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VINO's cartoon displayed on a cell phone screen.

News site’s ‘distasteful’ cartoon of governor sparks public outrage

A Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) cartoon of Governor Augustus Jaspert kneeling on the neck of talkshow host Claude Skelton Cline has been met with public outrage and calls for the website to remove the post. Several residents and public […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 3:12 PM /
Dion Crabbe of Autland Construction.

Well-known contractor encourages hiring locals on projects after ‘pleasant surprise’

Co-owner of Autland Heavy Equipment Company Limited Dion Crabbe, is urging contractors to consider hiring locals to work at construction projects. Crabbe made the call at a recent contract-signing ceremony where the Recovery & Development Agency awarded his company a […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 12:12 PM /
Local car rental businesses  experiencing major declines

Local car rental businesses experiencing major declines

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff With the advent of COVID-19 and a halt in tourism, several local car rental companies are experiencing a major decline in operational activity. Some owners of these rental companies on Tortola and Virgin Gorda […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 9:06 AM /
Scene at the festival village in Road Town during a previous emancipation festival.

Are emancipation festivities happening this year? Committee to make recommendation to minister

With the continued phased internal and external reopening of the territory and no active cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally, the question is now whether this year’s staging of the BVI’s annual emancipation festivities will be held. According to Culture […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 8:00 AM /
General Manager for the BVI Electricity Corporation, Leroy Abraham.

BVIEC refutes media reports that USVI power company illegally shipped items to BVI after Irma

The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has refuted recent media reports alleging that the US Virgin Island’s Water & Power Authority (WAPA) illegally shipped FEMA-provided restoration materials and supplies to the British Virgin Islands after the 2017 hurricanes. On March 5, […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 6:53 AM /
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn

Consumer Protection Act passes! Penn now wants ‘fair trade’ legislation for small businesses

As two major pieces of legislation relating to trade successfully passed through the House of Assembly, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has called for the enactment of ‘fair trade’ legislation to protect the small businesses. The two bills that passed are […]

by / on June 15, 2020 at 6:30 AM /
Layoff period temporarily extended to 7 months! Severance must be paid if jobs not restored by Oct 31

Layoff period temporarily extended to 7 months! Severance must be paid if jobs not restored by Oct 31

In light of the COVID-19 crisis, government has moved to temporarily extend the territory’s maximum layoff period from the usual three months to seven months. Provisions to facilitate this move was made in the Labour Code (Amendment) Act 2020 which […]

by / on June 12, 2020 at 9:10 AM /
Special provisions made for work permit holders trapped abroad with expired entry permits

Special provisions made for work permit holders trapped abroad with expired entry permits

Government has implemented special measures for work permit holders whose entry permit into the British Virgin Islands expired while trapped abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley made that statement during Thursday’s sitting of the House of […]

by / on June 12, 2020 at 7:22 AM /
BVIEC and local cable company resolve pole-sharing dispute

BVIEC and local cable company resolve pole-sharing dispute

The dispute between BVI Cable TV and the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) about the two companies utility pole-sharing agreement has now come to an end. A media release from the Office of the Premier said the two parties came to […]

by / on June 12, 2020 at 7:12 AM /
Scenes from a previous parade

No pomp and parade this year | Queen’s birthday celebration to be observed with private ceremony

The British Virgin Islands will not host its annual parade to mark Queen Elizabeth ІІ’s birthday this year. Instead of the usual parade, which has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a private ceremony held at […]

by / on June 12, 2020 at 6:29 AM /