Immigration Officer Donald Hanley has been convicted and fined $3,000 for theft. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards slapped the 35-year-old with the penalty when he appeared before her yesterday, July 17. He was ordered to pay the fine or serve six […]
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Pickering pitches sargassum warning system to OECS
An early warning system to sound an alarm when masses of the foul-smelling sargassum seaweed are approaching is being suggested for the BVI and the wider Caribbean. Minister of Natural Resources, Dr Kedrick Pickering pitched the idea before regional leaders […]

Tropical wave to move over BVI area tonight — DDM
A tropical wave is predicted to move over the area of the British Virgin Islands tonight, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has said. This tropical wave might result in what the DDM described as unsettled weather conditions across the […]

Willock eyes At-Large candidacy for VIP
Businessman Julian Willock is seeking approval from the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) to run as a VIP At-Large candidate in the upcoming general election. Willock recently released a video more than six minutes long stating the reasons he should be […]

Festival fever on at Digicel
PRESS RELEASED: Digicel, the British Virgin Island’s (BVI) total communications and entertainment provider, is pleased to announce the launch of its Festival Fever campaign, where customers will be gifted with cash, smartphones, data and branded items, in celebration of BVI’s […]

Faulty line caused today’s outage | Nothing of great concern
Authorities at the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has said a ‘faulty transmission line’ was cause of consequtive power outages that affected all BVIEC-powered islands, except Anegada, this morning, July 17. However, residents are being assured they have nothing to be […]

Heads of gov’t agencies neglecting duties, PWD singled out
Department heads in various government agencies are being accused of often shirking the responsibilities of the post in which they are appointed. Junior Minister for Tourism Archibald Christian levelled those accusations in the House of Assembly last week. “Why does […]

Cost of booths at festival village cut by half
Given the dramatic scale-down of emancipation festivities this year, vendors are only being charged $500 to set up booths at the festival village in Road Town. This marks a 50 percent reduction when compared to previous years. Chairman of the […]

The BVI could use more ‘Supa Cops’, legislator says
Junior Minister for Tourism Archibald Christian believes more police officers in the British Virgin Islands should emulate the work ethic of Officer Glen Callwood, otherwise known as ‘Supa Cop’. Christian, who was speaking at a recent sitting of the House […]

Strong’ BVI team heads to CAC Games in Colombia
Sporting authorities believe the British Virgin Islands will have a commanding team of athletes entering the 23rd Central American and Caribbean (CAC) Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. Six field athletes and seven track athletes including the internationally ranked 400-metre hurdler, Kyron […]