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Chief Education Officer, Connie George.

BVI ready for CXC e-testing as other countries in region reject proposal

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Chief Education Officer Connie George has said she believes the recent proposal by the Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) to possibly conduct e-testing for its 2020 examination cycle is quite viable in the British Virgin […]

by / on April 22, 2020 at 5:57 AM /
BVI launches ‘Airmid’ app for diagnosed, suspected or quarantined COVID-19 cases

BVI launches ‘Airmid’ app for diagnosed, suspected or quarantined COVID-19 cases

Persons requiring medical assistance relating to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) can now access it virtually, thanks to the newly-launched mobile application called ‘Airmid’. A government-commissioned release said the application was launched on April 15 by the BVI Health Services Authority […]

by / on April 22, 2020 at 5:01 AM /
Still waiting for food

Still waiting for food

Despite the available online options to order food items and the measures in place for ‘in-need’ persons to seek free food packages, some residents are still unsure where their next food supplies will come from. A number of residents indicated […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 6:48 PM /
A sample of the locally-made masks

BVI manufacturers answer demand for masks | Creates locally-made, reusable product

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff As the BVI experiences increasing difficulty in accessing imported masks and other coronavirus protective gear, a group of local manufacturers have teamed up to create and supply non-medical face masks for the territory. One […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 8:04 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

No telling where BVI would be if gov’t didn’t pass two budgets in 2019 — Fahie

Premier Andrew Fahie has said there is no telling what position the BVI would have been in during this COVID-19 pandemic, had he not taken the unconventional route to pass the 2020 budget in 2019. Premier Fahie made the comments […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 6:17 AM /
E&B Convenience Store

No bail! Accused store robber’s fingerprints allegedly found at crime scene

Twenty-two-year-old McNamara resident Shadrach Thompson has been denied bail for his alleged involvement in the robbery of the E&M Convenient Store in Palestina on Tortola. The accused man, whose fingerprints were allegedly found at the scene, was not made to […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 6:00 AM /
Chief Medical Officer, Dr Irad Potter.

BVI not using any COVID-19 treatment on positive cases

Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry of Health Dr Irad Potter has said that the British Virgin Islands is currently not using any COVID-19 treatments on confirmed positive cases. Dr Potter told BVI News in a recent interview that to […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 5:51 AM /
Man jailed after breaking curfew to purchase marijuana

Man jailed after breaking curfew to purchase marijuana

A Carrot Bay man who broke the ongoing 24-hour curfew to purchase marijuana on March 30, has been sentenced to 60 days at Her Majesty’s Prison (HMP) in Balsam Ghut. Twenty-two-year-old Nikolai Brathwaite admitted to the offence of Breach of […]

by / on April 21, 2020 at 5:03 AM /
Trinidadian fined after pleading guilty to overstaying

Trinidadian fined after pleading guilty to overstaying

A Trinidadian man has pleaded guilty to overstaying in the British Virgin Islands for weeks. Thirty-one-year-old Dolphie Nedd answered to the charge during a virtual appearance before Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin on Monday, April 20. During the court proceedings that happened […]

by / on April 20, 2020 at 6:02 PM /
Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley (Forground)

Call the police! ‘Strange’ woman running grocery scam on VG

A woman, who has only been described as ‘strange’ is attempting to scam Virgin Gorda residents, offering them groceries on behalf of Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley, in exchange for money. Wheatley said, to his knowledge, the woman targeted a […]

by / on April 20, 2020 at 12:46 PM /