By Kamal Haynes, News Staff The BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) is projected to earn an approximate $130,000 to $156,000 in increased annual revenue with the new In-Transit Lounge that opened at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport on Saturday, February […]
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Local hospitality worker seeks to raise $200K as she battles cancer
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Learning of the cancer that has increasingly begun to devastate Marilyn Glasgow’s life, the owner of Mala’s Bar in Baughers Bay, Mala Ragnaudh, knew she had to help. Glasgow — an employee in the […]

No need for panic | Personal hygiene an effective tool to combat coronavirus
Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael has sought to dispel public fear and misconceptions surrounding the dreaded coronavirus, which has killed 361 persons in China alone and infected 17,000 people globally. In an interview with BVI News recently, Michael said […]

Tortola’s COURAGE & HONOUR wins feature horse race on Sunday
COURAGE & HONOUR from the BVI’s Top Priority Racing Stables — which is owned by President of the Horse Owners Association Lesmore Smith — swept the feature prize of $10,500 at the Ellis Thomas Downs on Sunday. The race marked […]

One dead, another seriously injured in two separate Tortola accidents
Police have confirmed that one man is dead while another is in critical medical condition following two separate traffic accidents on the main island of Tortola within the last several hours. The deceased man has been identified as 25-year-old Guyanese […]

COMMENTARY: Brexit is simple English tribalism
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor A redefined relationship between the post-Brexit UK and the British Overseas Territories is inevitable if as is expected, the turmoil of a post-Brexit Britain becomes convulsion. Britain is going to be reshaped by Brexit in myriad […]

Horseracing back on this Sunday with seven races!
Horseracing action will return to the Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay, Tortola this coming Sunday. The event, labelled the Pre-Valentine’s Day Races, is the third attempt by the BVI Horse Owners Association to host the Boxing Day races […]

MOU signed to give territorial rescue team specialised training, $261K in equipment
Governor Augustus Jaspert has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) that will see the British Virgin Islands (BVI) benefitting from specialized training and equipment worth $261,106 from the United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office. The training and equipment will be […]

Study finds that Sea Cows Bay is ‘vulnerable’, residents urged to establish committee to take action
Residents of Sea Cows Bay in the Third District were urged on Thursday to formulate a committee to mitigate against the community’s vulnerabilities in the face of a natural disaster. Enhanced Vulnerability Capacity Assessment (EVCA) Officer, Anisha Brewley, made the […]

Hospital ready | Health screening for Coronavirus in place at ports
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff The British Virgin Islands is moving full steam ahead in its thrust to guard against the dreaded Coronavirus, Minister for Health Carvin Malone has said. Malone gave that indication while delivering an update on […]