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Man sentenced to 14 months for cannabis, handling stolen goods

Man sentenced to 14 months for cannabis, handling stolen goods

A Cooper Island man was sentenced to a combined total of 14 months at Her Majesty’s Prison after he confessed to having cannabis and handling a stolen dinghy. Charged with handling stolen goods and possession of 18 grams of cannabis […]

by / on May 9, 2019 at 7:23 AM /
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Immigration expanding staff to facilitate govt’s regularisation initiative

The Immigration Department is increasing its staff to facilitate the regularisation initiative being rolled out by the Virgin Islands Party government. This was revealed by Premier Andrew Fahie who said the measure is to ensure that the influx of applications […]

by / on May 9, 2019 at 7:22 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie and BVI diplomat Benito Wheatley at the the UN Caribbean regional seminar on decolonisation recently. (Photo provided)

Gov’t seeks to strengthen relationship with UN

Government is planning to strengthen the BVI’s relationship with the UN as part of the territory’s 2030 developmental objectives. According to BVI diplomat Benito Wheatley, Premier Andrew Fahie had given that indication when he and Wheatley attended the United Nations […]

by / on May 9, 2019 at 7:14 AM /
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Battle for the crown | Territory to host first senior citizen pageant

The first Mr and Ms Senior BVI will be crowned on Sunday as part of a month of activities slated for Senior’s Month. The contestants are Ida Magarita Barry-Pickering, Marilyn Norman Harvey, Mariette Malone-Fahie, Nehemiah Prince, and Daniel Blyden. They […]

by / on May 9, 2019 at 7:07 AM /
Sasha Flax appointed interim head of Civil Service Association

Sasha Flax appointed interim head of Civil Service Association

Acting Sister Islands Coordinator Sasha Flax has been appointed president of an interim executive body for the Civil Service Association (CSA). This followed a meeting with all association members on Tuesday, May 7 when candidates were elected to serve on […]

by / on May 8, 2019 at 2:52 PM /
VINO's owner and House of Assembly Speaker, Julian Willock

APPEAL: The court ‘erred’, had no business ruling on D4 case; HOA should decide

Stating that the High Court had no power to grant redress to Mark Vanterpool, Speaker of the House of Assembly (HoA) Julian Willock is contending that parliament should decide whether Vanterpool should be sworn in as Fourth District Representative. Willock’s […]

by / on May 8, 2019 at 8:34 AM /
Premeir Andrew Fahie

VIP gov’t won’t be defined by Premier’s new car or bodyguards — Fahie

Amid criticism about using taxpayer dollars to purchase a new $115,000 vehicle and to hire personal bodyguards, Premier Andrew Fahie said those spends will not become the VIP government’s legacy. He made the statement at a media conference on Tuesday […]

by / on May 8, 2019 at 8:03 AM /
Businesses signing up | 1000 jobs initiative to be launched next week

Businesses signing up | 1000 jobs initiative to be launched next week

Premier Andrew Fahie said business owners are showing interest in hiring locals as part of the government’s 1,000 jobs in 1,000 days initiative. Fahie said the initiative will be launched next Tuesday, May 14. “We already have businesses who have […]

by / on May 8, 2019 at 7:27 AM /
One of the contaminated products in question.

ALERT! Possible metal contamination of Tyson chicken strips products

Consumers are asked to return all Tyson Crispy Chicken Strips 25oz products due to reports of possible metal contamination. These reports came from Federal Food Safety officials in the United States. The parent company for RiteWay Food Market and Fine […]

by / on May 8, 2019 at 6:45 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Gov’t offers two-week amnesty period to regularize qualified expats

Premier Andrew Fahie is following through on his promise to regularize qualified expatriates, granting them a two-week amnesty period to apply for status in the territory. This announcement was made by the Premier at a media conference held today May […]

by / on May 7, 2019 at 6:25 PM /