
• Gov’t spends millions on rent every year
• Females dominate top achievers list at ESHS graduation
• Post-summer introduction? Still no sign of Freedom of Information
• Audit being conducted into BVI Airways deal
• COMMENTARY: Toward a vision for recovery of BVI
• UK Minister for Overseas Territories to visit BVI next week
• First 40-foot container of recyclables head to US from BVI
• HOA Speaker told to enforce House rules ‘despite friendship’
• BVIEC’s 25% revenue loss won’t mean higher bills, consumers told
• Hundreds join VIP in the last 4 months — Fahie
• UN: BVI recovering well but needs to improve building standards
• COMMENTARY: Even bad gov’ts will do better if held accountable 
• BVIEC open bids for petroleum products: SOL, Delta propose big bucks
• Labour Department on Tortola to close on Friday
• FS: Gov’t can’t get loans because of unaudited annual reports
• RDA: Legitimise your business before bidding for contracts
• Puerto Rican firm signs deal to ‘share skills’, construct NEOC
• UK to probe fatal BVI airport plane crash
• New law: 30 days to claim vehicles deemed as derelicts
• C&W sponsors BVI FinTech conference
• Gov’t having challenges collecting revenue — Financial Secretary
• Isabelle George ‘missing’ again
• Calls to stop naming contractors in HOA amid corruption claims
• Epic calypso show promised for festival this weekend
• Gov’t purchases three fire trucks for $230K
• VG residents prepare for banking woes with tech conference
• Flow Festival Fiesta swings into high gear
• Arbitration centre partners with YEP for outreach on dispute resolution
• Shots fired in armed robbery at Cane Garden Bay
• RT post office flooded, closed till further notice
• Fahie: Insufficient fire equipment concerning, airport closure shameful
• RDA to contractors: Politicians can’t help you secure projects
• FIA: Money laundering prevalent, 530 suspicious activity reports in 2016
• Still no settlement | HLSCC insured days before Irma
• COMMENTARY: Trump is producing for USA; who is for BVI?
• UPDATE: Gas station fire contained (photos)
• Airport temporarily closed due to gas station fire
• New Parole Board appointed for 3 years
• Former BVIPA workers behind cruise pier audit delay
• Labour to get major overhaul, modernized processes
• Agriculture suffers $13M in losses; help arrives
• Repairs to 3 emergency facilities to be completed in weeks
• Env’l Health Division moves to improve disposal systems
• Fahie: VIP won’t be pulled into NDP’s ‘weapons of mass distraction’
• Man injured in Baugher’s Bay shooting on Thursday
• ‘Unfortunate’ | Walwyn responds to eligibility witch-hunt
• 4-year case ends | Cop convicted for leaking information
• Hurricanes prevented me from fulfilling old campaign promises
• Trade to be transformed | BVI ranks low in ease of doing business
• COMMENTARY: The Trump economy and deflation
• UPDATE: Aircraft crash victim dies
• Henry rubbishes claims that premiership contenders should run At-Large
• STUDY: Public registers may cause over 2000 job losses
• Hanley fined for stealing from Immigration
• Pickering pitches sargassum warning system to OECS
• Tropical wave to move over BVI area tonight — DDM
• Willock eyes At-Large candidacy for VIP
• Festival fever on at Digicel
• Faulty line caused today’s outage | Nothing of great concern
• Heads of gov’t agencies neglecting duties, PWD singled out
• Cost of booths at festival village cut by half
• The BVI could use more ‘Supa Cops’, legislator says
• Strong’ BVI team heads to CAC Games in Colombia
• Bank of Asia to host official BVI launch
• Archer is Acting Governor
• BVI’s Bayside Blazers competing in St Maarten basketball tournament
• Festival budget cut down to $350K
• VG airport may reopen by September — BVIAA
• R City, multiple dancehall, soca artistes for festival
• NDP gov’t department heads named among VIP candidates
• FSN wants ‘safe house’ for domestic violence victims
• Lawful marijuana $$ can fund recovery projects — Wheatley
• Not adequate for full operations; gov’t seeking community input on dock
• Visitor missing | Have you seen this man?
• Thomas shot ‘old friend’ 5 times in self defence, court hears
• FS, BVITB Chairman endorsed BVI Airways to gov’t?
• Getting set to race | Work underway at Ellis Thomas Downs
• France vs Croatia | A guide to Sunday’s World Cup final
• Jellyfish alert | Residents, visitors urged to be cautious
• Nat’l Information System for Health Policy coming to BVI
• CEO finally appointed for recovery agency
• Accused VG shooter charged with attempted murder
• Correlation? Protection order requests skyrocket during festival time
• I’m not stalling Lee Road project, gov’t must do better
• Structure arrives at West End port, opens next week
• Banco Popular wants to open VG branch, says O’Neal
• Re-installation of warning equipment moving full steam ahead
• Greater assistance coming to Anegada, governor assures
• ‘Snide remark’ upsets HOA | Fraser attempts to storm out
• Addressing System resurrected | Streets to be named
• We should’ve invested locally | Gov’t can’t reach BVI Airways
• Skelton Cline switches to VIP, considers contesting in elections
• Adopt A Roof initiative shelters 8 families, more to benefit
• NGO heads meet with governor
• UPDATE: Suspect in custody, gunshot victim stable
• Eco-brick structure being introduced on local farm
• Proposed Havers Development amended, residents still disapprove
• Decision March Committee considering to involve UN
• Residents urged to purify stored water, steer clear of wells
• ICWI giving back to BVI community for 50th anniversary
• BVI officials trained at communication in emergencies workshop
• Donovan appointed Interim Director of BVI London Office
• Residents: JVD dumpsite could be next big fire, clear now
• Beryl passing | Unstable weather now affecting BVI
• Tough times | Local magazine features competing destination while BVI recovers
• PHOTOS: Medical marijuana businessmen testify about benefits
• Still operating: All gov’t workers told to report for work
• World Cup: BBC predictions for semi-final round
• Beryl to pass BVI at ‘a safe distance’, says forecasters
• Tourist Board holding stakeholder meetings across BVI
• Governor activates NEOC ahead of Hurricane Beryl
• 2 local jetties to be named domestic ports
• Stop using deodorizers on preparation surfaces, food handlers told
• Triple threat | Rotary placing more focus on sister islands
• Speedboats win big at BVI Exquisite Boat Show
• Arrest Blotter: 7 arrested
• Police discover over 20 marijuana plants at Foxy’s
• VIP officially kickstarts election campaign, video released
• UPDATE: Tropical Storm Beryl forms | Affects BVI late Sunday
• Rotary tackles major mangrove initiative, rebranding disaster-hit projects
• Females dominate ‘Cash for Work’ cleanup programme
• Stakeholders to discuss small & medium enterprises policy
• Construction of retaining wall at Windy Hill
• Immigration officer robs woman on VG, police allege
• Message from youths: We’re not fooled, we see the political wrongdoing
• Governor ‘missing in action’ on cruise pier scandal — Malone
• Weather disturbance develops in the eastern Atlantic
• Nat’l Bank would be virtually useless on VG — Wheatley
• Lock your phones | Pocket dials affecting 911 call centre
• Cleanup begins for festival | Artistes to be revealed soon
• VG might get Nat’l Bank branch | Scotia leaves sister island
• Protocol breach? Gov’t skips bidding process for ferry dock project
• VG landowners causing delay in Lee Road project
• FSC earns more $$ in 2018 compared to last year
• Territory Day to become a full-day affair, all schools involved
• Premier attending CARICOM meeting in Jamaica
• World Cup: Brazil beat Mexico to reach quarter-finals
• Flow highlights role telecoms during career expo
• BVI chefs bag medals in regional competition
• COMMENTARY: Voters may want a coalition gov’t
• Man beaten in alleged attempted robbery recaptured, still hospitalised
• 37 trained in SMART school standards
• No extradition | Hodge, Harrigan wins court appeal
• BVI on alert after USVI airport flags swapped with ‘Allāh’ banners
• Fahie’s fault gov’t wasted $7M on BVI Airways, says Premier
• Public warned not to ‘touch’, harm hatchling turtles
• Judith Vanterpool named new HLSCC President
• 93 HLSCC grads urged to promote unity in the BVI
• NAGICO renews support for long distance champ
• Sell out? Gov’t offering residency to rich investors
• Brace for water shortages as reservoirs undergo repairs
• Medical school to open in BVI
• Setbacks: 911 call centre not fully functional months later
• Premier to Walwyn: ‘Always put the people first’
• Arrest Blotter: Minors among 8 persons charged
• Community joins in BVIOC’s Sports Festival
• 100 vulnerable families to receive help to replace household items
• VIP finalising candidates next month | Fahie not running At-Large
• Chinese can only stay for 6 months | Business and tourism only
• Three men held in BVI waters with roughly $100K cash
• Months of promises, no result | Vanterpool being held to account
• Defending champs Germany knockout of World Cup
• COMMENTARY: When is it right to lose our rights?
• Accused robber ‘under observation’ after suspected suicide attempt
• Financial services workers mull relocating to Crown Dependent countries
• Tough year: Fewer students to graduate in 2018
• Readiness update: 26 facilities currently ‘can’ be used as shelters
• Cabinet sees revenue increase despite disasters
• Scholarship created in honour of late Anegada resident
• Visa exemption for Chinese sparks outrage | Online petition launched
• New NDP leaders say election results won’t split party
• Another earthquake felt in BVI
• 2018 Food Fete on, kicks off this month
• Reflect on BVI’s journey this Territory Day, residents told
• World Cup: England clobbers Panama with 6-1 win
• Walwyn elected as NDP leader, Penn new party VP
• PAHO donates garbage truck to BVI
• Airport expansion will continue despite NDP leader change — Premier
• Policy change: China no longer needs visa to visit BVI
• I am not retiring from politics, just as NDP leader
• BVI still remembered | Local tourism gets more top ratings
• World Cup: Mighty Argentina suffers crushing 3-0 defeat
• Bank of Asia opening BVI branch | Locals to get jobs, says Premier
• BVIEC was repaired in haste | Lightning storm hurts faulty grid
• Locals don’t yet possess skills to run HMP — Foot
• Big drop in murders, 12% drop in overall crime
• 30 persons trained in emergency relief operations
• COMMENTARY: Wasted youthful enthusiasm facing gov’t corruption
• World Cup: Spain defeats Iran 1-0
• Programme launched to expand BVI businesses to wider region
• Liquor licence renewal fees to be paid at Inland Revenue Dept
• Residents to support District 3 community clean-up this weekend
• General Election next summer, maybe sooner — Premier
• Undecided: Christian weighing whether to continue in politics
• Local sprint queen retiring | Hopes to be spokesperson for athletes
• Cops arrest accused teen burglars | Dishonest, says Matthews
• COMMENTARY: A hard climb out economic hole; ongoing blame game
• World Cup: Hail Ronaldo! Portugal defeat Morocco
• Update Construction Continues on Six Senses Freedom Bay Resort in St Lucia 2018
• Unstable weather affects BVI, sections lose power
• Premier not seeking re-election as NDP leader
• Disney to return to BVI in 2 months
• St George’s girls the top-2 champs at 2018 Spelling Bee
• Bids: Gov’t selling derelict vehicles to residents
• Salmonella threat: RiteWay recalls Kellogg’s Honey Smacks cereals
• Collect mail at general post office in Road Town
• World Cup: England defeats Tunisia 2-1
• Police reportedly nab Purcell Estate man with cocaine, marijuana
• Brokers, importers discovered in ‘duty-free’ Customs fraud scheme
• NHI expanding, negotiating with Dominican Republic
• A proud dad: I knew Kyron would excel but not at this level
• Queen Honouree: ‘Never in my wildest dreams I thought this would be’
• BVI delegation returns from successful Caribbean Week New York event
• World Cup: Mexico defeat defending champs Germany
• World Cup: Favourites Brazil draw with Swiss
• Road closure for festival kick off
• McMaster steers Puma to assist BVI athletes
• BVI bags $50K as Trini moves cockfight $$ through airport
• Works Ministry: Xmas promises lots of work opportunities, cash
• Pickering selected to represent OTs at upcoming int’l conference
• World Cup: Uruguay score late winner to beat Egypt
• Leading island property search website expands to BVI
• Keeping music alive | ESHS hosting fundraiser to replace instruments
• Setback: Fire flare-ups as workers clear Cox Heath dump
• BVI now financially covered for cyclones, excess rain, earthquakes
• BVI eyes Africa as financial services expand, says Premier
• 2-year contract | St Lucian BVI’s new prison boss
• Springette allegedly burglarizes 4 churches, school
• Premier: BVI’s Asia mission very productive
• £300M offer still stands | UK OT Minister still visiting BVI
• 2018 FIFA World Cup starts in Russia tomorrow
• Public servants should not march, gov’t not transparent — Adams
• 12 shelters being assessed, 14 undergoing repairs — DDM
• Vanterpool in command — a woman of historic firsts
• I did not boycott the Queen’s parade, says Christian
• 21 Registered as British citizens
• Out of the woodwork | Skelton, Turnbull vie for top 2 NDP posts
• My church is available for shelter if needed, says bishop
• NHI hopes to limit health coverage of select beneficiaries
• Vice presidency, other posts also up for grabs in NDP elections
• 16-y-o student reportedly mixed up in iSmart burglary
• Deputy Premier discusses support for recovery during Hertfordshire visit
• 3 locals named in Queen’s 2018 birthday honours
• COMMENTARY: Where are BVI’s env’t-friendly initiatives to reduce climate change?
