An alternative water supply is to be introduced to the Paraquita Bay farming community which has been afflicted by an unreliable availability of water for several years. Just last year, authorities discovered several open-ended lines that had hardly any water […]
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It’s dangerous! Bikers warned about ignoring road closure signs
As government currently undergoes four major road rehabilitation projects, it appears as if some members of the motoring public are not adhering to road closures to facilitate these works. One of the main perpetrators is reportedly motor scooter riders. Highlighting […]
BVI’s very own environmental Atlas now ready for distribution
The government has announced that the newly-published BVI Environmental Atlas is now available for distribution, meaning students will now have the chance to learn about the territory’s geography from an atlas produced here. The new atlas is expected to bring […]
Smith charges Commissioner to present crime plan in 2 weeks
Territorial At-Large Representative Neville Smith has publicly charged the Commissioner of Police to urgently declare his plan to curb crime in the territory. The government legislator instructed that Commissioner Michael Matthews provide this plan within the next 14 days. Smith […]
BVIPA moving forward with fee increases in ‘phased approach’
The BVI Ports Authority has decided to move forward with its fee increases but will now do so in a “phased approach” starting this month. The Authority and had announced drastic fee increases at the start of the year but […]
Premier outlines slew of plans gov’t has for BVI this year
Amid calls for a comprehensive plan to revive the ailing economy and criticisms that the pandemic isn’t being handled well, Premier Andrew Fahie recently outlined a myriad of plans and laws his government will implement in the coming months. Some […]
Police searching for boss who fought employee over cash owed
BVI News understands that the police are seeking the owner of a local construction company who got into a physical fight with an employee he allegedly owes money. It is understood that on the day the fight took place, the […]
Gov’t approves extra $$ for officers securing marine borders
The Cabinet has approved an extra $400 allowance to each member of the Joint Task Force assisting with marine border security. The task force was developed when COVID-19 hit the BVI, to help prevent the illegal smuggling of drugs and […]
Study pushes BVI to change vaccine dose interval from 6 to 12 weeks
Persons scheduled to get their second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine six weeks after the first are now being advised to wait 12 weeks instead. Health Minister Carvin Malone said this shift is because of a recently-published controlled study on […]
Water & Sewerage pays $22M more than it earns yearly
While the Water & Sewerage Department collects an average of $5 million yearly for supplying water to the territory, it has to pay some $27 million annually to water suppliers contracted to provide potable water to homes. This means that […]
