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Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut.

Trinidadian charged with illegal entry claims he was searching for missing kin

A Trinidadian man who was charged and sentenced for entering the territory illegally claimed he broke the law to search for his missing kin. Charged with ‘landing in the territory without the leave of an Immigration officer’ is 32-year-old construction […]

by / on July 16, 2020 at 6:43 AM /
Alvera Maduro-Caines

6th District residents request over $247K for COVID assistance so far

Sixth District Representative Alvera Maduro-Caines said more than 82 percent of the $300,000 allocated to her constituency for COVID-19 assistance has been earmarked so far. According to a post on the District 6 Community Board Facebook page, the number of […]

by / on July 15, 2020 at 1:03 PM /
Labour & Immigration Minister, Vincent Wheatley.

Gov’t evaluating the number of unemployed expats before issuing departure deadline — Wheatley

Minister of Labour & Immigration Vincent Wheatley said government will be assessing the number of unemployed expats currently in the territory before it issues a deadline for them to leave the territory.  Wheatley gave that indication during a radio interview […]

by / on July 15, 2020 at 8:28 AM /
Financial Services Institute offering all summer, fall classes online only

Financial Services Institute offering all summer, fall classes online only

Sectoral training centre at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College, the Financial Services Institute (FSI) will be offering all of its summer and fall classes strictly online this year. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement during a national broadcast on […]

by / on July 15, 2020 at 7:50 AM /
Malone

‘It costing me!’| Accused burglar blasts court for constantly putting off his case while he is on remand

Accused burglar, Sidney Varlack Malone has lashed out about the constant adjournment of his matter before the Magistrate’s Court; stating that the world is in a modern era so court cases should be dealt with in a timelier manner. The […]

by / on July 15, 2020 at 7:10 AM /
US Immigration on Customs Enforcement

US gov’t rescinds policy to send home foreign college students taking online-only classes

Students from the British Virgin Islands who are studying in the United States will no longer be forced to leave America if their universities switch to online-only courses due to COVID-19. This is according to international media reports which confirmed […]

by / on July 15, 2020 at 7:03 AM /
The Terrance B Lettsome Airport on Beef Island

Dominican Republic woman charged with illegal entry | Claims she sneaked in for medical reasons

A Dominican Republic woman was brought before the Magistrate’s Court on an illegal entry charge, claiming that she broke the law for medical reasons. Charged with one count of landing in the territory without leave from an Immigration Officer is […]

by / on July 14, 2020 at 6:41 PM /
Government Minister Vincent Wheatley.

Gov’t would ‘consider’ assisting unemployed expats to return home

Labour & Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley said government would consider assisting unemployed expats to leave the territory if they request it. Wheatley made that statement on the heels of his announcement in the House of Assembly that expatriate residents who […]

by / on July 14, 2020 at 8:02 AM /
Nearly $2M paid out to over 1200 applicants of unemployment relief

Nearly $2M paid out to over 1200 applicants of unemployment relief

Social Security Minister Vincent Wheatley has said a little more than 18 percent of the 6,650 known persons who have applied for unemployment relief have received payments totalling nearly $2 million so far. Specifically, 1,242 persons have received a combined […]

by / on July 14, 2020 at 7:43 AM /
This scooter rider was photographed in the Road Town area recently.

Second night-time ban on scooters yield positive results, says minister

Since the implementation of the second night-time ban on motorcycles, the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) has recorded an increase in riders becoming regularised. Transportation Minister Kye Rymer gave that indication during a recent session in the House of Assembly […]

by / on July 14, 2020 at 7:19 AM /