• Victimization fears caused low turnout for anti-gov’t protest — Fahie
• Pickering heads to UK for high-level meetings
• Vanterpool now Acting Premier, Finance Minister
• Confirmed: Fraser launching new political party for elections
• Leaked report: Roughly half-a-billion in insurance paid
• Man allegedly breaks into home, attacks sleeping woman
• PHOTOS: Majority legislators, residents boycott Queen’s parade
• Gov’t releases ‘interim’ list of emergency shelters
• UPDATE: Missing teen located and now safe
• Prospect Reef receives $261K to pay off workers, settle debts
• Gov reminds territory of UK’s kindness amid BVI-UK dispute
• Licence your dogs | Strays will be put to death, owners prosecuted
• Fix it or close it: Elevator road a disaster waiting to happen
• Food handlers to get certified early for festival
• Erasing remnants of Irma | Prickly Pear to get cleaned
• Arrest Blotter: Gun, theft, and assault charges
• Notice of scheduled outage on Wickham’s Cay I
• $600K airport spending while prepping for defunct airline
• Green Tech expands, turning trash into fertilizer
• Another set of alleged burglars arrested
• Malone launches foundation to help storm-struck businesses
• COMMENTARY: UK, hurricanes exposed BVI’s one-culture economy
• Have you seen this girl? Teen missing for days
• Walwyn: I am vying to be the next NDP leader
• Clearing Cox Heath | Metals to be shipped away in days
• Gov’t signs $400K deal for consultancy on sewerage
• Harvest sargassum: smelly seaweed has benefits too, residents told
• Tourism competition to raise funds for special needs school
• Cox Heath fire finally out
• Committee distances from Cline’s ‘boycott Queen parade’ talk
• UK OT Minister bypasses BVI in regional visit | Bad timing, says Premier
• GPS tracking leads cops to accused phone thief
• 14 advance to semi-finals of Nat’l Spelling Bee
• First gov’t buildings receive solar panels, elderly homes renovated
• TRC to distribute storm preparation items to residents
• Flow customers get more convenient new features
• Debris free | VG residents rally to clean metallic dump
• Most primary schools to be ready within first term of next school year
• BVI’s airport arrival experience was ‘miserable’, now improved
• Decision March Committee establishing group to advise gov’t
• Highest number of gov’t retirees in 5 years
• Local chef to adjudicate regional culinary contest, Jr team readies
• COMMENTARY: Why are we marching against the marchers?
• Roughly 3K persons sign anti-public registers petition
• BVI athletes coming home on June 14
• A mother’s struggle: Still in shelter as hurricane season begins
• We are reviewing BVI’s marijuana laws, says Premier
• Anegada ranked among top 18 islands to visit this year
• No clue how fire started or when it will end — Fire Chief
• Season starts | Gov’t, UK readies as residents told to prepare
• Statement from Premier Smith on 2018 hurricane season
• Still burning: 5 pumps malfunction trying to out Cox Heath fire
• Gov’t hires Farara, int’l lawyers to challenge UK
• Policy change | Driving schools, instructors must get certified
• Pier audit to be ready in few months, maybe weeks — Premier
• BVI Red Cross ups hurricane preparedness with $3M grant
• Election Officers being recruited ahead of 2019 elections
• CIBC FirstCaribbean bank help restock FSN pantry
• June 1 sitting for liquor licence
• Another march: Anti-corruption protest against gov’t planned
• Famous photographer returning for Summer Sizzle
• Seaweed causing ferry dock stink | Stench welcoming visitors
• Repair setbacks: Delayed reopening projected for ESHS
• No challenge for leadership: My allegiance is to Premier
• Hundreds more motorists licensing vehicles, DMV reports
• Young players net goals galore in Primary Football League
• Cops nab accused VG gunmen after alleged armed robbery
• First, early 2018 storm rocks region; at least two dead
• Fahie fires at NDP: You breached Constitution too
• Stop it! Shipping Registry reports increase in illegal anchoring
• Wheatley to UK Gov’t: You buckled to political pressure
• Save our elderly | Senior citizens programmes may merge
• UK navy vessel docks in Miami in preparation for hurricane season
• Do not block garbage bins with bulky waste
• Old structure: Cost to repair Robinson O’Neal shoots pass $1M
• Concerns over metallic dump on VG as hurricane season looms
• 15 months to rebuild WE ferry dock | Gov’t hunts consultants
• LETTER: The march was a circus, not a protest
• DDM receives telecoms equipment
• PHOTOS: The 2018 Poker Run
• Visitors reminded of envt’l and tourism levy
• T&T authorities intercept major cocaine shipment bound for BVI
• Female pedestrian struck down in Road Town
• UK put on notice, BVI has ‘declared war’ — Pickering
• BVI men allegedly try to smuggle kilos of coke through USVI
• BVI’s population drops by 4,000
• PHOTOS: Things to know about BVI’s Decision March
• World day of prayer for children at risk
• Hundreds in BVI march against UK
• More local businesses might go online | Trade offers training
• BVI banks on legal wrangling to block public register law
• Students, teachers told to march; school to end early
• Oil Nut Bay expanding
• Extra equipment coming to tackle 2-week-old fire
• COMMENTARY: Financial services survival not fully reliant on public register
• Residents report hearing explosions in Baughers Bay
• Arrest Blotter: Burglary and assault charges
• David Archer is Acting Governor
• College offers tourism courses for unemployed residents
• One day till march | ‘Make the sacrifice, this affects everyone’
• $15K needed to cover animal medical bills — PAW BVI
• JVD man gets $10K bail for marijuana possession
• The search is on for 2018 festival slogan
• Trucking companies adding fuel to fire at Cox Heath
• Malone to graduate Florida special needs school this week
• New carrier, fees, and bank being introduced at airport
• UK legislator: Public registers the result of political feud
• Cane Garden Bay renovation progressing well
• $20K earmarked to create VI Heritage Centre
• BVIFA Under-14 squad runners-up in St Maarten
• UK’s House of Lords also approves public register policy
• ‘Summer Sails’ visitors promised VIP clearance at local ports
• HLSCC offers ‘recovery courses’ for marine industry
• Health Ministry receives crucial telecoms kit
• COMMENTARY: Build Nautical & Oceanic College at Prospect Reef
• Mosquito control measures on JVD May 22
• ‘This could alter our relationship with the UK’ — Premier
• BVI properties to be reassessed over next 3 years
• Norwegian, Disney: Many tourists requesting BVI, advanced bookings
• Boat owner hires exotic dancers for Poker Run
• USVI senator to advocate legalization at Foxy’s marijuana fest
• COMMENTARY: We know defends the rich but who defends the poor
• ‘I never thought I would march again’ — local activist
• BVI will be ready by peak of hurricane season — Pickering
• ‘Authorities’ told us not to rebuild yet, says Cable TV
• 3 nabbed, charged in connection to BVI burglaries
• Gov’t opens ‘hotline’ for Cox Heath fire, smoke
• Penn gets gov’t contract to build homes for 9 residents
• Families compete for top prize at Charity 5K run/walk
• Historic Britannic Hall undergoes major renovation
• Submit liquor licence applications early
• Smoke causing residents to evacuate West End communities
• World-class | ‘BVI has the Rolls Royce of bathrooms’
• Visitor held with over $20K cash at airport
• Road Town flood risk study made public, says gov’t
• COMMENTARY: BVI has been ‘reactive’ for too long
• Be safe, have fun: Safety alert for Poker Run 2018
• BVIEC selling damaged utility poles at festival grounds
• DISNEY: Encouraging progress but BVI not fully safe for tourists
• Major resort to be built on Norman Island
• Willy T moving to Peter Island
• BVI students caught up, good CXC scores expected — Principals
• Tourist Board hosts Immigration education event for Puerto Ricans
• Pulsating weekend of Nat’l League football
• Businesses to be trained in disaster recovery planning
• Father of dead infant released from custody
• $700K to fund festival this year
• Former law enforcer allegedly breaks into home, beats woman
• United front | This transcends politics
• Seabed at Norman Island is gov’t property, Willy T told
• Cox Heath fire update from Deputy Governor
• Penn is vice-Chair of Intergovernmental Tsunami Programme
• Premier, Fahie head to UK to discuss ‘public register’ dispute
• Willy T considers legal action to remain on Norman Island
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘Festival dump’
• Non-negotiable: BVI will not impose unfair public registers
• Cline confirms getting gov’t contract for greenhouses
• Road Town Ferry Dock reopens Sunday
• $15M for urgent resurfacing of airport runway
• Fire to be fully extinguished over next few days
• Willy T is here
• Free legal consultations on May 12 and 19
• Persons urged to take precautions due to Cox Heath fire
• Still burning | Multiple agencies merge to out fire
• Gov’t workers told: You’re not granting favours, treat outsiders better
• Stop boats from pumping human waste in bays, lawmakers told
• Bullish | Bomba Shack is coming back
• COMMENTARY: Bad leadership made us a beggar country
• Massive fire at Cox Heath dump
• BVI explores vote-tallying tech ahead of 2019 elections
• Arrest Blotter: Drugs, theft, wounding among charges
• BVI one of the most requested destinations now — cruise lines
• Penalty warning | regular inspections for sister island businesses
• Senior citizen sentenced to over 2 years in prison
• Flow observes girl in ICT Day
• Bitter End Yacht Club supports VISAR
• Horse racing track to be ready for August festival
• Inmate reportedly attacks UK prison guard, breaks tooth
• At least 5 vehicles collide in parking lot
• Nearly $2M worth of cocaine | J’can answers to charges
• PHOTOS: VISAR’s SUP fundraiser a success
• COMMENTARY: Attacking offshore territories popular with UK public
• Food handlers clinic scheduled for May
• Move heavy equipment from Wickham’s Cay I, owners told
• $100K reward | Trinity, Penn probably not intended targets
• We can’t play dead | 20K hoped to sign ‘anti-UK register’ petition
• More $$$ to assist impacted taxi operators
• Governor backs BVI in UK’s ‘public register’ controversy
• Gov’t signs MOU with Nat’l Bank for housing assistance
• BVI re-elected vice-chair of regional committee
• VIDEO: McMaster finishes third at Diamond League meet
• Hydrology and Flood Risk study useful in rebuilding
• $1.7M to get CGB, Brewers Bay tourist-ready in 4 weeks
• Inspectors coming; private drivers steal passengers from Anegada taxis
• Economic task force proposed to legislators
• Update: Bank manager still in critical condition in US
• Experienced detectives to join RVIPF
• COMMENTARY: Messages of love and anti-racism
• How to check your blood pressure the right way
• Truck topples, dumps cargo in Fish Bay
• One Love, Islanders, and Rebels weekend victors
• £300M loan guarantee deal suffers setback — Premier
• Gov’t to seek legal advice about UK dilemma
• Gov’t to launch investment strategy for BVI
• DDM pushes to install warning systems by July
• COMMENTARY: A vision for the Virgin Islands
• Thunderstorms, possible flooding forecast this week — DDM
• Arrest Blotter: Five recently charged
• ‘Father would never intentionally hurt that child’
• We will be taking action — Premier on UK decision
• Local lawyers donating free legal advice; $20K to schools
• Poker Run definitely on; massive support
• East End senior citizens receive TV donation
• How UK’s anti-money laundering bill affects BVI
• Father of dead infant taken into custody — Police
• UK votes against BVI | Premier calls emergency meeting
• BVI to host first Flood Protection Awareness Week
• Gov’t labourers still not paid months after hurricanes
• Hospital CEO resigning for ‘personal reasons’
• ‘Open for Business’ app selected for int’l award
• Regional groups defend BVI; UK votes on financial services today
• Tragedy | Infant found dead in vehicle
• PHOTOS: Ellen Skelton laid to rest
• Thieves stripping unsecured vehicles for parts
• No power, water at VG shelter; gov’t workers without internet
• We’ve been paying our loans; ready to borrow $50M
• Honour Premier, Ralph O’Neal while they’re alive
• Rider injured in vehicular accident
• Governor Jaspert wears blue in support of child protection
• Scotia manager seriously injured in ‘hit and run’ abroad
• Greenland sewerage issue to be fixed by year end
• REPORT: BVI tourism showing massive declines
• UK targets BVI on beneficial ownership register again
• Walwyn responds: ‘Fahie has tenuous relationship with truth’
• Fahie: Walwyn signed fake contracts, breaks law
• Historic! North and South vow to end Korean war
• UK donates armed response vehicles to RVIPF
• BVI behind | Months till major cruise ships return
• VG taxi drivers’ meeting with Mark Vanterpool
• Still negotiating with UK; 6 approved for recovery board
• Road paved this month back in disrepair
• Over 15 kilos | Visitor hides cocaine in suitcase, court hears
• Defying the odds | Differently abled local earns diploma
• Shipping Registry applications move online
• Sugar Boys still on top
• ‘Mile-a-thon’ sponsorship drive for breast cancer awareness
• Rise & Shine Tramp will remain for Emancipation
• ARREST Blotter: 3 charged
• Stolen devices being resold for cheap, cops suspect
• Parade to be held for Kyron, local athletes
• Planning process for hurricane season activated — Premier
• Gov’t receives new heavy equipment vehicles
• Local couple featured on major porn website
• ‘I will not entertain any overruns for August Fest’
• UP’s partners with Flow for another Marvel blockbuster
• Its official | Florida-based company acquires Seaborne
• BVIAA hires Canadian company to recruit airport investors
• Gunman targets VG construction company for wages
• BFEC wins Inter-Secondary School debate
• VISAR to host annual fundraiser
• BVI hosts ‘day of prayer’
• Vincentian man reportedly attacks woman at hospital
• Tortola Ladies Club rakes in over $17K for FSN
• BVI in threat of losing centuries of historical archives
