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Caribe wave 2019 exercise

Caribe wave 2019 exercise

PRESS RELEASE: Exercise Exercise Exercise. The PRSN advises that a tsunami WARNING for Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands has been issued by the PTWC for the Caribe Wave 2019 exercise. Exercise Exercise Exercise Happening Thursday, March 14

by / on March 14, 2019 at 6:06 AM /
Opposition members Marlon Penn (left) and Julian Fraser.

You must now account for our $7.2M plane money, Premier told

Third District Representative Julian Fraser has placed Premier Andrew Fahie on notice that he (the premier) will be expected to provide answers about the controversial $7.2 million that the NDP government paid to the defunct BVI Airways airline. Speaking Tuesday […]

by / on March 13, 2019 at 8:20 AM /
President of the Rotary Club of Road Town, Vincent Wheatley.

Gov’t to begin granting land titles to Anegada residents next month

More residents of Anegada will have titles to their land in a matter of weeks, Minister for Natural Resources, Labour & Immigration, Vincent Wheatley has said. He explained that, as promised during the VIP’s election campaign, this will be done […]

by / on March 13, 2019 at 7:53 AM /
Six Senses Resort and Spa is based in a number of other jurisdictions including The Maldives in South Asia.

Go above and beyond to hire BVIslanders, hotels told

Businesses in the local tourism industry, particularly hotels and resorts, have been told to make provisions to populate their workforce with locals. Those instructions were given by Labour Minister and Ninth District representative Vincent Wheatley. Speaking at Tuesday’s sitting of […]

by / on March 13, 2019 at 7:35 AM /
The Roadtown Wholesale building that houses Cash & Carry and RiteWay supermarket in Pasea Estate.

Jury finds cashiers guilty of stealing nearly $60K

Former RiteWay cashiers George Wells and Sharon Forde have been convicted for stealing close to $60,000 from the Roadtown Wholesale Cash and Carry in Pasea Estate back in 2017. A nine-member jury returned with a unanimous guilty verdict for the […]

by / on March 13, 2019 at 7:28 AM /
The Waterfront Taxi Stand

Police investigating Waterfront burglary

Police have launched an investigation into a burglary that has been reported at the Waterfront Taxi Stand in Road Town. Information Officer at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, Diane Drayton, told BVI News the incident was reported early Wednesday […]

by / on March 13, 2019 at 6:17 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie (BVI News photo)

EU says we will not be placed on their blacklist

The BVI will not be placed on the European Union’s blacklist of non-compliant tax haven jurisdictions. Premier Andrew Fahie made that announcement on Tuesday in a report to the House of Assembly. He said: “The European Union has announced today […]

by / on March 12, 2019 at 2:16 PM /
Willock

Willock appointed Speaker of HoA

Media owner Julian Willock has been appointed as Speaker of the House of Assembly. He was elected as Speaker inside the Multi-purpose Sports Complex in Road Town where the First Sitting of the First Session of the Fourth House of […]

by / on March 12, 2019 at 11:00 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie (foreground) beside former Premier Dr D Orlando Smith at a joint press conference on May 23.

Gov’t moves to convince UK to dump public registers, rely on BOSSs

Premier Andrew Fahie has said the focus of his office is now to convince Britain how the BVI’s Beneficial Ownership Secure Search system (BOSSs) is a better alternative to the UK-mandated public registers of company beneficial ownership. READ: What are […]

by / on March 12, 2019 at 9:37 AM /
Kareem Durrant, Cheltenham, Vicardo Farrell

Accused killers were with Snoopy before he went missing, court told

Prosecutors are alleging that CCTV footage captured murder victim Devern ‘Snoopy Stanley in the company of two of his alleged killers the night he went missing in June 2016. These allegations of CCTV evidence, as well as cell phone records, […]

by / on March 12, 2019 at 8:30 AM /