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Sister islands contracts for sister island companies | RDA hopes to spend where work being done

Sister islands contracts for sister island companies | RDA hopes to spend where work being done

With a number of recovery projects slated for the sister islands, the Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) is hoping to award those jobs to companies with ties to those islands. “What we are trying to do is spend money where […]

by / on July 23, 2019 at 7:06 AM /
Alva McCall

Policies created to determine how to spend env’t levy

Policies have been developed to determine how the government will disperse the environmental levy which is collected at all local ports of entry. This was revealed by Deputy Financial Secretary Alva McCall during the 2019 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) deliberations […]

by / on July 23, 2019 at 6:42 AM /
Better, safer child amusement area promised for festival

Better, safer child amusement area promised for festival

Families wanting to utilize the child amusement section at the festival village in Road Town are being told that they can expect a better and safer experience. Chairperson of the Virgin Islands Festival & Fairs Committee Carnel Clyne told BVI […]

by / on July 23, 2019 at 6:08 AM /
$150K contract inked for repairs to The Baths

$150K contract inked for repairs to The Baths

The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has signed a contract valued $150,000 to a local construction company for repair works to The Baths National Park on Virgin Gorda. The contract was awarded to Maynard’s Construction and has a duration of […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 3:47 PM /
Premeir Andrew Fahie

Back on track | New Immigration policy tweaked, resumes Wednesday

The VIP’s government’s fast track initiative to regularise select expatriate residents is back on track and is scheduled to recommence on Wednesday, Premier Andrew Fahie has said. In a media release on Monday, the Premier said the recommencement is indicative […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 1:52 PM /
‘Concerned’: Customs goes 12 years without raise, faces staffing and resource issues

‘Concerned’: Customs goes 12 years without raise, faces staffing and resource issues

Despite making nearly $20 million in additional revenue in 2018, the Customs Department is still plagued with a number of issues, including the limited availability of resources and an outstanding salary increase for its officers. This was revealed by Acting […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 7:51 AM /
Dr Natalio Wheatley

Higher standard needed for persons to become teachers, Wheatley tells region

Persons who are interested in becoming educators should be made to meet a higher standard before being allowed to do so. According to regional online news media, iNews Guyana, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley made that comment while delivering remarks […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 7:10 AM /
The BVI's Princes and Princess Ty' Rique Charles and E'ssense Hodge-Julian

Ty’Rique Charles, E’ssense Hodge-Julian BVI’s new Prince and Princess

Ty’Rique Charles and E’ssense Hodge-Julian have been crowned the 2019/2020 Prince and Princess of the BVI. The territory’s newest young royals were crowned following a five-hour-long show inside a packed Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town on Sunday. E’ssense copped […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 7:05 AM /
Riley gets 32 months imprisonment for shooting attempt

Riley gets 32 months imprisonment for shooting attempt

Brandon Riley has been sentenced to 32 months at Her Majesty’s Prison after threatening, assaulting and attempting to shoot another man. The United States native living on Virgin Gorda was sentenced last week after previously pleading guilty to unlawful use […]

by / on July 22, 2019 at 6:17 AM /
Royal Knights, RTW to clash in local T20 cricket finals

Royal Knights, RTW to clash in local T20 cricket finals

Royal Knights and Road Town Wholesale (RTW) are through to the final of the 2019 BVICA-NAGICO T20 cricket tournament. Playing in the first semi-final match held at the Greenland Recreational Grounds on Sunday, July 14, Royal Knights defeated Grenada CC […]

by / on July 20, 2019 at 11:46 AM /