• ESHS dominate Education Awards
• Local gospel artistes capture awards in Antigua
• Vaccination Week commences; activities planned
• COMMENTARY: BVI’s Labour and Immigration injust
• Restart the discussion | Foxy’s to host marijuana fest
• PHOTOS: Elton Georges receives memorial tribute
• Fire truck malfunction causing airport to close — BVIAA
• BVI recovery slower than other countries, says surveyor
• Engine firing up | New Willy T nearly complete
• BVI to host Green Fete | Tackles plastic waste
• COMMENTARY: 2019 elections the most important in decades
• Virgin Gorda airport closing indefinitely
• Gov’t receives $11M payout for Admin Complex
• No more free rides | Law to make driving schools pay gov’t
• Student allegedly swears at police, resists arrest
• Up to a year before fire stations repaired
• ‘This small-town boy did it’ — C’wealth features McMaster
• Irma Diaries touring US | Heightened BVI awareness
• Scholastic Aptitude Test on May 5
• Less dust! Road works long time in coming, says Penn
• Tourists did body shots, not cocaine — beach operators
• BVI-Miami route was our idea — VI Airlink pilot
• 8 offences | Cops hold confessed dealer with marijuana, cocaine
• Education Week focuses on discipline
• BVI mangrove population nearly wiped out
• Remove all derelicts for hurricane season, residents told
• Probe launched into Saturday’s fire | Firefighter injured
• Top teams draw in heated match-up
• All still not well in NDP camp
• BVI gospel artistes are finalists in Antigua music awards
• Salmonella alert | US supplier recalls 207 million eggs
• School meets raffle target, more fundraisers ahead
• Dr Allison Flax-Archer visits schools on VG
• Remove materials from festival grounds
• HMP gets 12 prison officers from Scotland
• Visitors caught on camera allegedly snorting cocaine
• Fahie: Workers suffer as gov’t rejects free West End facility
• Old police HQ becoming market not ruled out — Premier
• PHOTOS: Massive farewell; Speedy saved hundreds of lives
• Elton Georges to receive state funeral
• BVI Snuba assisting to replant VG
• Business complex in Pockwood Pond catches fire
• Kyron has inspired me, says Premier
• Gov’t finds potential airport investors, holding talks
• Local tricks ‘white’ cocaine buyer with baking soda, court hears
• BVI will be financially covered if another disaster hits
• First annual Surf Classic on this weekend
• BVI receiving support from UN
• Approved: Governor signs off on Recovery Agency bill
• Rotaract donates learning supplies to Autism Centre
• VIDEO: McMaster wins historic gold for BVI
• I haven’t accepted ‘hush money’ | Cline blasts gov’t
• Farmers want old police HQ transformed into market
• BVI receives grant, expert help from CARBICA
• ARREST BLOTTER: Police nab 7 this month
• Premier wants ‘visual aids’ to get public excited about recovery
• Trellis Bay Parking Lot Closed On Friday
• 4 BVI athletes in finals | Flow to host watch party
• Lifetime of therapy | Father gets 3 years for molesting daughter
• Farmers, fisherfolk earning more at temporary market
• Tortola Ladies Club seeks $10K in ten days for FSN
• Anthea Smith appointed to Legal Services Commission
• One Love closes in on Sugar Boys lead
• Taxi operator stabbed during armed robbery
• Local chef features BVI cuisine in London kitchen
• Telecoms companies given until end of year to improve internet
• ‘Disorderly’ teen freed after improved behaviour
• BVITB undertakes territory-wide greening initiative
• Public servants thanked for work in ‘less than ideal conditions’
• Prepare for another active hurricane season, residents told
• BVITB hotel aid workshops on April 10
• ‘BVIEC worked miracles — I didn’t have much faith initially’
• Brewers Bay road drainage works continue
• Businessman gets 66 months for illegal gun
• All eyes on McMaster for 400m hurdles
• Persons with mental illness landing jobs locally
• Harrigan-Scott lauded after semifinals run at Commonwealth
• COMMENTARY: How can BVI ‘build better’ with a real vision?
• Boat owners told to insure before hurricane season
• Earthquake felt in BVI
• Voters rate Walwyn as best-performing minister, says survey
• BVI athletes showcase at 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Inmates charged in prison for intent to supply drugs
• No stoplights, reckless driving causes barriers on highway
• Over 4K cruise visitors expected on Tortola this month
• Multi-hazard monitoring network being installed in BVI
• Ira Smith dies
• 45% drop in reports of child sex abuse in BVI
• Education Ministry seeking invigilators
• Former Deputy Governor dies
• At wits end: ESHS student reportedly stones business
• Report on fatal police shooting in; not ready for public’s eye
• Labour flooded with requests for ‘skilled workers’
• Premier saddened by Elton Georges’ death
• Tourist Board relocates headquarters
• Legislators should have full disclosure on all bills
• Inmate discharges noxious substance in prison guard’s face
• Give each sister island its own representative — Wheatley
• Premier the preferred leader; Walwyn, Fahie close — survey
• Premier dispels rumours of UK spies in BVI
• I would have voted no, says Christopher
• COMMENTARY: Recovery Agency a path to ‘great governance’
• BVI swimmer cops two silver medals at CARIFTA
• A stellar 2018 Spring Regatta
• SURVEY: BVI heading wrong direction, residents want new party
• $1M for phase-two of prison repairs; starts today
• Businesses need to enforce policies like Pier Park
• Vendors galore | Easter Fest a record-breaking success
• Sweet 6-1 victory for Sugar Boys
• UPDATE: BVI’s silver swapped for bronze at CARIFTA
• Mayflower finally plucked from ferry dock
• SCHEDULES: VG Easter Fest starts today
• Prison tightening security, hiring a dozen officers
• I am not dead, just hospitalised — Georges
• Archer listening to concerns on sister islands tour
• Shelters to be ready before peak hurricane season
• COMMENTARY: Fighting for power and wrecking economy
• Archer acting as governor
• Athletes get send-off ahead of CARIFTA
• Premier distances himself from UK critics in gov’t
• BVIPA: Unclaimed goods will be auctioned, discarded
• CIL forks out nearly $200M in insurance payouts
• UEFA license holder appointed BVIFA Technical Director
• Premier ‘relieved’ by majority vote | Turnbull explains ‘no’
• Young person will be appointed Recovery Agency
• Founder of local ferry company dies
• High surf warning issued for BVI
• Premier responds: Fahie ‘claiming victory’ unsurprising
• Premier, UK buckles to legislators’ requests on Agency
• Outgrown: SSB constructing new HQ, inks deal
• 2 days to go | CARIFTA team gets phones from Flow
• Easter Fest still fun, starts this weekend
• Gov’t launches public service transformation initiative
• Recovery Agency bill passes: Only Fraser, Mitch votes no
• More wins for Islanders, Sugar Boys in Nat’l League
• Accused burglars in latest arrest blotter
• Hard to do business in BVI: Bad attitudes, over-regulated
• Hire our own | Add HLSCC grads to Agency law
• CGB cemetery threatens community’s tourism
• Agriculture becoming main economic pillar a welcomed idea
• COMMENTARY: Borrow from home or abroad?
• Set-up for suicide: UK pulls ‘backdoor move’ on BVI?
• Do what UK says, borrowing locally 5 times more expensive
• Father, daughter jailed | More around with fake BVI visas
• McMaster, Malone inks deal with Puma
• Vanterpool: Show some respect, UK was hostile to Premier
• 47th BVI Spring Regatta kicks off today
• Vehicle hits teen in Road Town
• I don’t support Recovery Agency bill either — Penn
• No Agency | I will not repeat BVI Airways mistake
• Gov’t members align with opposition, Premier loses support
• PHOTOS: Governor treats local hurricane responders
• Local athlete lands sports scholarship in US
• Four certified in Hospitality Assured Programme
• Governor joins VISAR
• Job seekers get opportunities in financial services
• Premier withholds ‘secret’ UK document from public
• Major cruise lines to assess BVI before return
• Premier the downfall of BVI, Fahie suggests
• ‘Every time we clean, they dump illegally’
• Walwyn scores assistance from more donors
• Hurricane-ready | Red Cross heightening operations, hiring
• Arrest Blotter: Minors among 10 charged
• BVI’s Nat’l Disaster Management Plan under review
• Put money where your mouth is, Premier told
• Customs duty exemption expires March 31
• School putting on fundraiser for excursion to Jamaica
• Court dismisses Hodge’s appeal, reduces sentence
• EU, UK undermining BVI’s vulnerable economy
• BVI tourism set back by 5 years
• UK being our guarantor means BVI doing well
• COMMENTARY: BVIslanders not entitled or lazy
• Labour, Immigration process merging next month
• Islanders, Sea Argo net points; Sugar Boys cement lead
• Residents billed for the months without power
• Control your kids | No tolerance from ministry
• 72-year-old confesses to smuggling 21 immigrants
• Economy will grow over 6% next year — Premier
• 2018 budget breakdown
• ESHS students involved in another public fight
• UPDATE: Budget $23M less, major spending projected
• 3-vehicle accident in Road Town
• No new taxes in upcoming budget — Premier
• Punish me and release my daughter, says guilty father
• Another timeline promised for reopening West End dock
• No animosity with gov’t, I have not resigned
• VISTS starts recruitment drive to double student population
• Police release murder suspects
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheerful Chicken Hawks
• Immigration officer charged for stealing
• Pier Park to fully reopen in May; wins award
• Local couple selected as guest chefs on cruise ship
• BVIHSA records first pacemaker insertion surgery
• Winner aiming to make impact through music
• ‘Gov’t marketing a lie to residents’
• Police arrest two in double-murder investigation
• Budget Address postponed for tsunami exercise
• Road Town ferry terminal getting upgrades
• Necker Island to reopen in October
• Sister Island schools advance, sweep wins in debates
• Drug offender sentenced to 42 months in prison
• BVI completes tsunami exercise
• Harrigan now charged with Daway’s murder
• Malone doubles for CARIFTA
• Ports Authority workers taking pay cut since hurricanes
• Families abandon patients at Safe Haven Centre
• 3-year-old drug case ends with guilty verdict
• Over 75 job seekers eye financial services, expo
• 11 become British citizens
• Man reportedly nursing head injuries after rock assault
• Statement from the Premier on March 12
• Rotaract donates to Cancer Society
• BVI natives will get preference for all projects — Premier
• No more debate, no reconsidering; we need to borrow
• More promises | Water to be fully restored ‘soon’
• Stop leaving HoA for other functions, Premier told
• One Love sharing top spot on Nat’l League points table
• PHOTOS: African fever at UP’s for Black Panther premiere
• Tourist Board promotes BVI across South Florida
• COMMENTARY: Marching for Commonwealth or just following the blind
• Premier holding office hours on VG March 13
• 45% chance next hurricane season above normal
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Miss World meets local princess
• Man in murder case allegedly tries to set business on fire
• Sense of ‘entitlement’ crippling BVI natives — Businessman
• Hospital sacking security guards to get better service
• Technical school moves to get CXC accreditation
• Digicel’s network rebuild enters final phase
• COMMENTARY: BVI could have been offered billions if …
• Pickering sidesteps questions about post-hurricane food shortage
• Father, daughter caught using fake BVI visas
• Accused murderer reportedly attempts suicide
• Training facility to be built for local farmers
• Bring back locals living abroad to help rebuild
• Association confident about BVI in CONCACAF Nations League
• PAHO donates to Solid Waste Department
• BVI’s Anegada ground iguana replaces Lacoste clothing logo
• Father convicted for ‘touching’ daughter
• Arrest Blotter: Alleged murderer and thieves among 10 nabbed
• Gov’t implementing witness anonymity law
• British territory top cops discussing mutual aid agreement
• All schools must grow garden; more agriculture focus
• Stop this petty nonsense, billboard sponsors told
• Accused woman the ‘honeytrap’ used to lure victim, court hears
• Gun crimes hurting businesses, BVICCHA stepping in
• CXC CEO congratulates Walwyn
• Law coming to govern architects and engineers
• Liquor licence will be renewed once yearly
• MALE, local bikers ‘ride for life’ this month
• PHOTOS: Anniversary celebration of H Lavity Stoutt’s birth
• Rough seas disrupt ferry service | Brace for worse
• Three now charged in connection to Daway murder
• UPDATE: Police name woman linked to Daway’s murder
• UPDATE: Man’s body found among rocks on VG
• No swimming at The Baths | Dangerous seas ahead
• Outside criminals in local gang war, narcotics feud
• Expats don’t have to leave if they get job offers — Premier
• New, bigger Willy T coming this month
• Consumer protection, Freedom of Info arriving this year
• Return to BVI by March 31, financial service providers told
• New Deputy Governor sworn in
• 15 youths get post-hurricane jobs through YES
• Explosions heard in Road Town area
• Mothers told to call cops on criminal sons
• Hurricane throws body miles from grave
• Ports Authority employee gets suspended sentence for theft
• Fresh curfew not to be ruled out, says Premier
• BVI tops OECS in CXC sittings last year
• Limited insurance adjusters slowed pace of payouts
• Male hospitalised after stabbing on Tortola
• Rider dumps gun, bullets before last night’s murder
• UPDATE: Victim in month-end murder named
• I am deeply disturbed — Premier on latest murder
• Controversial billboard erected in Road Town
• I’m being kicked out though I saved lives, says UK native
• $$ saved from festival scale-down will pay outstanding bills
• Cornwall allegedly makes ‘credible threat’ in robbery case
• Security Plan | Drones to be implemented to fight crime
• Community leaders being selected on sister islands
• Fahie: Why are expats still being sent away?
