PRESS RELEASE (Saturday, November 7): The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force continues the fight to remove guns from the streets with the arrest of four persons on firearm charges, while yet another life is lost due to gun violence. Police […]
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One dead after fatal shooting on Tortola
One male is dead after being fatally shot in the Baughers Bay community of Tortola Friday afternoon. This information was confirmed in a statement issued by Information Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), Diane Drayton. “Police can […]
COVID is loud but Dengue silently sweeping the EC
As the COVID-19 disease extends its unwelcome stay, a more familiar but equally unwelcome visitor – dengue fever, is quietly wreaking havoc in the Eastern Caribbean region. Just yesterday, StmLucian health authorities reported nearly 900 confirmed cases of the mosquito-borne […]
Flow offers free internet upgrades to connected schools
All schools across Tortola presently connected to Flow BVI’s fixed-line network have received free upgraded broadband speeds, in some instances, up to 600 megabits per second. This according to a recent media release from the telecommunications provider which said the […]
Speaker brings attention to bills stuck at Governor’s office
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock yesterday brought attention to the fact that government is still awaiting word on three bills that have long been sent to the Governor’s Office for approval. Willock gave the reminder in the […]
I am now a ‘statesman’, I advise both sides — Vanterpool
Since his noticeable absence from public Opposition meetings since March 16 this year, Representative of the Fourth District, Mark Vanterpool has given reassurance to residents that he is still an active member of the Opposition. Vanterpool made the statement during […]
Gov’t looking at abolishing jury for some High Court trials
In the new legislative year, the government will be seeking to make several amendments to the current Jury Act to improve the justice system in the BVI. In delivering the Speech to the Throne on November 5, Governor Augustus Jaspert […]
New Waste Management Bill coming
Government has revealed plans to introduce a Waste Management Bill that seeks to reform the laws regulating how waste is managed locally. Governor Augustus Jaspert made the announcement during Thursday’s Speech from the Throne in the House of Assembly. He […]
Immigration, Custom officials to get powers to fine illegal migrants
Immigration and Customs officials in the British Virgin Islands will soon have powers to fine illegal immigrants without having to go through the territory’s court systems. This was revealed by Governor August Jaspert while delivering the Speech from the Throne […]
New anti-corruption law coming to govern public spending
Amid the slew of scandals linked to public projects that have dogged successive administrations in the BVI, the government has signalled that it will be seeking to pass an Integrity In Public Life Bill in the new legislative year. According […]
