The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), which became insured 37 days before Hurricane Irma, has still not received an insurance settlement for the extensive damage it received during the category-five storm nearly a year ago. The college has a […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor There are lessons to be learned from a booming USA. The proceeding story is second of a series of narratives on Donald Trump’s business first, protectionist, economics. The narrative juxtaposes the US economic model with that […]

The fire at Virgin Islands Motors in Duffs Bottom, Tortola is now contained. Government gave the advisory minutes before 5pm on Saturday, July 21. “The road in Duffs Bottom is now open and motorists are free to traverse the area. Persons […]

The Terrence B Lettsome International Airport on Beef Island has been ordered temporarily closed because of the fire raging at a gas station in Duffs Bottom, Tortola. “The BVI Airport Authority’s Rescue and Firefighting Service were dispatched to assist in putting out the […]

A new chairman has been appointed to the territory’s Parole Board. Government’s Cabinet recently approved the appointment of Ishmael Scatliffe to the post. Rosemarie Flax and Fiona Forbes also join Scatliffe as new members of the board. Re-appointed members are […]

Former BVI Ports Authority employees with intimate knowledge of the cruise pier project are behind the delay of the audit being undertaken on the project, says Premier Dr D Orlando Smith. He told the House of Assembly on Thursday auditors […]

The Labour Department is expected to undergo a major overhaul, Labour Minister Dr Kedrick Pickering has said. The overhaul will include computerising sections of the Labour process and extending what can be described as isolated treatment to expatriates employed in senior executive […]

The government is planning to pump $300,000 into the agricultural sector in response to last year’s hurricanes, which caused local agriculture workers to suffer collective losses of roughly $13 million. These were the findings of a Department of Conservation and […]

At least three emergency services facilities are expected to be fully repaired in the next coming weeks. Those facilities are the Road Town and West End police stations, and Capoons Bay Fire Station. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said work […]

PRESS RELEASE: Environmental Health Officers and key stakeholders in the design and construction of onsite disposal systems will receive training on how to prevent the pollution and contamination of drinking water supplies in two workshops next week. Chief Environmental Health […]