• Imported pests killing local plant, invading park
• India on the islands | Countrymen cure queen’s homesickness
• Miss World queens bond with special needs students
• UPDATE: Missing 93-year-old woman found
• Major scale-down: Village being excluded from VG Easter Fest
• Waste Management Department has new contact info
• Students call for resident doctor on Anegada
• Miss World head: Branson should start commercial flights in BVI
• ‘I have never seen anything more beautiful’ — Chhillar on BVI
• PHOTOS: Over $55K raised to rebuild special needs school
• Sugar Boys, Old Madrid net big wins in nat’l league
• Robinson O’Neal school to be ready for September
• Jack Husbands new head of Insurance Tribunal
• She’s here! Reigning Miss World now in BVI
• Immigration rolling out appointment system next month
• Headley allegedly opens fire in front of cop; denied bail
• Cabinet to announce plans to improve security
• Inspect imported building materials, plants at ports — UK experts
• Residents quality of life ‘remarkably improved’, says Premier
• Rebuild homes with bunkers, gov’t told
• Local anticrime video challenge circulating on social media
• Gov’t collects over 600 derelict vehicles for recycling
• Fear over faith: Cline says pastors quiet on crime
• Arrest Blotter: Accused burglar among 9 arrested this month
• Public reminded of plant importation procedures
• Man allegedly robbed at gunpoint in Ghetto
• Airport expansion project an illusion
• Not seeing police doesn’t mean we’re not working
• More residents getting sick from backyard fires — Evntl Health
• Gov’t workers battling mould on VG too; building in disrepair
• Malone jumps on to nat’l team for CARIFTA Games
• Flow network rebuild making progress
• Gunmen target home in Belle Vue last night — police
• Expats struggle to survive while awaiting work permit transfers
• ESHS wins Recovery & Development plan competition
• Repairs to VG Police Station, barracks to begin soon
• Christopher wants cultural village status for Fahie Hill
• 98% of electricity now restored in BVI
• VI Softball – Baseball Association hosting park clean up
• Marijuana imported in boxes of baby products
• BVI still beautiful place to vacation, visitors endorse
• What should the new public sector look like?
• Public invited to participate in essay contest
• Miss World, other beauties visiting Sunday
• Public meeting to analyze recovery plan
• April date promised to fix pooling problem on Lee Road
• SURVEY: Majority of residents against 2018 VG Easter Fest
• BVI likely to start producing marijuana for medicine
• HMP inmates to attend court from prison
• Gov’t hopes to reopen fire station before June
• Schools vie for $10K in recovery plan competition
• Multiple gunshots heard in Baughers Bay
• UPDATE: Police don’t know if shootings related; one brother unharmed
• Another shooting on Tortola; man injured
• New online application system for Immigration
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Business basket
• DDM one of the ‘most robust’ in Caribbean, says Penn
• BVI still in control even with UK-mandated Agency — Premier
• Premier stepping in to fix Immigration mess
• Territory’s leader ‘satisfied’ with pace of recovery
• Fischer’s Cove to be fully functional by 2019
• VG fire officers operating under ‘trying conditions’
• UK official visiting BVI today
• Agriculture will be BVI’s main economic pillar — Pickering
• Immigration department told to open weekends
• BVI firms own 23,000 properties in UK
• Residents struggling to access healthcare post-hurricanes
• David Archer Jr appointed Deputy Governor
• Random and restricted operations at crowded Immigration
• DDM assessing BVI readiness for next hurricane season
• Priority shift: $$$ now available for farmers, fisherfolk
• Skelton-Cline leading lawsuit against ‘criminal’ insurers
• Vision: ‘Quality’ teachers to augment refurbished schools
• More locals qualify for 2018 CARIFTA Games
• Grounds broken: Haycraft funding ‘every brick’ for primary school
• Do you know this man?
• Occupants with ‘options’ don’t want to leave shelter
• Local gunmen trigger-happy; easily provoked — James
• Landslide concern: gabion baskets for Tortola road
• Power restored to Carrot Bay
• Local author launching children’s storybook
• Less lip service; more stop searches to tackle crime
• BVI Immigration one of the ‘most difficult’ in world — Volunteer
• Cabinet to get involved before Mayflower removed
• Political injustice killed my wife — Bunbury
• All hands and hearts cleaning up ESHS
• Gov’t to open mobile clinics, says Health Minister
• COMMENTARY: Evidence of deflation in BVI
• Police name murder victims; apparent drive-by shooting
• Murders: broad crime scene extends from school to highway
• Murder witnesses told to speak out, Premier condemns crime
• Two feared dead after early-morning shooting
• UK team in BVI to replant local botanic gardens
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: ‘High lights’
• First District getting ‘big’ bite of $65M loan
• Consultants hired to improve cargo port operations
• Noisy scooters a nightly nuisance in Baughers Bay — resident
• 6th District might erect structure similar to YEP centre
• VG Easter Fest still on; Lyra George lead organiser
• Gov’t discontinues home inspections for persons renewing permits
• Nearly 12% of BVI benefits from financial assistance programme
• ‘Cost of construction increasing rapidly’
• Premier wants zoning regulations for roadside parking
• Immigration officer accused of slashing tyres
• Resident says children fearful after Baughers Bay shooting
• Earthquake monitoring equipment to be restored
• Another traffic fatality on a sister island
• Troy Christopher the new NDP chairman
• Gov’t should help fund Summer Sizzle — event organiser
• UPDATE: Multiple assailants during shooting, says ‘eyewitness’
• Gov’t to roll out ‘incentives’ to attract new hoteliers
• $4.2M to rebuild West End Ferry Terminal
• PanAm Sports to repair track at local facility
• Male doctors needed on sister islands during disasters
• COMMENTARY: Recovery plan needs clarity
• Cops receiving gun training on Beef Island
• Banks secretly recruiting buyers for homes late on mortgage payment
• Don’t buy expensive items with gov’t grants, loans — Skelton
• 6-month sentence for $14K worth of fraudulent Speedy’s tickets
• Form mentoring groups to stop crime on infamous basketball court
• Global ministry donates 10 generators to First District
• Public Notice from National Bank
• Pregnant woman, minors injured in hit-and-run
• Bitter End raises $800K to support laid-off staff, VG
• Clean them! Debris in buildings habouring rats, insects
• Cashiers accused of stealing nearly $60K from store
• Scar sentenced to 7 years for illegal gun
• Premier wants churches to be more vocal
• Local hotspots light up with Super Bowl fans
• COMMENTARY: Cruise visitors not big spenders; high-end tourism better
• First District donates to FSN
• Cane Garden Bay beach now safe for swimming
• Asbestos at Palm Grove centre nothing to fear, says expert
• Horseracing a national sport; include in recovery plan
• Gov’t starts laying lines to expand underground electricity
• DRCC chairman endorses prayer council for recovery plan
• Give a little more to culture in recovery plan — Walwyn
• Minor earthquake felt in BVI this morning
• Tenders invited for roadworks at Windy Hill
• Western Union relocates, reopens in Road Town
• Electricity now up to 80% territory-wide
• BVI #16 on global Financial Secrecy Index
• Gov’t not rushing recovery plan for election — Pickering
• Faster gun probes: Cops trained to run new ballistics system
• Send hazardous waste off island, gov’t told
• A letter to the Disaster Recovery Coordination Committee
• Minister says gov’t can’t clear hillside debris
• Gov’t should be commended for post-hurricane progress — Fraser
• Road Town ferry terminal expected to reopen in March
• 8th District has worst roads in the BVI — Penn
• Probe into prison escapee’s killing nearly complete
• Gumbs first to qualify for 2018 Carifta Games
• Schools to become more accessible to the disabled
• Why gov’t just ‘taking licks’? Residents confront Premier
• Maybe months before police stations fixed
• Over 100 persons daily: Immigration workers frustrated too
• Gov’t taking back its generators soon
• COMMENTARY: Not brain surgery, persons just need help
• UK donates £1.2M to RVIPF to spend by March
• Immigration inspecting homes of persons renewing work permits
• Don’t be afraid to get tested, says widower of popular cancer victim
• Telecoms companies not cleaning up shabby cell sites
• Prepare to pay sewerage bills — Turnbull warns
• BVI hosting third Wagner Sailing Rally
• COMMENTARY: Economic planning in an austere culture
• Fatal motor scooter accident on Anegada
• Irma leaves woman paralyzed from neck down
• Visitor denied entry for bad behaviour
• Upgrades: New Enis Adams Primary to be ready by 2019
• Over $1 million for new sewerage plant in CGB
• Better inter-island communication system to be developed
• Quito’s to reopen by October
• Don’t be fooled by persons claiming to be VIP candidates
• Local agriculture regulatory body coming
• Scientists study the impacts Irma on Anegada
• BVI Under-12 boys to compete in Puerto Rico
• Almost there — new Village Cay centre prepares for opening
• Improve internet, or else! Vanterpool warns telecoms providers
• Recovery plan too vague, give more details
• Gov’t should fund private schools — Farara
• Visible Change: BVI 4 months after hurricanes
• ‘Voters have to campaign for me if they want me’
• Streetlight restoration starts this week
• BVIEC workers accused of accepting bribes
• Fierce competition: BVI tourism in danger of falling behind
• Over 1,000 of VG population gone; businesses battered
• BVI places second in annual Painkiller races
• Safety restored at Port Purcell, cargo clearance resumes
• Vance Lewis appointed Interim CEO of pier park
• Man faces 9 charges after stealing scooter
• Reigning Calypso Monarch contemplates politics
• NDP taking recovery funds to finance election campaign — Fahie
• Official auditing relief distribution was probed for missing aid
• Change House of Assembly policies for loans
• Gov’t creates contractor database to organise home repairs
• Out of retirement: Webster back as Auditor General
• $25 vigil to honour former magistrate, fund charities
• Stop robbing poor and giving to rich, NDP told
• UK votes against beneficial ownership register in BVI
• There will be no local Deputy Governor soon — Fahie
• $15M approved this month to assist residents rebuild
• District meetings on recovery plan start Wednesday
• COMMENTARY: Irma, austerity, and strategic planning
• Electricity will be fully restored in BVI by Easter
• Jost Van Dyke to host Painkiller Cup on Saturday
• Job-loss after hurricanes lead to upsurge in illegal businesses
• Private investors to control airport for 20 years
• Tourism bounces back: hundreds of rooms occupied
• VOX POP: What should be ‘top priority’ in recovery plan?
