A’yana Keshelle Phillips known as ‘Lady Mix’ has been named Miss BVI for 2018. Her coronation will be held at the festival village on Sunday, August 5. Phillips was one of the two contestants in the Miss BVI pageant last […]
Articles By: Davion
Where’s the evidence? No proof public registers will harm BVI
The United Kingdom has said it is still not convinced there will be any major economic fallouts associated with implementing public registers of company beneficial ownership in the British Virgin Islands. Local financial services professionals listed some of their feared […]
Env’l Health to food handlers: Don’t own up to food illnesses so easy
Food handlers in the British Virgin Islands are being warned to avoid taking responsibility for reported foodborne illnesses unless and until the local Environmental Health department investigates these cases. Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael issued the warning while addressing […]
Rotary refurbishes St George’s bus stop
PRESS RELEASE: Public Image Director of the Rotary Club of Tortola Mitsy Ellis-Simpson and a team from the BVI Rotary family had the opportunity of giving the St George’s Bus Shed in Road Town, a much-needed refurbishing, cleaning and painting for […]
BVI bags 3 medals, sets records at CAC Games
British Virgin Islands athletes have mined three medals and broke two records at the Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games being held in Baranquilla, Columbia. Kyron McMaster raced to a time of 47.60 seconds on Tuesday night to win the […]
Janet Smith says farewell, HLSCC told to explore full potential
As Dr Janet Smith officially ends her two-year stint as the President of the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), she is calling for education authorities to fully explore the institution’s potential. Dr Smith made the call while addressing HLSCC faculty […]
Smuggled $577K was laced with fake cash to buy BVI boat, court hears
The 72-year-old visitor recently held at the TB Lettsome International Airport with more than half-million dollars in real and counterfeit cash claimed to be innocent when made his first appearance in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, July 31. Ecuador native […]
BVI hasn’t mentioned any public register legal challenge — UK minister
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Local government has mentioned nothing to the United Kingdom about potentially taking legal action to challenge the British nation’s public registers policy, which is being forced on the territory. UK minister responsible for Overseas […]
Gov’t accumulates $256K sewerage bill for CGB since hurricanes
Government has accumulated more than quarter million dollars in costs on sewerage treatment in Cane Garden Bay since the three disasters devastated the territory last year. “A total sum of $256,700 has been billed to the government of the Virgin […]
Premier: Looters can now be brought to justice with new court
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said with a new Magistrate’s Court building now open in the British Virgin Islands, more looters will finally have their day in court. Yesterday, the new court facility was unveiled adjacent to the former hurricane-wrecked courthouse […]
