Residents and businesses building new infrastructure in and around Road Town are now subject to a policy that has been introduced to reduce the risk of flooding at the site where new development will take place. This policy was created […]
Articles By: Davion
My health is not a concern, says Skelton
Amid claims that leader of the newly-formed Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Ronnie Skelton may be unfit to potentially lead the territory as the next Premier because of health issues, the former NDP legislator has made it clear that he […]
Premature: I have not yet decided to return to electoral politics, says Dancia Penn
Former legislator and Queen’s Counsel Dancia Penn says she has not yet decided whether to return to electoral politics. The attorney made that statement after Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) leader, Ronnie Skelton, announced to local media on Friday that Penn […]
NDP rebrands: ‘Life is different since party formed 20 years ago’
The National Democratic Party (NDP) is rebranding itself in what its leader, Myron Walwyn, has described as a more modern party from when it was created some two decades ago. The rebranding, Walwyn said, marks the handing over of the […]
Man fined after stealing, drinking 13 bottles of champagne from neighbour
A Long Bay man who confessed to stealing more than a dozen bottles of champagne from his neighbour and consuming them all shortly after has been fined $600. Akil Anthony will serve 30 days at Her Majesty’s Prison if he […]
Teachers and health personnel trained in autism management
Local educators, social, and mental health workers are now trained and better positioned to assist and manage the growing number of children affected by Autism Spectrum Disorder in the British Virgin Islands. Autism is a condition that affects the brain’s […]
Rotary lights up Port Purcell
Residents and motorists travelling in the vicinity of the James Walter Francis Highway are in for a visual treat during after-dark hours with the Christmas lights that have been creatively strung around the roundabout in Port Purcell, Tortola. The Rotary […]
Man of the ‘local’ people: Skelton promises ‘real job preference’ to BVIslanders
Leader of the Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) Ronnie Skelton is promising greater job opportunities for locals under a PVIM government. “I believe that it is time that Virgin Islanders or Belongers are given real preferences in the job market. […]
Even split | What happens if another gov’t member moves to opposition?
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff It is no longer a secret that the newly-formed Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) is gunning for Deputy Premier Dr Kedrick Pickering to join the movement and possibly seek re-election under that party’s banner. […]
Missed target: Works to ESHS will not start before late-January
Nearly two months after local firm SA Architect was selected to manage restoration works that will happen on the L-shaped building at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) campus in Road Town, a tendering process is being opened for actual rehabilitation works to […]