• 2018 goal; consumer protection draft on Premier’s desk
• Farewell ‘People’s Man’
• 2017 Youth and Junior Athletes of the Year named
• Laws coming for residents to sell solar energy to BVIEC
• Sister Islands more dependent on Tortola post-hurricanes
• Probe — BVIPA not to blame for delays at ports
• Add glass when building structures — Green VI
• DDM receives $442K to restore national warning system
• Public views body ahead former legislator’s funeral
• Create separate plans: Airport not part of ‘recovery’
• Massive fire caused by garbage exposed to ‘hot ash’
• Ministry ignores scholarship offer to train health workers
• Local cows major moneymakers for BVI
• National tsunami exercise scheduled for March
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Empty lots
• Students to develop idea for recovery plan
• Redeployment: No job cuts when gov’t privatizes departments
• Man with small arsenal imprisoned for over 9 years; fined
• Court being moved to a temporary structure
• Persons matched to jobs with ‘vulnerable residents database’
• COMMENTARY: Creative destruction and Irma
• Gov’t implements Insurance Tribunal for aggrieved residents
• Pole stops vehicle from lunging into ditch
• Int’l summit with world leaders, celebs to be held in BVI
• Excavators destroying roads; tougher laws ahead
• Taxi industry wants to be included in recovery plan
• Retirees under 65 still required to pay NHI
• Sister islands not forgotten; will be part of recovery agency
• Nearly 150 businesses receive gov’t grants; loans coming
• National Bank offers higher savings rate
• COMMENTARY: National Property Insurance can rescue BVI from insurers
• Former world boxing champion in the BVI
• Mammoth boat finally righted at Nanny Cay
• WASTED: Gov’t departments leave bags of cement to harden
• Independent audit to be conducted on relief distribution
• Train more locals in health services; hospital short-staffed
• Next-generation 911 call centre coming next month
• I agree with UK’s strict conditions; BVI’s own fault
• Another $540K donated to secondary school
• Last external officers departing BVI next week
• 19 miles of road to be rebuilt
• Public servants not coming to work; prioritize mould issue
• Calls made for agriculture legislation; laws promised
• Gov’t workers need to volunteer more labour — Deputy Governor
• Cane Garden Bay beach still unsafe, residents told
• Documentary filmed on hurricane response in BVI
• Private deal for airport; gov’t not spending $250M – Penn
• Gov’t moves to ship out all derelicts in a few months
• ‘Where is our money?’ Taxi operators decry unaccountability
• Unite BVI donating $1M to rebuild secondary school
• SCHEDULE: Recovery plan consultations start today
• Tsunami advisory cancelled for BVI
• $4.7M facility coming to house emergency centre
• Former legislator to be laid to rest on January 18
• Jamaican linesmen protest late pay outside BVIEC
• Fisherfolk pushing to start local fishing company
• Airline being sold because of hurricanes, liabilities
• Irma blows publicity on arbitration centre; cases start
• Pay water bills by this month or get cut off
• Gov’t now issuing three-year entry permits
• Rider escapes as scooter wedges under pickup
• Shock, disbelief expressed over Nathaniel Jr’s passing
• Officials assessing whether Joe’s Hill housing project will increase
• UK further criticised for low-grade treatment
• West End school closed because of strong winds
• Police recover bags of drugs in community centre
• COMMENTARY: The road from soup kitchen to El Dorado
• West End school tents displaced by strong winds
• Power outage scheduled on Tortola today – BVIEC
• A father’s grief – ‘Nathaniel the only son I have … had’
• Gov’t launches ‘BVI Open for Business’ app
• BVI local found dead in dorm at UK university
• Airport project needed but give businesses more $$$
• Still struggling: drop in registered businesses expected
• Anegada gets fire truck after 3 years
• Local women awarded by Queen
• CCT donates modem to school
• Architectural firm offers to design gov’t facilities free
• Former coach starts ‘walk fundraiser’ to replace roofs
• Nine cruise ship arrivals this month
• 2 dozen students the constant troublemakers
• BVIAA wants to name facility, event in Dag’s honour
• We will need bigger prison if anger not tackled – FSN
• Denial of illness killing persons – Cancer Society
• Airport expansion cost increases by over $95M
• Doctors Association VP: Legalize weed for medical use
• Principal supports Pier Park ban; indiscipline a longtime issue
• Tourism boost anticipated this year — Christian
• BVIHSA distributing mosquito nets to at-risk residents
• Pride, culture a $2M priority for BVI recovery
• Bomba Shack dilemma BVI’s newsmaker of 2017
• New, bigger school to be built on Jost Van Dyke
• Hundreds turn out for fireworks at Trellis Bay
• Sowande to weigh in on $721M recovery plan
• COMMENTARY: The road to boom and bust
• PHOTOS: Massive turnout at Foxy’s Old Year’s Night Party
• Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury dies
• Another man allegedly held with cocaine
• Fire Chief laments ‘sheep pen’ condition at station
• Get psycho-emotional help, public servants urged
• We must jealously guard our lands from expats
• Schools running out of space for returning students
• Sea Cows Bay had become the funeral capital — Fraser
• Controversial policy at Pier Park paying off
• NDP’s $65M deal with CDB suspicious
• Irma blamed for incomplete greenhouse project
• Give litter wardens more powers — environmental chief
• Gun robbery in Port Purcell
• RTW raises $8K for BVI Diabetes Association
• Man stabbed on Christmas Eve
• Omar Hodge was a true patriot – Pickering
• Recovery for next 5 years to cost over $721M
• NDP proposing to privatize sections of gov’t
• Plans to modernize CGB sewerage plant; beach still closed
• 15 tanks, 25 generators donated to residents for holidays
• Decomposed body found in Tortola apartment
• COMMENTARY: Hurricane Irma and the dearth of nat’l planning
• CTL Home Center spreads Christmas cheer
• Walwyn treats over 500 to Christmas meal
• We still have a lot to celebrate – Jaspert
• I’ll bring back accountability to gov’t – Fahie
• Christmas Message: Political leaders must do better
• Mixed reactions on Pier Park’s ban on minors
• Walwyn urges Pier Park to reconsider ban on minors
• Unaccompanied minors banned from Pier Park
• Pedestrian injured after being hit by bike
• Curfew lifted today!
• ‘Deficient’ residency, Belonger policies to be changed – Premier
• Another payday for persons on Household Assistance Program
• Start meeting with local tourism players, Premier told
• Generous businessman donates cash to residents
• Hard Decision: Zoe tells why she skipped pageant in China
• UPDATE: Power restored after roughly 8 hours
• Former legislator Omar Hodge has died
• Three months extension for duty-free imports
• ‘Let him speak’ – Pickering defends Turnbull
• Gov’t allocating $15M to assist impacted homeowners
• Split decision: HOA votes to borrow $65M
• DPP recovers over $100K since hurricanes
• Displeased event planner: ‘Let insurance kick a**’
• Lower interest rates not promised despite SSB investment
• No more backlog of court cases in BVI – Farara
• Beef Island airport resumes night operations
• Carrot Bay festival may be restored to three days
• Boats gone; Thomas breathes sigh of relief
• Bank closing early on December 22
• $15M deal – SSB buys shares in National Bank
• West End station to reopen in 4 months – Gov’t
• Dengue is back – Official confirms
• Gov’t to pay over $78K for 21 inmates in St Lucia
• Bank offers short-term loans to customers awaiting settlements
• Man with ‘extensive rap sheet’ gets $20K bail
• Hundreds walk, run to help rebuild Autism Center
• Vehicle overturns on Tortola
• Over 1,000 gifted at annual Tree of Hands fun day
• ESHS students ‘wreaking havoc’ in town – Walwyn
• I kept guns for protection from crime
• Seek help from ‘colonial masters’ to solve crime – Gov’t told
• Isabella Morris Primary might become junior high school
• BLOG OF THE WEEK:
• COMMENTARY: Trickle down of wealth
• Curfew will end before Christmas — Governor
• Scores bid young Trinity farewell
• Law coming to allow ‘video call testimonies’ in court
• Stop sending people to prison for a little weed
• Two new ambulances arrive
• Candlelight vigil held for Kylo
• Look out for fake money, police warns
• Gov’t issues notice of breach to BVI Airways
• Tuberculosis test no longer required to enter BVI
• Ministers blast Turnbull for ‘disrespecting’ Premier
• BVI prisoners likely to spend months in St Lucia – Foot
• Gov’t members want Finance Ministry taken from Premier – Turnbull
• Cane Garden Bay beach to reopen soon, expert assures
• New Auditor General gone, says PAC chairman
• External police nab resident with cocaine, marijuana
• Mother, family of murdered 11-year-old speak out
• Amnesty, waiver on property tax being sought
• Don’t let it grow cold – legislators beg for info on double murder
• Water to flow from Capoons Bay plant in 2 weeks
• First local athlete selected as ‘change-maker’ for Olympics
• Seven vying for Flow domino competition
• Man pleads guilty to 3 guns, 99 bullets, kilos of drugs
• Police name employees accused of stealing from BVI Ports
• I will not stop welcoming tourists, critics told
• Speedy’s left with $7 million repair bill after Irma
• We’re not restoring power to our friends first
• Temporary building arriving for West End ferry dock
• It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas
• Secondary students receive book on BVI’s economic history
• Premier accosts banks, insurers about questionable service
• Man hospitalised after daylight shooting
• Conspiracy? No public facility working in 1st District
• Hire consultants to fight unfair insurers, banks – Fahie
• Two visitors jailed, one freed in ‘gun in toilet’ case
• Be careful around mangroves, Pickering urges
• BVI entertainment fraternity mourns death of Stylee Band member
• Hundreds turn out for annual Speedy’s Feel Good Holiday Concert
• BVIEC offering temporary jobs to residents
• Thad Lettsome to represent BVI in Youth Sailing World Champs in China
• COMMENTARY: The threat of a long recession post-Irma
• Two caught on camera allegedly stealing electronics
• EXCITING: Taxi operators react to cruise passengers arrival
• CGB Beach Closed: High bacteria, sewage in water
• We don’t support gay marriage here, visitors told
• Trellis Bay Market and Grill goes modern; explores floating dock
• Walters fined $26K, sentenced to 22 months
• Five dead in plane crash near USVI airport
• Airline starts flights between BVI, 4 new countries
• Masa sentenced to years in prison for gun, ammo
• Independent probe into fatal shooting of prison escapee
• Don’t dumb down, BVI not ready for cruise ships – Turnbull
• ‘Sometimes all parliament members against me’
•  Faster internet with full restoration, Digicel promises
• ‘The Irma Diaries’ book launch set for this month
• Accused murderer reported dead
• American singer pledges materials, labour to JVD clinic
• UPDATE: Accused murderer shot, recaptured
• Visitors excited! Good sign for local tourism
• Brace for more increased prices, residents told
• Nearly 200 laid off as Peter Island closes for renovation
• Insurance companies chastised for issuing deadlines
• Flow partners with BVIEC to reconnect VG
• US citizen suspectedly drowns
• PROBE: Today’s generator fire not first, others recent
• CoP defends govt’s disaster response post-Irma
• Cruise ships officially return this week!
• Disrespectful! Fahie calls for quick reopening of West End Police Station
• Norman Island reopens!
• Most of $3m CDB loan already spent
• Over $200K pledged to repair commercial court
• Select expats can stay while changing jobs
• Acting Governor orders continuation of curfew
• Impacted farmers, fishermen not priority
• Gov’t importing trees for damaged beaches
• Faley and Mays win 12th Deloitte-Ogier BVI Half Marathon
• Thomas still in limbo more than two weeks later
• ‘Awesome success!’ Big turnout on DeCastro Street
• COMMENTARY: The Austerity Club
• Tree of Hands goes int’l – 2,000 kids targeted
• Marine Association wants tax waiver extended
• Christmas goal; possible rental housing for shelter residents
• Fingers crossed for Xmas on DeCastro Street going beyond curfew
• Cayman Islands profit from BVI devastation
• Airline no longer accepting cash
• Still no leads into double murder – Police
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Afternoon zzz
• Bizarre Loyalty: Residents protect killers, distrust police
• Branson’s Necker Cup raising funds to rebuild BVI 
• Two held in marijuana bust
• Hong Kong rallies to assit BVI, funds raised
• Fifth highest hurricane season ends today
• Clergyman, Captain being awarded Badge of Honour
• Power back on parts of Jost Van Dyke
• DMV not administering road tests
• Gov’t will assist persons booted from shelters
• Fingerprint persons entering the BVI
• Over 800 to get financial help under Household Assistance Program
• Crush misused scooters! Lawmakers, parents responsible
• Slaves being auctioned in Libya
• BugOut responds to post-hurricane mosquito threat
• Fresh calls for BVI to ban soft drinks, unhealthy foods
• UK Prime Minister offers £300m in loan guarantees
• Digicel’s regional boss pledges to overhaul BVI network
• ‘We were right in action’
• BVI scores high at regional crossfit competition
• RVIPF cops being retrained for post-hurricane
• Organizers gear up for Xmas on DeCastro Street with far less vendors
• More hurricane talks: Premier, Governor leads charge
• BVI talks partnership with Clinton Foundation
• New 300-seat vessel for Road Town Fast Ferry
• Foot being booted? Prison boss post up for grabs
• ‘Jealous’ man remanded for allegedly choking, beating lover
• Big turnout: Lobster Fest ‘exceed expectations’
• Nowhere to go! Persons told to vacate shelter
• Governor departing on ‘official business’
• Lobster Fest hopefuls flock ferry; over 100 left
• COMMENTARY: Cleanup a national responsibility
• Police release names of victims in double murder incident
• “Boss Irma Dung Deh” – Calypso Monarch pens hurricane song
• Homeowner weeps; seeks answers from insurance company
• Service organization considering help for Freeman
• TRC dodges blame for bad internet report
• Communications network to be moved underground
• Over $2B pledged to BVI, hurricane-struck countries
• Increased security measures for Xmas – Commissioner
• Curfew could not stop 11-y-o girl’s murder – Matthews
• Hurricane set back BVI football by decade
• CIBC branch closes on Virgin Gorda
• Murder rate reaches 10; highest in nearly a decade
• No hoarding of relief supplies – DDM dismisses claims
• Employee’s death shocked Tourist Board
• UPDATE: Minor, man feared dead after shooting
• Cop charged for looting-related offence
• Supermarket donates $30K in supplies to DDM
• UK REPORT: BVI internet one of the worst on earth
• Airport expansion more important now – Premier
• No Shame – Gov’t urged to swiftly restore HoA building
• GDP to shrink considerably next year
• PAHO donates vehicles for vector control
• Several ex-employees rehired – Digicel
• Gov’t introduces reconstruction policy
• ‘Smart serve’, gaming lounge at fresh Digicel store
• Gov’t awaits UK money; monitors hurricane funds
• 72-year-old living in hospital lobby
• Reigning Miss World to visit BVI; Helina did well!
