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Country Manager for Flow, BVI Ravindra Maywahlall. (BVI News photo)

Flow pushes to complete fixed-line service restoration by 2021

Country Manager for Flow BVI, Ravindra Maywahlall, is pushing to have all fixed-line services restored in the territory by the end of 2021. Maywahlall made that statement during a media conference held at their Palestina Estate last Friday, November 15. […]

by / on November 20, 2019 at 6:01 AM /
Gov’t commissions review of designs for modern library in Road Town

Gov’t commissions review of designs for modern library in Road Town

Nearly three years after the closure of the territory’s primary public library in Road Town on Tortola, government has commissioned a review of the previous designs for a modern, “state-of-the-art” facility. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie made that […]

by / on November 20, 2019 at 6:00 AM /
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BVI visas to go on sale, Premier announces

Persons will soon be able to purchase visitor visas for a one-week stay in the British Virgin Islands. Premier and Minister for Tourism Andrew Fahie made the announcement while delivering his budget address in the House of Assembly on Tuesday, […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 3:51 PM /
Premier announces $414M budget for 2020

Premier announces $414M budget for 2020

Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has announced the territory’s 2020 budget to be $414,008,611. The 2020 budget, which is legally termed the ‘Appropriation (2020) Act, 2019, was announced during Second Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 1:35 PM /
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Gov’t enters 6 more lease agreements, to spend $500K on relocation costs

Government has entered into six additional lease agreements for rental accommodations for 14 ministries and departments who are relocating from the RT O’Neal Administrative Building to facilitate repairs to the facility. This is according to a report from Cabinet’s November […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 8:39 AM /
Malone

Man accused of burglarizing home two nights in a row | Alleged intruder wins bail argument

A man accused of burglarizing a private residence twice in two days has been granted $60,000 bail after successfully lobbying for his release in the Magistrate’s Court on Monday. Charged with two counts of burglary is Sidney Varlack Malone of […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 8:25 AM /
Her Majesty's Prison in Balsam Ghut.

Inmates sometimes allowed to leave penitentiary for special visits

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Why would an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison be allowed outside the penitentiary while still serving a term of imprisonment? Well, the prison often facilitates inmates to visit family members who are bed-ridden. Superintendent […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 8:13 AM /
Minister of Health & Social Development Carvin Malone.

23 special waste bins to placed across BVI to collect ‘white waste’

The Ministry of Health is planning to place 23 special waste bins across the British Virgin Islands to collect what it described as ‘white waste’ materials. This was revealed by Health Minister Carvin Malone who told BVI News the initiative […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 8:07 AM /
New tropical storm forms in Atlantic, weather system not expected to impact BVI

New tropical storm forms in Atlantic, weather system not expected to impact BVI

Tropical Storm Sebastian is now the latest storm to have developed in the Atlantic Ocean but is not expected to impact the British Virgin Islands. This was revealed in the latest weather advisory from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 8:02 AM /
Premier Fahie

Budget day today!

Within just a few short months of passing the 2019 budget, Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie has returned before the House of Assembly to deliver his address for the 2020 budget today, November 19. The Premier will discuss […]

by / on November 19, 2019 at 5:45 AM /