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Taxis to be inspected upon Disney’s return this month

Taxis to be inspected upon Disney’s return this month

Taxi operators and their vehicles will undergo inspections when Disney Cruise Line makes its return to the BVI on August 28. Director of the Taxi and Livery Commission, Dameon Percival is, therefore, advising taxi operators to get their affairs in order […]

by / on August 17, 2018 at 7:40 AM /
Second court needed | Authorities to assess, repair old courthouse

Second court needed | Authorities to assess, repair old courthouse

The hurricane-ravaged Magistrate’s Court building in John’s Hole, Tortola is to undergo an assessment for it to then be repaired, Permanent Secretary in the Office of the Deputy Governor, Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has said. Stoutt-Igwe said plans are in the pipeline […]

by / on August 17, 2018 at 7:27 AM /
Best-behaved prisoners return from St Lucia

Best-behaved prisoners return from St Lucia

Nine of the 21 inmates who were transferred to a prison facility in St Lucia after the September 2017 hurricanes returned to the territory on Thursday, August 16. The nine prisoners selected to return and continue their sentences at Her […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 2:05 PM /
Mother pays for son’s sins | Man allegedly commits burglary while on bail

Mother pays for son’s sins | Man allegedly commits burglary while on bail

A mother who had signed the bail bond for her son Michael Ashby must now pay a hefty $60,000 levy, which the court activated because her son reportedly violated his bail conditions. Ashby was on bail for a burglary that […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 9:40 AM /
Premier responds to UK inquiry: ‘Britain will know our position’

Premier responds to UK inquiry: ‘Britain will know our position’

The National Democratic Party government has finally weighed in on a UK-sanctioned ‘inquiry’ that has triggered mixed feelings among persons with interests in the British Virgin Islands. The inquiry concerns the touchy subject of the future of Britain’s constitutional relationship […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 7:44 AM /
Fahie spends over $9K ‘out of pocket’ for Opposition duties

Fahie spends over $9K ‘out of pocket’ for Opposition duties

Local legislator Andrew Fahie is claiming to have spent more than $9,000 of his personal funds to carry out duties as opposition leader. He said he spent those funds last year before government agreed to reserve allocations in the annual budget […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 7:25 AM /
Rotary Int’l donates $100K worth of equipment to Peebles

Rotary Int’l donates $100K worth of equipment to Peebles

International service organisation, Rotary, has donated $100,000 worth of medical equipment to Peebles Hospital. The club made the donation last Friday during Rotary International President, Barry Rassin’s visit to the territory. Rassin is the first international president of the service […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 7:25 AM /
Elderly visitor held with cash at airport changes plea to guilty

Elderly visitor held with cash at airport changes plea to guilty

The elderly Ecuadorian visitor recently held at the TB Lettsome International Airport with more than half-million dollars has confessed to the crime. Arturo Basantes had originally pleaded not guilty to engagement in smuggling, failing to declare monies to Customs, and […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 7:23 AM /
Another tropical wave affecting the area, says DDM

Another tropical wave affecting the area, says DDM

The British Virgin Islands might experience unstable weather conditions today, August 16, because of yet another tropical wave that is affecting the area. A series of tropical waves have been affecting the area since the start of the 2018 Atlantic […]

by / on August 16, 2018 at 7:15 AM /
Fahie promises enhanced contract-issuing laws under VIP gov’t

Fahie promises enhanced contract-issuing laws under VIP gov’t

A law that will ensure more transparency in the way government contracts are administered might become implemented if the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) is elected as the next BVI government. VIP Chairman and opposition leader Andrew Fahie is branding that […]

by / on August 15, 2018 at 3:12 PM /