• Walwyn touts importance of Culture Week post-Irma
• Motorists struggle to repair vehicles; gov’t to address
• Popular J’can dancehall artiste convicted of murder
• UPDATE: Hospital lockdown lifted; educator shot
• PROBE: Gunman fires shots in bar, steals cash
• PHOTOS: BVI hosts Women’s Football Day
• ‘Heartbreaking’ – Premier opens up about surviving Irma
• Insurance delays may extend no import duties order
• Curfew will remain until more power restored
• Gov’t to offer soft loans to struggling residents
• Virgin Islands ‘patriot’ Aubrey Levons laid to rest
• Flow donates equipment to BFEC
• COMMENTARY: $3.5B and counting – the true cost of Irma
• Good Publicity: Prince visits ESHS; residents flock
• Governor deactivates emergency centre
• PHOTOS: FSN, education to benefit from NY fashion show
• BVI loses $16M+ in revenues
• Apple Bay land swap deal likely – Vanterpool
• More RVIPF cops may get guns
• Gov’t receives 50 generators for local businesses
• More debris removal vehicles received
• BVIPA opens temporary container lot today
• New financial services bill passes in HoA
• Walwyn donates half his salary!
• Cops get generators; work from living quarters
• Cargo companies delaying power restoration – Vanterpool
• BVI athlete ranks No.1 in US; signs with top school
• Vanterpool promises better roads; no quick fix
• More success in finding stolen items – CoP
• EXTRADITION: Magistrate denies bail to Hodge, Harrigan today
• Prince Charles to visit BVI on Saturday
• Shop owner wants boats off his property; seeks compensation
• Premier clears air about Branson and IMF
• Accused killer’s phone pinned near Snoopy’s body
• Gov’t hopes to train 1,000 students in construction
• Walwyn rolls out digital textbooks for grades 7 and 8
• Bob Hodge, Tico Harrigan lose extradition case
• Diabetes data troubling; warning issued for the BVI
• Premier backpedals on no gov’t layoffs guarantee
• Prison-break kept quiet because of telecoms issue
• Phone number portability one step closer – Vanterpool
• UK couldn’t take our prisoners, says Premier
• CDB giving nearly $3M in loan, grants for cleanup
• Inspections on Anegada ahead of Lobster Fest
• State of emergency before hurricane pointless – Premier
• Peter Haycraft donates $1M to rebuild primary school
• Let it go! Social worker warns against post-hurricane stress
• Phones, weapons, drugs found inside local prison cells
• Xmas on DeCastro Street on; to be scaled down – City Manager
• Start-up tourism business blooms after hurricane
• Every bit counts: Fahie distributes $25 gift certificates
• COMMENTARY: BVI’s medicine austerity or stimulus?
• CTL explores other shipping options
• UPDATE: Minor earthquake felt in BVI; active zone
• Why didn’t gov’t act sooner? Premier’s lead questioned
• NHI expires this month for evacuated residents
• BVI experiencing drop in crime – Top Cop
• Bad treatment causing many to shun relief – Dr Simmons
• Foxy’s still to host Old Year’s Night party
• They’re here! Digital textbook distribution next week
• Move them! RT parking lot used as illegal dump site
• Branson meets with IMF for BVI
• Scar hospitalized ahead of court appearance
• Arrest Blotter: Drugs, theft, gun busts
• Ogier donates $20K to repair Joyce Samuel Primary
• UPDATE: Flash flood watch discontinued
• Brodrick Penn shelves role as Permanent Secretary
• Landowner blocking rebuild of Bomba Shack
• B’More says Barbados show will be big career boost
• Governor pressured by gov’t – Fahie suggests
• Call made for more religious leaders to enter politics
• UK donates 8 trucks for debris cleanup
• Late Police Inspector given grand send off
• BVIEC: Electricity to be fully restored 30 days sooner
• BVI still contending for int’l crowns
• REPENT! Local preacher says witchcraft, incest rampant in BVI
• Residents energize dead power lines; endanger BVIEC workers
• Thunderstorms likely; watch for falling rocks – DDM
• Bregado Flax Educational Centre gets new school
• PHOTOS: Christians pledge faithfulness to God
• Schools ordered closed today
• Neglected: Carrot Bay kids suffer; residents blast gov’t
• Man hospitalized after shooting; cops probe
• Apple Bay residents willing to swap land for new road
• Beaches not safe for tourism yet, gov’t told
• Another flooding on Tortola
• McMaster begs for caution on bad roads
• Scar charged for Snoopy’s murder
• UPDATE: Man in fatal crash identified
• ‘Explosions’ heard in Huntums Ghut area
• COMMENTARY: BVI likely to face recession
• Fix your vehicles before inspection – Gov’t Warns
• Repairs to ‘unusable’ schools start this month
• McMaster promises solution to sewage water along highway
• Stop ALL construction works now – Building Authority
• PENN: Gov’t not split; people just ‘talk’
• Cruise ship arrival does not mean USVI runs better
• Acting Governor extends curfew
• You will be dead: Authorities urge generator safety
• Word on the Street: Should expat looters be deported?
• Human rights concerns raised for prisoners in St Lucia
• Trellis Bay Market records $100k loss; resumes operation
• Fashion show in New York for BVI relief
• ‘YES – Ah looking ah Wuk’
• Tourist board backs Premier; welcomes visitors
• Rule change: BVI now eligible for development aid
• O’Neal pledges speedy recovery for Ninth District, blast critics
• Pier park partially reopens today
• Premier playing politics; BVI not back on feet
• 300 percent increase in imports, BVIPA extends hours
• It’s not easy being a leader – Pickering
• Crackdown at ports; fleeing looters arrested
• PAHO donates $1M for hospital, clinics, elderly homes
• Telecoms company brings relief to pregnant women
• Pickering appointed Acting Premier, Finance Minister
• PHOTO OF THE DAY: Steep sweep!
• Residents told to boycott: Name, shame price gougers
• Marché looking to reopen tomorrow; laments looting
• Expat looters to be deported
• Gov’t calls on private sector; help ‘displaced’ homeowners
• After-school programme for morning shift students
• Family mourns: Former First Lady laid to rest
• Fairwell Inez Turnbull!
• Accused murderer, two other inmates still at large
• Body identified; police launch probe
• Customers benefit from millions in top-up credit after hurricanes – FLOW
• Construction courses to be offered at HLSCC
• Governor departs for UK today; Premier to follow
• BVI Airways flights still expected, work ongoing – Premier
• Gov’t might approach IMF for money
• CXC makes adjustments for BVI students
• We are back on our feet; open for business
• Businessman helping to restore hope after Irma
• No gov’t worker will be laid off
• BVIEC distributing one-third of regular power
• Probe: Dealerships selling tax-free vehicles at duty cost
• Don’t be ungrateful; dark days ahead
• Nightmares: Residents affected by post-hurricane disorders
• Electrical inspections needed for buildings, residents told
• Monthly cash for families under Household Assistance Programme
• Family man and friend: Mouners say final farewell
• Three days remain to apply for loan suspension – NBVI
• More unstable weather conditions
• BVI Angie’s List: Workers registry to be created
• Visas being issued on arrival – Premier
• Students barred from classes at HLSCC
• Gov’t working behind the scenes, residents told
• Tropical wave may cause showers tonight
• Roughly $50M to rebuild electricity grid – Vanterpool
• UK promises private sector task force to help BVI
• Tertiary scholarships from gov’t to continue
• Cooper Island Beach Club to reopen by Easter
• Take a stand against domestic violence, residents told
• C&W charitable foundation launched with US$500K donation to support hurricane relief
• Curfew relaxed further
• Full list: Registration stations for vulnerable households
• COMMENTARY: Jack and Jill Looter
• Special help coming for low-income, single-parent families
• BVIEC not short of funds for repairs — Vanterpool
• Better roads promised soon; concrete for potholes
• Local coach to be laid to rest on Saturday
• Employers told to report status of their business
• Supermarket donates another $5K to pre-school
• Int’l banks to back recovery, says Premier
• Three arrested for hurricane heist at Int’l Motors
• Concrete roofs in high demand
• Nanny Cay announces opening this season, fewer docks
• Shelter boxes only for family units – Rotary
• BVI regional position questioned in prison outrage
• Our people are the most underused – Turnbull
• Scammers use BVI to steal $2M – Branson
• Residents urged to be vigilant, avoid leptospirosis
• Horse track ripe for private investment – Lake
• Caines blasts ‘heartless’ employers
• Residents get deadline to remove damaged vehicles
• If each person does a little, you won’t have a load
• Centenarian gets generator
• Company gives more than $50K worth of relief supplies
• Vincy officials to help with passports, schooling
• No loss of confidence – BVI Finance
• Government, several others beg funds online
• UK expected to help BVI lobby for policy shift
• BVI accepting visitors again
• Too much negativity in the territory, Walwyn claims
• Opinion: Renewing ourselves to rebuild the BVI
• Opinion: Improve building roofing systems
• Tropical wave gone, but showers remain
• FIFA rep wants urgent help for BVI
• First shelter box installed in BVI after hurricane
• High demand for tarps – More than 3000 distributed
• Stay alert, governor urges as tropical wave nears
• Complaints, criticisms not being ignored – PREMIER
• BVI seeks loans, investors after some $3.3B damage
• Business owners down-spirited, done with BVI
• Pay finally ready, public workers told
• No import duties on vehicles, food, clothing
• Vanterpool appointed acting premier
• Several job openings for residents
• Traffic lights restored on dual carriageway
• I will not abandon my school
• Generators leave boy, man in hospital
• Gov’t seeks volunteers to build houses
• Bank to host outreach sessions on loans
• Flow reconnects in more communities
• Clarification: Marlon Penn not involved in stealing
• BVIEC to residents: Pay bills to fund reconstruction
• BVI under flash flood watch
• Rain closes early childhood centres on Tortola
• Looting not part of BVI culture – Christian
• Stop criticizing the premier – clergyman
• Irma In Pictures: Main Street, Tortola
• DDM loses nearly 40 years of investment in technology
• Gov’t told not to downplay hardship
• HireBVI connecting employers with workers
• BVI resident murdered in St Kitts
• Tropical wave forecast to move across BVI on Saturday
• Gov’t begins scouting for housing beneficiaries
• Diaspora wants say in reconstruction of BVI
• BVI politician chides May for not visiting
• Layoffs not surprising, premier indicates
• Continue to spend money, Christopher urges residents
• Unruly students to be ‘punished’ with work
• Don’t rush it – Mitch wants careful return to normalcy
• Two more tropical waves threatening BVI
• Persons living in cemetery after hurricane -Fraser
• School starts – Underhill upbeat despite hiccups
• All 4 casualties of Hurricane Irma now identified
• Another tropical wave floods sections of Tortola
• Photos: The hills becoming green again
• Fahie brings in Labour reps to assess job situation
• ‘God has been good to us’ – BVI marks Irma
• Pay for gov’t workers further delayed
• Cop dies after falling ill
• Major disaster averted at power plant
• Walwyn pleased – Right governor at the right time
• Relief supplies to reach right hands, Rotary assures Digicel
• One taken to hospital after crash
• CIBC promises to help customers; gives $100K
• Get out of my country – Skelton to expat looters
• Prison sentence likely for curfew breach – Bill passed
• New curfew announced – residents get more hours
• A story on disaster: Hurricane Irma and the Virgin Islands
• Politician weeps in post-hurricane parliament
• Gastro threat heightened
• Fahie wants special curfew for bad behaving minors
• Gov’t getting 100K worth of materials to distribute – Digicel
• State of emergency being lifted – curfew to remain
• Most soldiers leaving within days
• NO MORE BILLS – Cable company formally signs off
• No charge for service not used during hurricane disruption
• 3 charged – Drug found in vehicle during curfew
• Hurricane Stress – Duo gives free massages in town
• Price gouging not addressed in current laws – Penn
• Kyron finds new coach
• No payout for workers laid off – Cable TV
• Penn mulls free labour initiative to rebuild houses
• You can learn even under mango tree, students told
• Airline distances itself from claims about theft
• Significantly impacted – dealer loses 131 new vehicles
• Skills training boost – HLSCC to adjust curriculum
• Irma in Pictures: Going somewhere…
• Commentary: Gov’t should build domes, revise building code now
• Walwyn appeals for help from business community
• 313 relief workers recorded
• Digicel brings connectivity to Anegada
• Murder rate reaches eight -Cops confirm gun attack
• 4,240 houses reported damaged or destroyed in BVI
• More than 6000 displaced in BVI, premier indicates
• HLSCC scraps evening sessions, classes on VG
• All tourists alive – season to be delayed in BVI
• 68-year-old man missing for nearly a month
• Public sector pay delayed; time-sheets required
• Irma injures 125 in BVI – Report
• My store not price gouging – gov’t minister
• Authorities accused of stealing hurricane supplies
• Temporary houses needed urgently – Skelton
• Persons leaving forever get 3 months NHI coverage
• Cape Air resumes commercial flights to the BVI
• Harneys lays off 18 workers; over 60 evacuate BVI
• Lift curfew so people can unwind, gov’t told
• IRMA IN PICTURES: FSN homeless
• You are not crazy – How to deal with hurricane trauma
• BVI resuming commercial flights on Monday
• LIAT announces limited flights out of BVI
• He was a good man – Premier lauds late VI Airlink owner
• Five dead, thousands lost everything in USVI
• Wife of former BVI leader dies
• Henrique Liette Freedom Bay Eco-Resort Project
• UK sends 54 new officers; first batch leaves BVI
• Cell phones in class – Walwyn turns to technology
• Special measures in place for skilled workers
• Uniform optional -Students told register near home
• We don’t usually seek help; we need it now
• Processing of police reports, visa waivers halted
• Names of 21 transferred prisoners released
• BVI may evacuate citizens from Puerto Rico, USVI
• Importers urged to be patient amid issues at ports
• Walwyn reveals plan for early childhood students
• Tropical wave may affect BVI
• NHI now accepting contributions
• State of emergency relaxed – Premier in control
• Gov’t goes undercover – Price gougers busted!
