British Virgin Islands athlete Kyron McMaster secured a podium finish in the second-fastest 400-metre hurdles race of all time. He was competing at the recently-concluded IAAF Diamond League event held in Zurich, Switzerland on August 29. Running out of lane […]
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Anegada airspace not as ‘uncontrolled’ as Premier claims, says former BVIAA board
The former board of BVI Airports Authority has said the airspace surrounding the sister island of Anegada is not as unregulated and carte blanche as Premier Andrew Fahie has led residents to believe. In a recent statement in the House […]
One Caribbean | Premier Fahie hints at helping Dorian-hit Bahamas
Premier Andrew Fahie said the British Virgin Islands will be assisting The Bahamas following the onslaught of Hurricane Dorian on the northern Caribbean archipelago. “After the assessment is made, we will state what we can assist with seeing that we […]
22yo Rikkiya Braithwaite the new Miss BVI World
Singer/Actor, 22-year-old Rikkiya Brathwaite is hoping to put on one of her biggest performances to date and conquer the coveted Miss World Crown. She will join roughly 130 beauties from around the globe to participate in a three-week-long event which […]
Farara sworn in as High Court judge
Local Queen’s Counsel Gerard Farara has been appointed a High Court Judge of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands. Governor August Jaspert swore in Farara on Friday, August 30. It is not immediately clear how long […]
Gov’t reshuffles public service hierarchy, appoints new Permanent Secretaries
The Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party administration has restructured the public service hierarchy. “New and existing Permanent Secretaries have been appointed and have received their assignments within the ministries of government,” a government-commissioned release said on Friday, August 30. The […]
Funding CXC exams was always temporary, some students don’t show up when gov’t pays
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Some local students do not show up to sit external exams after they have been paid for and that is part of the reason government has decided to stop funding these exams. This is […]
Dorian floods RT Police Station | Cops patrol in height of storm, make minor arrests
The Road Town Police Station on Tortola has suffered the adverse effects of yet another natural disaster — Hurricane Dorian — which hit the territory on Wednesday, August 28. Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews, however, said his officers were still […]
Shift system in territory’s secondary schools comes to an end
After two years of operating under a shift system, local secondary school students will return to regular school hours at the start of the new academic year in September. The shift system was implemented to facilitate students following the onslaught […]
VOX POP: Parents react to gov’ts decision to stop paying CXC exam fees
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Some local parents have expressed mixed reviews about the government’s recent decision to stop paying Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) exam fees for local students. Following the announcement, BVI News took to the streets of […]
