Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatley has said money allocated to buffer the financial hardships of Virgin Gorda and Anegada residents took up the second-largest share of his constituency’s $155,000 budget last year. Addressing residents last Thursday, Wheatley said the most […]
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Thirty locals land jobs at newly-opened Petrus Plaza via govt’s employment programme
Thirty locals have now obtained employment at Petrus Plaza through Premier Andrew Fahie’s ‘1,000 jobs in 1,000 days’ initiative. The Fish Bay-based plaza recently opened to offer car wash and petrol services to the motoring public. “I thank the Petrus […]
Court ruling | Foxy files complaint against wife and daughter
Acting Commercial Court Judge Adrian Jack has ruled that there was no need for well-known businessman Philiciano ‘Foxy’ Callwood to apply to the court for ‘relief’ in his lawsuit against his wife Teresa and daughter Justine. According to Justice Jack’s […]
CGB sewerage stench ‘unbearable’ | Forces community meeting to premature end
The final leg of the Second District community meetings held at the Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay was forced into a premature end because of what has been described as the unbearable stench of sewerage in the […]
VGROC radio returning! Signalling from other stations reportedly poor on parts of VG
The Virgin Gorda community will once again have access to its own on-island radio station as VGROC Radio on 88.5 FM is set to make a return this year. Ninth District Representative Vincent Wheatly made the announcement at a recent […]
BVI’s role in marine sustainability highlight at the UN
The British Virgin Islands is moving for its local marine sustainability model to be reflected in the United Nations’ (UN) Ocean Declaration, which is to be adopted at the second UN Oceans Conference in Lisbon, Portugal in June. The Premier’s […]
Belmont Association adopts Leonora Delville Primary! Gifts school with $13K!
The Belmont Association has gifted the Leonora Delville Primary School a cheque valued $13,000 after officially adopting the school through the Virgin Islands Adopt-A-School Programme. The official ceremony was conducted on the school grounds on Tuesday, February 11, and saw […]
Great Mountain road to undergo repairs
A section of the Great Mountain road on Tortola that was severely impacted by the 2017 hurricanes is set to finally undergo repairs. This is according to a government-commissioned release, inviting tenders to bid on the project. The project is […]
I am responsible for all UK funding — Governor
Governor Augustus Jaspert has made it clear that all monies coming into the territory from the United Kingdom (UK) government is entirely his responsibility. Governor Jaspert made the comment in response to a statement that Opposition legislator Julian Fraser made […]
Six years after, Penn expected to be appointed more permanently as Chief Immigration Officer
After acting in the post for more than half-a-decade, Ian Penn is expected to be appointed more permanently as Chief Immigration Officer of the British Virgin Islands. This is according to Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley, who told BVI News that […]