• Brathwaite turns 100
• Premier should be in charge; not governor – FRASER
• Gov’t generators will not be donated willy-nilly
• UK requests ‘framework for support’ needed in BVI
• 5 health facilities suffer major damage; help promised
• Digicel resumes service in more communities
• Hundreds of jobs delayed – Little Dix not opening this year
• Premier reveals ‘priority’ businesses to help
• Electricity expected today on VG; Cabinet meets
• Body recovered – Nothing suspicious so far
• Adams takes charge – Gov heads to UK for more help
• Students, teachers must be counselled – Walwyn
• Relief supplies are for expats too, premier notes
• Jobs affected – Cable company cites major loss
• Help residents get solar panels, Skelton urges gov’t
• Looters sentenced
• Public Fear: St Lucia separates BVI prisoners
• Landlords raising rent, booting tenants
• Underground power cables take too long – Vanterpool
• Stop joining long lines, fuel in abundance
• Commercial flights this week, says gov’t
• Prisoners to be transferred to St Lucia
• Gov’t promises to assist students moving to St Vincent
• Development fund created for businesses
• Temporary water plants being shipped to BVI
• Don’t get angry, relief not for everyone
• Territory mourns passing of Merrit Herbert
• Curfew hours reduced
• Major hurricanes causing CCT to rebuild
• Tourism bouncing back; 120 boats promised for November
• Gov’t concerned about possible oil spills
• Pickering promises quick work permits for select workers
• Tax free! Gov’t approves tax waiver on imports
• 6 low-risk prisoners still on the run – Walwyn
• HELP! ‘Crackheads’ among minors and elderly at shelter
• Residents banned from festival grounds
• We never raised our prices – RTW
• BVIEC: Fallen poles may have live wires
• Residents flock ATMS
• Communications desk set up for sister islands
• Commercial court to reopen this month
• Governor gives official ‘all clear’ for residents
• 8 suspected looters arrested
• Chance of cholera outbreak very slight – Premier
• Hurricane watch ends, flash flood warning remains
• Survey identifies most needy
• $4 billion to rebuild the BVI – Branson estimates
• Gov’t gives all-clear signal to emergency workers only
• Expats share experience after fleeing BVI
• UPDATE: Maria downgraded to category 3 hurricane
• You are in my prayers – Queen Elizabeth to residents
• Premier begs residents not to take Maria lightly
• Discussions underway to reward helpful prisoners
• Governor assures prison will hold up during Hurricane Maria
• Sports Complex announced as shelter; others checked
• Gov’t moves to minimize security risks after Hurricane Maria
• Don’t use tarps yet, residents told
• Nanny Cay sets up free water station for community
• Volunteer ahead of Category 3 Maria, residents told
• Distribution centres announced on Tortola
• UPDATE: Hurricane Watch issued as Maria approaches
• Man feared dead after robbery, shooting
• Vanterpool to customers – No price increase at OneMart
• 640 shelter kits arrived today
• Immigration Department to open Monday
• PHOTOS: Road Town under flood waters
• Branson concerned about cholera, other potential disease outbreak
• Shift school starts at old CTL in under 2 months
• Over 100 escaped prisoners captured
• ‘Concerned’ Premier to review BVI’s building code
• Two disturbances showing signs of development
• Premier mulls duty-free merchandise for affected businesses
• Residents told: Chip in, gov’t can’t do everything
• National Bank offers loan concessions
• Money Available: Gov’t workers urged not to worry about losing jobs
• BVI too rich to benefit from UK’s aid budget, report finds
• Power restored at hospital, sections of Road Town
• Premier laments BVI’s needs to UK, tourism listed
• CARICOM sending food aid
• Those who leave can return
• Piped water to start flowing soon – Vanterpool
• ‘Where do I start?’ – Walwyn laments destruction of ESHS
• We won’t run out of food, water, fuel – Premier
• Gov’t to ease tax on building materials
• Airline starts commercial flights from Tortola tomorrow
• Gov’t to host meeting series with BVI businesses
• SVG Gov’t Delegation Visiting the BVI
• Full electricity restoration could take 6 months
• Insurance companies ready; property-owners told to claim
• Premier to discuss loan reprieve; banks reopen tomorrow
• Some prisoners captured – Police Commissioner
• Hurricane results in prison break; security on alert
• InterCaribbean flights available from Tortola
• No deaths on VG, Anegada after Hurricane Irma – Vanterpool
• Curfew hours extended
• Judgment was passed on us – Bishop Cline
• CASH-STRAPPED: ATMs to reopen this week
• $50k worth of tech items stolen – Bishop Cline laments
• Looters being identified – Commissioner Matthews
• Irma’s Aftermath – What you need to know (Sept. 11)
• Premier eyes UK financial support to help rebuild
• Scenes of chaos at gas stations
• Some businesses survived, says Premier in latest statement
• Residents lament food shortage; Vanterpool says food flowing
• Guyanese killed inside shop by Hurricane Irma
• Health Services makes appeal for private medical volunteers
• Residents running low on cash
• PHOTOS: Medical supplies delivered
• Hurricane Jose moving away from the BVI
• Five fatalities resulting from Irma – Governor
• PHOTOS: VG gets sweet relief
• LIAT waives fees for passengers stranded in Irma, Jose
• Gas siphoning, looting continue
• Flow: Access to telephone services available in parts of the BVI
• Tropical Storm Watch discontinued; flooding still likely
• Help at last! Heavy military presence now on the ground
• 14 shelters named as Jose approaches
• What of Jost Van Dyke?
• Curfew imposed after reports of widespread looting
• Gov’t warns – Jose close enough to cause further damage
• Branson says Necker Island ‘devastated’; promises help for BVI
• We Shall Overcome! Premier stirs hope after Irma
• BVI could be hit by second hurricane – Governor warns
• Governor declares State of Emergency; says fatalities reported
• Premier via BVI London Office: Humanitarian efforts under way
• Scenes from Virgin Gorda
• UK sending help to the BVI; other Overseas Territories
• Help Us! Cries for assistance after Irma leaves widespread devastation
• Stay indoors – Hurricane won’t weaken for BVI
• 56 people in 9 shelters up to Tuesday night
• Half of Anegada left behind; residents speak out
• New storm forms, may turn hurricane by Friday
• REMAIN CALM, leaders urge as hurricane roars
• Hospital scales down service; will remain open
• RELOCATE, residents in all vulnerable areas told
• Hewlett chosen for Miss World pageant
• Vox pop: Residents singing ‘preparation’ tune
• Hurricane now ‘extremely dangerous’ category 5
• ‘We are in this thing together’
• 7 emergency shelters opening Tuesday
• BVI told electricity, piped water may be disconnected
• UPDATE: Gov’t outlines help to leave Anegada
• BVI closing all airports
• FULL SPEECH: Premier on Hurricane Irma
• INSPIRE BVI: Winter opens up about tough life
• Ferries affected – USVI declares state of emergency
• Man found under bed, money and gun in toilet tank
• Seaborne: Hurricane to affect flights
• BVI banks to close at noon on Tuesday
• Get familiar with emergency shelters
• Learning, education, and technological disruption
• Rock urges churches to reach out through sports
• Vanterpool: Stock up on medicine, food
• Digicel kicks hurricane preparation into ‘high gear’
• Submit documents for pay, flood workers told
• Restore ponds in CGB by any means, gov’t told
• Commercial Court gets new judge
• 287 work permit exemptions announced
• 34 cases of pink eye recorded on VG
• UPDATE: Category 3 hurricane still strengthening
• Labour urges patience, still recovering from flood
• British Virgin Islanders should also be blamed
• Move all booths, dismantled structures urgently
• Cops reaching out through music
• New $10 fee takes effect for visitors
• UPDATE: Cops seek armed man for threat, indecent exposure
• Give telecom firms a bit more time – Vanterpool
• 2 guns found, 5 charged on Tortola and JVD
• Don’t rush cards before an election – Pickering
• 25 new jobs
• UK didn’t send me with hidden agenda – Governor
• Men charged for home burglaries, theft
• Phone companies urged to support app developers
• Storm forms, may affect BVI
• Four men facing marijuana charge
• Referendum on independence would fail – Malone
• Governor not ruling out prisoner transfer to UK
• ‘Be strong VI’
• Gov not sure he will invoke power like Duncan
• Happy with ‘quick’ recovery – Ships are back!
• Watch this one!
• Mosquito nuisance bites at airport
• ‘We want you to clean up your yards’ – Israel
• Border security may have to be expanded – Matthews
• Destruction looms – Too many young men lost
• Drug bust at airport
• Back to school treat – Cosby show actress coming
• Youth charged for a second prison wounding
• Many not insured – Penn calls for more options
• Fresh persons needed for high posts; Adams leaving
• Twice the price -Telecom firms making life harder
• $95K jump in reward for info on murder
• Rymer banking on ‘fair share’ of tourists
• Motorists endangering lives on ‘closed’ roads
• The true meaning of national prosperity
• The flood that cancelled emancipation festivities
• 21-room hotel to open December in CGB
• We must do things differently – climate change board
• Probe underway – Criminals leave prison at night?
• 100 years!
• Financial services gets big vote of confidence
• Stop dumping garbage in ghuts!
• Larger police force needed? Criminals now smarter!
• BVI athlete defeats World, Olympic champions
• Another major power cut; another explanation
• Zika, others still a serious threat in BVI
• BVI internet woes reach regional body
• PHOTOS: Cleanup continues
• Conflict of interest costly to taxpayers – Dawson
• Gov’t spending $100K to improve ICT chances
• Man charged after incident at Festival Village
• More than 100 flood victims get help – task force
• Great expectation – John Duncan lauded
• Politics took a wrong turn in the BVI – Dawson
• Minister tells region learn from ‘ship’ decision
• Extra money handy – more than half already used
• Cemetery to get facelift
• Lions, churches, community rally to assist flood victims
• FSN, Digicel remain partners for continued relief
• UK should uphold good governance, Premier suggests
• PHOTOS: Governor promises open ears, no nonsense
• New gov tours, lauds post-rain leadership
• Premier mulls help from UK amid ‘significant’ cost
• Cops call out parents – Minors steal near midnight
• Drains to get removable covers
• Recovery claims deadline announced
• BVI U15 ballers wow at CONCACAF tournament
• New governor arrives
• Two women robbed at gunpoint
• $45K bail for man on marijuana charge
• 3 beat 3 at prison
• Minors steal 2 scooters from police station
• Believe in your power – Malone
• Gov’t will spare no cost to recovery – O’Neal
• Help after rain – O’Neal reveals Gun Creek plan
• Vanterpool to raise two bridges
• Don’t watch eclipse with naked eye, unapproved devices
• Police recover ‘bone’ in Long Trench
• Walwyn silent amid outrage over ‘top student’
• The resurrection of Jim Crow
• Top students in CXC announced – CAPE and CSEC
• Results in subjects – English outshines Math
• Gov’t meets bank reps – Damage in the millions!
• DIRT SOURCE – Don’t blame development alone!
• Not missing – Vanterpool accounts for Christopher
• Traffic stop leads to marijuana find, court hears
• Vanterpool: SHIP WASN’T NEEDED!
• LIAT cancels several flights – BVI affected
• Storm affecting region, not directly BVI
• Help needed!
• Gov’t clamping down on sale of ‘flood’ food
• BVI native retires after 31 years in US Navy
• REPORT: Company incorporation finally increases
• FSN feeds 20 families since flooding
• AUDIO: Sharman vows to ensure good governance
• BVI under flash flood watch again
• Ground floor evacuated at Labour, Immigration
• BVI to welcome ‘excited’ governor next week
• Penn leading post-rain recovery task force
• Students to spend 2 more weeks in school
• Damage to beach project seems ‘significant’
• Walwyn upbeat – CXC releasing results this week
• Gov’t wary of heavier rains, makes appeal
• Rain, mould delay schools by 2 weeks – Walwyn
• Concern over water quality, sewage overflow
• Vehicle runs through wall at Hannah’s Estate
• Five charges – Skelton allegedly runs red light
• Even the Bible flooded – church loses about $6K
• Sowande: More cameras needed!
