Owners of items on the Festival Ground are asked to have them removed by 12 noon on Friday, October 19 to accommodate an event on Saturday, October 20 on the grounds. Your cooperation is solicited.
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HOA positioned to get more inclusion in RDA operations
Cabinet has approved a list of principles that, seemingly, has positioned the House of Assembly to have greater inclusion in the massive rehabilitative and reconstruction effort that the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) will govern over the next few years. […]
VG resident implicated for burglary, 829 grams of marijuana
A 25-year-old father of four who has been implicated in a series of burglary and drug-related matters wants the court to extend leniency when handing down his sentence. Magistrate Shawn Innocent is scheduled to sentence United States citizen and Virgin […]
Norwegian Cruise returns to grand welcome from BVI
Thousands of passengers sailed into the BVI on a Norwegian cruise ship on Thursday, marking the cruise lines first return to the territory since the September 2017 hurricanes. As armies of cruise passengers disembarked the Norwegian Getaway, Minister responsible for […]
St Kitts visitor caught sneaking out of BVI, sobs at prison prospect
A female visitor from St Kitts was fined $500 in the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after she was caught en route, sneaking off to St John in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI). Helena Henry, who had visited the territory […]
Week dedicated to celebrate emergency nurses locally
The BVI Health Services Authority is dedicating a week to celebrate Emergency Nurses in the territory. These nurses are said to have shown “expertise in the treatment of patients who present to the Emergency Department”. Nurse Manager of the Emergency […]
Did cop stun ‘peacemaker’? Court to rule on 4-y-o matter
There are conflicting reports in relation to an incident involving an alleged assault on a police which resulted in one man being tasered by law enforcement officials at the Road Town festival grounds four years ago. Roland Simon’s trial for […]
Timelines for restoration of all gov’t infrastructure being prepared
As the general public and government workers grow more eager to get public infrastructure restored, a calendar is being prepared to give timelines when all government projects will be completed. Deputy Governor David Archer announced recently that the calendar will […]
Mercer found guilty of being drug supplier, fined $4.5K
Kelvin Mercer, the government employee who claimed he smokes marijuana to treat his diabetes, was slapped with a $4,500 fine on Wednesday after Magistrate Shawn Innocent found him guilty of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply to […]
BVIHSA seeking donations to outfit new VG med centre
Donations are being sought for the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre being constructed on Virgin Gorda. To that end, public health authorities are launching a programme to help generate funds for the centre. Funds from initiative being dubbed the Iris […]