The Ministry of Agriculture has merged with the Department of Conservation & Fisheries — a move expected to improve food security locally, among other things. This is according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe who told […]
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Weather disturbance could affect BVI as tropical storm this weekend, DDM warns
The British Virgin Islands could be affected by another storm by the weekend. According to the latest advisory from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on Monday, the weather system called ‘Disturbance 1’ was located at roughly 1,200 miles to […]
Authorities still searching for prison escapee from Hurricane Irma, court hears
Local authorities have still not recaptured Kadeem Jamal Hodge who escaped from Her Majesty’s Prison when the penitentiary’s infrastructure was compromised by the Hurricane Irma two years ago. When his name was called in the Magistrate’s Court recently, prosecutors requested […]
Briecliffe Hall to be demolished and replaced by performing arts facility
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff A facility dedicated to the performing arts will soon replace the Sir Rupert Briecliffe Hall in Road Town, Tortola. According to Culture Minister, Dr Natalio Wheatley the facility will be demolished “in the not […]
Preliminary indications suggest negotiations went well during Premier’s visit to UK
Preliminary indications of the meetings between Premier Andrew Fahie and United Kingdom officials suggest that negotiations went well. These indications came from Premier Fahie in a series of updates on his visit to the UK where he and a delegation […]
2 years for looting is an injustice | Legislator takes aim at judge who handed down sentence
While expressing concern over the recent two-year sentence handed down to Shamoii Dagou for looting a television set after Hurricane Irma, senior legislator and Third District Representative Julian Fraser has taken aim at High Court Judge Ann-Marie Smith. Justice Smith is the […]
Ravindra Maywahlall appointed country manager of telecoms giant
Ravindra Maywahlall has been appointed as the new Country Manager of Flow, British Virgin Islands (BVI). A media release from the telecoms provider said Flow’s parent company C&W Communications officially made the appointment recently. C&W’s Vice President for the Central […]
Open to tender | CGB sewerage project moves one step closer to reality
The Cane Garden Bay sewerage project has moved one step closer to becoming a reality. The much-talked-about project is now open for tender and will remain open until 10 am on October 1. “The Government of the Virgin Islands invites […]
Phase 1 of Nat’l Addressing System to roll out this month, online mapping portal created
Phase One of the National Addressing System (NAS) Pilot Programme is being rolled out this month. NAS is a framework designed to establish a reliable and consistent method of assigning a geographic and numeric address to all buildings and persons […]
‘I’m full of regret and have lost opportunities’ | Former cashier fined $4K for theft
Virgin Gorda resident Jakeya Fergus has been fined $4,000 after admitting to dishonestly using a Colombian man’s debit card to purchase designer earrings, among other things. The 18-year-old unemployed woman was given up to March 12 next year to pay […]
