Police Commissioner Mark Collins has noted a serious manpower problem within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and said this problem has been exacerbated by COVID-19. However, the top cop recently noted in his new year’s address that the […]
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Security guard charged for assault on bar worker
The police has charged 47-year-old security guard, Keithley Liburd for allegedly assaulting a female employee of a bar in Purcell Estate. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said the Lower Estate resident was formally charged on Tuesday for the […]
Gov’t calls stakeholders meeting as COVID cases hover near 1400 mark
As the territory’s active COVID cases surpass the 1,300 mark, the Ministry of Health and the Health Emergency Operations Center will be hosting a virtual stakeholder meeting today, January 13 from 2:30 pm to 5:30. In a press release issued […]
BVIPA launches Pilot Port Education Programme for students
The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has launched a Pilot Port Education Programme for students in primary and secondary schools across the territory. The main aim of the programme is to generate student interest in the maritime industry. The Ports Authority […]
Four students to spend a day with the governor
The winners of the ‘A Day with the Governor’ climate change competition have been announced. They all hail from three different schools in the territory. The three winning entries were Alexa Hodge and Hanan Bazaz from Elmore Stoutt High School; […]
This online nonsense doesn’t work! Skelton Cline blasts e-learning
The real cost of keeping children out of school, even as they continue to engage in online learning, may not be something that is being properly calculated by the powers that be. This was the view political commentator, Pastor Claude […]
‘I built that pier, not McMaster’ — Skelton Cline
Former Managing Director of the BVI Ports Authority, Claude Skelton-Cline has sought to set the record straight regarding claims that former Permanent Secretary (PS) in the Works Ministry, Anthony McMaster helped to forge the Tortola Pier Park into what it […]
Digital justice here to stay — Chief Justice Janice Pereira
Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) Dame Janice Pereira has praised the efficiency and innovation of the judicial system as it continues to adapt to the era of COVID-19. In an address to mark the opening of […]
RVIPF plans to do more to publicise posters of wanted persons
Commissioner of Police, Mark Collins has said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) can do more to maximise the publication of notices for wanted individuals in the territory. The Commissioner noted the police force has taken steps in recent […]
Underhill appointed as first director of HLSCC’s Education Institute
The highly experienced educator Sandy Harrigan-Underhill has been appointed as the first director of the new Institute of Education at H Lavity Stoutt Community College’s (HLSCC). President of HLSCC Dr Richard Georges said he is delighted to welcome Harrigan-Underhill, who […]
