Governor Augustus Jaspert has said the 2,300-kilo cocaine haul involving a local policeman proves that pockets of corruption not only exist in the territory but may be contributing to other major undetected illegal activities. Governor Jaspert, who is responsible for […]
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Gov’t reduces cost of COVID accessories for all travellers
As of December 1, each traveller who enters the BVI will be required to pay a total of $175 for two COVID-19 tests, a contact tracing bracelet, and a COVID-19 monitoring app. This cost is significantly less than the cost […]
Record-breaking run earns Katrina Lindsay 2nd in local race series
In a race won by Jelani Croal, 2019 BVI Road Racing Female Athlete of the Year, Katrina Lindsay ran a record-breaking time to take the spotlight at the recently-concluded Mourant H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) Classics Race Series on […]
UPDATE: Cop arrested in largest drug bust in BVI history!
Police Commissioner Michael Matthews announced Tuesday, November 10, that the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has seized more than 2,300 kilos of cocaine, the largest such seizure ever in the territory. The drugs have an estimated value of a […]
We first need to calculate the cost of independence
Although he agrees the BVI is mature enough to discuss independence from the UK, former NDP legislator Dr Kedrick Pickering said the territory needs to first determine exactly what it would take to pursue such a move. He said the […]
Gov’t won’t budge! Four-day quarantine for visitors remains
Although some sections of the public have called for the government to reduce the four-day quarantine currently set for visitors as of December 1, Premier Andrew Fahie has indicated that the government hasn’t decided to change this protocol. The Premier […]
Compromised infrastructures linked to mould in schools
While attributing the growing mould issue in local schools to compromised infrastructures, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley has said his ministry is aggressively combating the issue and will be conducting regular maintenance throughout all infected schools. Dr Wheatley’s statement comes […]
First cruise line sets sail in Caribbean waters since March
SeaDream Yacht Club last weekend became the first luxury cruise line to resume operations and sail in Caribbean waters since the global lockdown of the cruise industry in March. The cruise line, which has a passenger capacity of 112, sailed […]
Two of 3 Venezuelans fined, given 7-year sentences for drugs, gun
Two of three Venezuelan men charged for cocaine and firearm-related offences, respectively, were both fined and given seven-year prison sentences in the Magistrate’s Court. The trio of Franklin Garcia-Ramirez, Pineda Moises-Gonzalez, and Luis Hector-Gonzalez were all sentenced during a virtual […]
COVID vaccine developed and is 90% effective!
A preliminary analysis of the first effective coronavirus vaccine can prevent more than 90 percent of people from contracting the virus. The is according to the well-known multinational pharmaceutical company, Pfizer and its German partner, BioNTech — the developers of […]
