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Police probe January 3 shooting that left one person injured

Police have launched a probe into what is believed to be the first shooting incident in the BVI since the start of the year. Police said one person was injured in the January 3 shooting and has since been transported […]

by / on January 4, 2020 at 3:22 PM /
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One dead another hospitalised following boating accident off Guana Island

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed the death of one person following a boating accident off Guana Island on Friday, January 3. Police said the accident occurred minutes after 3 pm and resulted in two persons sustaining […]

by / on January 4, 2020 at 9:47 AM /
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cruise ‘double dock’

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cruise ‘double dock’

As the territory rolls into the new year, BVI News captured these two cruise ships docked simultaneously at the Cyril B. Romney Tortola Pier Park in Road Town on Friday, January 3. Pictured are Norwegian Epic and the Azura cruise […]

by / on January 3, 2020 at 6:11 PM /
From left: Governor Augustus Jaspert, Premier Andrew Fahie, and Police Commissioner Michael Matthews,

RVIPF cops replaced Premier’s bodyguards after undergoing ‘close protection’ training

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has assumed full responsibility for Premier Andrew Fahie’s personal security and has replaced the private security firm that the Fahie administration had contracted around the start of his tenure as Premier.  Premier Fahie […]

by / on January 3, 2020 at 7:54 AM /
$3M to repair road between Slaney and Duff’s Bottom

$3M to repair road between Slaney and Duff’s Bottom

The cost to repair an area of the road between Slaney and Duffs Bottom on Tortola has been estimated at three million United States dollars. Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Transportation Haley Trott gave that indication during the […]

by / on January 3, 2020 at 7:32 AM /
Health & Social Development Minister Carvin Malone

Gov’t has ‘not entered the marijuana business’, we’re only involved in the sale — Malone

While government is making moves to have medicinal marijuana become a revenue-generating measure for the BVI, Minister responsible for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone wants to make it clear that “government has not entered the marijuana business”. He shared […]

by / on January 3, 2020 at 7:08 AM /
The incinerator/waste facility at Pockwood Pond on Tortola.

95% complete! Full repairs to incinerator delayed by death and holidays

The electrical works to the control panel for the Solid Waste Incinerator plant at Pockwood Pond is now 95 percent completed and is awaiting certification from a specialist from its manufacturers. Minister for Health Carvin Malone told BVI News that […]

by / on January 3, 2020 at 6:01 AM /
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BVIPA introduces new booking system to enhance operations

The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) is implementing a new booking system called ‘PortCall’ which is expected to come into effect in the first quarter of 2020. A media release from the BVIPA on Thursday said PortCall is a port community […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 3:53 PM /
No jury trials for months now! Fraser says non-Belongers should not become jurors

No jury trials for months now! Fraser says non-Belongers should not become jurors

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff While asserting that non-Belongers should not serve on any jury panel in the British Virgin Islands, Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has raised concern that there have not been any jury trials in the territory […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 8:40 AM /
Gov’t pledges full financial support to local athletes participating in Summer Olympic Games

Gov’t pledges full financial support to local athletes participating in Summer Olympic Games

Government has made a commitment to offering full financial support to all local athletes who will participate in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan later this year. Premier Andrew Fahie made that promise during the BVI Athletic Association […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 7:46 AM /