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BVI to host first Flood Protection Awareness Week

BVI to host first Flood Protection Awareness Week

For the first time, the British Virgin Islands will host a Flood Protection Awareness Week. The week will run from May 7 to 11 with a host of activities under the theme ‘Rebuilding a Flood Resilient Community Together’. According to […]

by / on May 1, 2018 at 12:01 PM /
Gov’t labourers still not paid months after hurricanes

Gov’t labourers still not paid months after hurricanes

A number of persons who government commissioned to clean up the territory after the hurricanes nearly seven months ago have not been paid. That is according to Junior Minister responsible for Trade, Marlon Penn. He described the situation as unacceptable. […]

by / on May 1, 2018 at 7:26 AM /
Hospital CEO resigning for ‘personal reasons’

Hospital CEO resigning for ‘personal reasons’

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) is searching for a new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Trinidad national Paula Chester-Cumberbatch had taken up the post of CEO back in November 2016 but told BVI News on Monday that she will vacate […]

by / on May 1, 2018 at 7:15 AM /
‘Open for Business’ app selected for int’l award

‘Open for Business’ app selected for int’l award

The Town and Country Planning Department has been selected among thousands of organisations globally to receive a ‘Special Achievement in Geographic Information System’ award for its ‘BVI Open for Business’ map application. An award ceremony will take place at the […]

by / on May 1, 2018 at 7:07 AM /
Regional groups defend BVI; UK votes on financial services today

Regional groups defend BVI; UK votes on financial services today

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) and the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) have each come to the defence of the BVI and other Overseas Territories, whose financial services sector the United Kingdom parliament has […]

by / on May 1, 2018 at 6:44 AM /
Tragedy | Infant found dead in vehicle

Tragedy | Infant found dead in vehicle

An infant was pronounced dead on Monday (April 30) after being left in a vehicle by itself. Reports are that a close male relative of the baby visited the Ritter Building on Wickham’s Cay II to run an errand. It […]

by / on April 30, 2018 at 6:32 PM /
PHOTOS: Ellen Skelton laid to rest

PHOTOS: Ellen Skelton laid to rest

The late Ellen Benjamin-Skelton was officially laid to rest today, April 30. The funeral service took place at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah Witnesses in Huntums Ghut. Benjamin-Skelton was the mother of Minister for Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton. […]

by / on April 30, 2018 at 4:20 PM /
Thieves stripping unsecured vehicles for parts

Thieves stripping unsecured vehicles for parts

Police are warning residents of thieves who are stripping parts from unsecured vehicles. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) gave the warning while noting an increase in the number of reports of vehicle-related heists in the territory. “Evidence indicates […]

by / on April 30, 2018 at 2:11 PM /
No power, water at VG shelter; gov’t workers without internet

No power, water at VG shelter; gov’t workers without internet

While the rest of the territory complains about poor internet service locally, government workers on Virgin Gorda would be happy to get any internet at all. But, according to Education and Culture Minister Myron Walwyn, other residents on the island […]

by / on April 30, 2018 at 7:43 AM /
We’ve been paying our loans; ready to borrow $50M

We’ve been paying our loans; ready to borrow $50M

Government has been performing ‘satisfactorily’ in clearing public debt for the British Virgin Islands, says Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith. “Although our total public debt was somewhere around the region of $284 million, by the end […]

by / on April 30, 2018 at 7:30 AM /