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COMMENTARY: When is it right to lose our rights?

COMMENTARY: When is it right to lose our rights?

By Alred Frett, Contributor Bear in mind that whether it is school’s education or religion’s indoctrination, the best way of planting that seed of information is to repeat the process over and over until it becomes ingrained in the recipient. […]

by / on June 27, 2018 at 5:19 AM /
Accused robber ‘under observation’ after suspected suicide attempt

Accused robber ‘under observation’ after suspected suicide attempt

An accused robber is currently under ‘close observation’ at the Peebles Hospital after he was reportedly found inside his Road Town Police Station jail cell with injuries consistent with a suicide attempt. That is according to a report from the […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 7:08 PM /
Financial services workers mull relocating to Crown Dependent countries

Financial services workers mull relocating to Crown Dependent countries

Stakeholders in the local financial services sector are said to be considering Crown Dependent countries such as the  Isle of Man, Jersey, and Guernsey to relocate their businesses. That’s according to Executive Director of BVI Finance, Lorna Smith. Smith made […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 3:06 AM /
Tough year: Fewer students to graduate in 2018

Tough year: Fewer students to graduate in 2018

Reporting a considerable drop in the number of students who will graduate from H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) in 2018, college president Dr Janet Smith said this year’s graduating class will give a clear indication of the impact last […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 2:58 AM /
Readiness update: 26 facilities currently ‘can’ be used as shelters

Readiness update: 26 facilities currently ‘can’ be used as shelters

Providing an update on the territory’s readiness for the 2018 hurricane season, Governor Augustus Jaspert this week said there are currently 26 facilities that ‘can’ be used as emergency shelters in the event of a hurricane. This update comes nearly […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 2:56 AM /
Cabinet sees revenue increase despite disasters

Cabinet sees revenue increase despite disasters

Despite being among several government departments affected by the hurricanes, the Cabinet Office faired better than most, having achieved a 9.2 percent revenue growth 2017. The Gazette Unit, which is the revenue arm of the Cabinette Office, grossed $551,686 last […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 2:52 AM /
Scholarship created in honour of late Anegada resident

Scholarship created in honour of late Anegada resident

A scholarship dedicated to the late businessman Aubrey Levons will be among a long list of plans for the upcoming Anegada Family and Friends Reunion slated for July 11 to 15. Levons – the former owner of Big Bamboo Guest […]

by / on June 26, 2018 at 2:49 AM /
Visa exemption for Chinese sparks outrage | Online petition launched

Visa exemption for Chinese sparks outrage | Online petition launched

News of a new policy exempting Chinese nationals from the BVI’s visa entry requirements is not sitting well with many British Virgin Islands natives. Among the outraged locals is local taxi operator Julio Sam Henry who has launched an online […]

by / on June 25, 2018 at 10:29 AM /
New NDP leaders say election results won’t split party

New NDP leaders say election results won’t split party

The new leadership of the National Democratic Party (NDP) is discrediting claims the party is or will become divided because of the results of the internal elections held on Saturday, June 23. Myron Walwyn defeated Ronnie Skelton in the race […]

by / on June 25, 2018 at 8:01 AM /
Another earthquake felt in BVI

Another earthquake felt in BVI

Sections of the British Virgin Islands experienced a relatively minor earthquake this morning (June 25), a few minutes after 7 o’clock. Preliminary information from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said the tremor was a 3.4 magnitude earthquake. The DDM […]

by / on June 25, 2018 at 7:52 AM /