Amid the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) and mounting calls for good governance in the territory, Cabinet is moving swiftly to implement the much-anticipated Whistleblower Act. When the Cabinet met on February 3, it reviewed the Bill entitled, Whistleblower Act, […]
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Amnesty coming for those who owe property tax
Amid the economic pinch the community is feeling because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Cabinet has decided to ease the burden on some residents who owe property tax. During the February 3 Cabinet meeting, government decided to grant a period of […]
RVIPF sees record crime-detection rate in 2020! Gun seizures triple
In the height of the COVID-19 pandemic last year, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force recorded its highest-ever detection rate of crime in the territory. Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews gave that indication during a recent My BVI radio show […]
Immigration officers get new uniform design
The Department of Immigration has updated the uniforms of all its officers. It was unveiled to the public for the first time earlier this week. Persons visiting the Department of Immigration on Monday, February 15, were the first to have […]
Online registration for COVID vaccine temporarily suspended
Following the overwhelming response from residents willing to take the vaccine in the territory, the Ministry of Health & Social Development has announced that its online registration portal will be temporarily suspended for one week. A late-night bulletin from the […]
Century House Montessori School students top BVILOVE Poetry Contest
A’Nia Turnbull and Nilani Scatliffe of the Century House Montessori School BVI are the Category 1 winners of the 2020 BVILOVE Poetry Contest. The contest launched in November as part of BVI Culture & Tourism Month and required contestants to submit […]
Correspondence show that residents fear giving info to COI
The correspondence received by the Commission Of Inquiry (COI) so far shows that some residents are afraid of giving information to aid the investigation. That is the word from Secretary to the COI Steven Chandler, who BVI News asked to […]
1400+ registered for COVID vaccine, crowds overwhelm vaccination centres
More than 1,400 residents across the British Virgin Islands have already registered to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine since vaccination roll-out programme launched less than a week ago. Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges shared that statistic with BVI […]
Here’s how this local contractor started winning bids and contracts
A local contractor has lauded the procurement training programme by the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) as a success, after securing several high-level contracts for the first time since completing the programme. Most recently, Rajah Smith of No Limit Construction […]
Employers to get pay-out under 1000 jobs in 1000 days programme
The government is reminding employers to submit detailed information on persons they’ve employed under the ‘1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days’ Programme in order to be eligible for the 10 percent compensation of the total salaries paid. The ‘1,000 Jobs in 1,000 […]