• Aaron blames flat tyre for missing curfew
• Governor leaves, tells politicians choose wisely
• Walwyn’s youth giving $25K for back to school
• Fire at store again – Arson now suspected
• More than usual – Tropical wave expected today
• UPDATE: Boss’s best not good enough in Anguilla
• Bail revoked – Man wanted in US back in custody
• Help fight mosquito breeding, premier urges residents
• Massive dust nuisance – cleanup too slow?
• Uninsured merchant loses about $27K, chides DDM
• Recovery is steady and swift – DDM
• COMMENTARY: ‘It was a sign’
• Two cruise ship calls cancelled
• COMMENTARY: BVI emancipation – reality or fantasy?
• Premier defensive: 30,000 can do the cleanup!
• British ship turned back – Premier
• Tropical wave may be very close by Monday
• Pastor Turnbull passes away in hospital
• Technical experts coming; all main roads cleared!
• Water back 70% and electricity back 90%
• Be wary of post-rain diseases, residents urged
• Major clean up operation announced for Saturday
• New wall prevents total devastation – Walwyn
• Floods, storms, and very human responses
• Vendors upbeat despite making no profit
• Ivan Dawson was ‘completely flooded’
• Students to gain credit in cleanup
• Malone seeks podium finish after making history
• Flood water knocks out wall -School badly affected
• Problem worse than thought – Flow offers more help
• ‘Unprecedented Experience’ – 17 inches of rain
• Cancellation of festival is ‘depressing’ – Youth
• Nearly 500 ferry tickets found –Speedy’s targeted
• One prisoner – 2 wounding incidents within months
• Electricity in most areas; water may return today
• Off to Anguilla – Dr Dawson gets new college job
• UPDATE: Gov’t offices to reopen Thursday
• Tourism industry still ‘open for business’
• Help coming, but resources are ‘stretched’
• Flow equipment damaged, replacement coming
• FirstBank to reopen on Thursday
• MORE PHOTOS: Damaged by the rain
• Man robs jerk shop, leaves shoe behind
• ‘We are closed from distributing water’
• PHOTOS: What’s up at the Downs?
• Take further precaution, residents urged
• No more festival – BVI crippled by rainfall
• Parade postponed amid flash flood warning
• MORE PHOTOS: Revelers hit the streets!
• I was consistent, says newly crowned Miss BVI
• Caribbean people should feel welcomed, BVI told
• Independence talk would have made us better
• Cline, Turnbull to start doing a lot more together
• Another pageant contestant taken to hospital
• COMMENTARY: The third party Trojan horse
• PHOTOS: Entertainers rock the city!
• VIDEO: McMaster disqualified; Kelly advances
• PHOTOS: Massive crowd, superb performances!
• VIP seeking candidate for District 3 too – FAHIE
• Gun found during raid – Four charged with robbery
• Festivity marred – No water for two days
• JJ wants locals prominent on festival posters
• I did my homework – JJ wins Soca clash again
• Don’t be silent when you are owed – Premier
• Reynold O’Neal receives IAAF Plaque of Merit
• Gunman imported, lost direction after shooting
• Convicts using relatives to avoid tough penalties
• Destra injured, may not come to festival
• 3 complete rehabilitation programme
• UPDATE: Man found hanging identified
• UPDATE: Tall gunman takes nearly $1K
• Boss is back, thanks to ‘old age’
• PHOTOS: Name village after Paido, says Cottoy
• Pedestrian struck down in Road Town
• National Bank officially sponsors Kyron McMaster
• Aaron charged with attempted murder
• Premier claims new minimum wage makes a difference
• VIP president accuses Fraser of not doing his job
• Motion filled with tired complaints -PREMIER
• My gov’t will fight with every ounce of strength!
• Lawmakers put politics above country – FAHIE
• DO NOT EAT: Sarbrett Beef Franks recalled
• PHOTOS: Bands rule in ‘couple up’ atmosphere
• Young locals intern at CIBC
• 7 more police vehicles – Premier wants impact felt
• No support for Fahie – Motion against finance minister fails
• Airline seeking investors to fulfil promise to BVI
• Woman locates murder victims for gunman – DPP
• Premier says info not given to auditors is ‘small’
• Let peace reign – Festival opens in Road Town
• Sky High to fly between BVI and Jamaica
• Man in murder case refuses to attend court
• DeCastro among winners in regional competition
• BREAKING NEWS: Third person charged in murder case
• Funds needed to prepare pageant contestants
• Significant, uncontrolled rise in prices – FAHIE
• Man accused of murdering Penn finally gets lawyer
• Inspire BVI: Family affair in festival booth
• BVI man among two held overseas in drug bust
• Man accused of fingering woman’s rectum
• Many young people frustrated, not coming back
• PHOTOS: Festival village blessed
• Photo: Car flips at Zion Hill
• Contestant falls ill, cuts performance short
• PHOTO: kiddies Fiesta ‘very very successful’
• Man stabbed at prison
• Smith, Hodge crowned Mr & Ms Junior BVI
• A national identification super card
• Man, woman charged for 2 murders
• Young athlete charged for alleged unlawful sex
• Business leaders complain to me daily – Fahie
• 54 y-o accused of raping friend’s step-daughter
• Expats should have permits to work at festival – Gov’t
• Fahie tells gov’t pick new finance minister
• Visitor’s phone stolen – Huggins ‘got away easy’
• Hotel expanding – More conference rooms for BVI
• Sailing reunion to take place in BVI
• Property tax assessment list now available
• Senior citizens invited to tent
• We are better now – OMG launching festival album
• Two children abused in separate cases
• BVI arbitration not viable – Jamaica’s arbitration leader
• MY GUN: Businessman says he wanted protection
• Fahie banking on God, says he won’t push Fraser
• Trainee cops hit the street for a dose of reality
• ‘You keep coming back!’ Freeman fined $7K
• CIL gives back to community after soap box derby
• Secondary school graduations now online
• Body recovered
• Man fined over $9K for vehicle tint
• Make yourselves trustworthy, politicians urged
• Financial crimes bad for the BVI- 2 sent to prison
• Nibbs sent to prison – Not his first conviction
• Scooter rider robs wholesale at mid-day
• Vendors warned: Respect law enforcers at festival
• Nelson’s body returned home
• RiteWay upbeat about new store on VG
• TWO CHARGED – Police find illegal gun, marijuana
• Troubled youth escapes from hospital, recaptured
• ‘We cannot wait until general election’ – FAHIE
• Winners!
• I am ashamed of myself, other women
• Helicopter important to BVI – Royal Navy captain
• PHOTOS: BVI welcomes personal bests
• History makers return home
• Gov’t approves work permit exemptions for business visitors
• Premier to face no-confidence motion
• Saved by studies – offender told to finish school
• Chief planner wants land ownership law checked
• INSPIRE BVI: Lena opens store, for Ashburn
• Liquor thief appeals for more counselling
• Lawyer wants duo fined – not sent to prison
• Passenger tax – a tax on all their dreams
• Crime and Virgin Islands society
• Regional bank approves $9.28M for BVI
• Gumbs wins historic medal for BVI
• Persons rescued from sinking boat
• With us or against us: VIP giving Fraser ultimatum
• Defending champion out of Calypso competition
• Don’t sue them – VIP thinks airline would win
• National airline coming? Gov’t accused of conspiracy
• Flow launches TV service
• Digicel announces unlimited rollover data and talk
• Man sentenced to just over 6 years for incest
• Jamaican promoted to Digicel’s top job in BVI
• Woman injured in crash
• Donovan to replace Lorna Smith
• Theft of dinghies rising in summer again!
• Over $23K up for grabs at fishing tournament on VG
• Standoff continues – Gov’t reminds airline to fly
• Prince in ‘hammer attack’ claims he is victim
• Gov’t misses out on more than $30K
• Jones notes ‘weird’ split between two departments
• Internet too expensive, poor for gov’t project
• Lawyers playing Candy Crush in court
• Premier should speak full truth about hospital jobs
• Man accused of beating woman for password
• Lower Estate man slapped with traffic charges
• Enforcement needed throughout ‘lawless’ BVI
• Youngster fined $300 after completing rehab
• Two suspected thieves being sought – POLICE
• Winair announces turn-around after near bankruptcy
• Two injured in crash
• 19 students recognized after quiz
• It wasn’t me – Man contradicts about 21 immigrants
• Airport project poses serious threat – BVI Airways
• How much are people prepared to suffer under NDP?
• Woman blocks road to beat woman, court hears
• We need money to fly – BVI Airways lays off staff
• Investment under threat – Climate board meets
• Magistrate tells man to substitute marijuana
• Magistrate: Message must be sent to escapees!
• Photos: Shameful!
• 2017 crown revealed as competition starts officially
• INSPIRE BVI: From night club cleaner to boss
• Robbers sentenced -Contractor had sleepless nights
• Kezzia Jones: The scholar who paints the mural
• Man confesses in court but pleads not guilty
• Visitors to start paying environmental levy on September 1
• COMMENTARY: A layman’s view of Brexit economy
• Body found at sea without life jacket
• Jahmiel, Bounty Killer to perform at Carrot Bay
• GUILTY: Money came from criminality!
• Gun possession was ‘honest mistake’
• Woman in hospital after attack
• Sidewalk coming! Vendors had permission to sell
• Masa chooses silence
• Political will needed to remove roadside vehicles!
• Parking lots on ‘most expensive’ shorelines in BVI
• Walwyn ‘delivering on the promise’
• Magnitude 3.50 quake felt in BVI
• Cruising permit fees to increase effective August 1
• In whose interest? Land owners called out!
• 16 PILLS – Minor vaguely knows who impregnates her
• Buildings being approved without ‘strong basis’
• BVI residents want EU-funded plan in manifestos
• Bad Reputation -Man allegedly tries to kill friend
• Widespread disruption amid overnight rain
• BVI training intensifies to crack down on child abuse
• Mystery – Two brothers missing one year apart
• Man still missing at sea
• Maduro to pray ‘bad’ prayer in vending dispute
• Illegal vendors depriving businesses of sale
• 7 illegal guns seized – Cops lament porous borders
• Fahie fires back: Everyone knows the economy bad
• Two face court after boats crash in BVI
• Premier spending a week in the UK
• Son charged for shooting – father charged too
• Gunmen attack businessmen on Tortola, VG
• Gov’t gets $30K vessel after drug-related case
• Public invited to ‘land’ meetings
• Premier wants ‘tipline’ to help catch litter bugs
• PHOTOS: Soapbox Derby
• BVI in private airline’s name a burden – Gov’t
• Tourism meetings
• Lawyer peeved – nearly two years without evidence
• Foreign companies turning locals criminals – BVI
• 2 gunmen struggle to shoot down gas station door
• Festival Clampdown! Vacationers illegally vend too
• Government: Stop all vending near round-about now!
• $90M hotel deal signed – Hundreds of jobs promised
• Gun case crumbles – Former lawmaker freed again
• Minister promises road relief on VG
• Man beaten for allegedly threatening to murder
• Cashier allegedly steals over $8K from airport
• INSPIRE BVI: Kaydia breaking gender barriers
• Premier faces petition to ban plastic straws
• VIDEO: McMaster finishes second in London
• Premier ‘staying on path to prosperity’
• Culture and race
• Trinidad hard? Two allegedly try to smuggle $67K
• Motorists warned again
• Man accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm
• Three women, one ultimate vacation goal
• Control the children during festival, Parents told
• VG puts on gallant fight to reach quarter final
• Men confess nearly three years later
• Parade attracting ‘hype’ not seen in years -WALWYN
• Soap opera actress to star at Summer Sizzle
• Festival means different things to different people
• Woman sexually assaulted on highway
• Grant decries division during festival
• Sherika was very dear to us – FAMILY
• ‘My formula is to pray, work hard, and sleep’
• Male graduates top class of 18
• New offices acquired for Supreme Court Registry
• Opinion: Work permit increase threatens businesses
• Expert finds ‘perfect match’ against Aaron, Smith
• Fahie flip-flops again on airport runway
• Premier fires back at airline: START FLYING NOW!
• Walwyn supports merger; lauds pageant leaders
• More Money Needed – Cow may fly before BVI Airways
• International lineups worth the $25 – Trefor Grant
• I was a witness at wedding – Murder victim’s uncle
• Incomplete lineup announced weeks before festival
• Festival vendors told early: Pay may be late again
• Airline fully regulated, blames gov’t for delay
• Mother gets chilling message; autopsy report released
• Belizean court orders Destra to pay for bladder
• App launched to help fight high prices in BVI
• Governor blamed for crime, court problems
• Man tells court his version of jaw-breaking story
• Minor accused of stealing thousands
• Locals under psychological attack, grads told
• Unprecedented challenge – Tourism school needed!
• Makers of ‘BE.V.I’ celebrate 10 years