While referencing a recent report in which an expatriate female law enforcer was assaulted, opposition legislator Julian Fraser has made fresh calls for all police officers in the BVI to carry a firearm. “I think what you need to do is […]
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Facility needed: Magistrate laments jailing ‘mental’ offenders
Describing the situation ‘unfortunate’, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards said the absence of a proper facility for mentally unstable offenders is forcing the court to send them to Her Majesty’s Prison. Magistrate Richards, however, said she recognised that implementing such a […]
REPORT: Ministry did not follow procedure to build wall
The Office of the Auditor General has cited a number of “procedural issues and irregularities” in how the Myron Walwyn-led Ministry of Education executed the project to construct a 1,562-f00t long perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt High School. One major issue the auditor […]
Woman being jailed for disobeying summons, unpaid rent
A woman will spend two weeks at Her Majesty’s Prison for reportedly disobeying a compensation order and defying a subpoena to appear before the Magistrate’s Court. Irene Smith, a former Hannah’s Estate resident who is employed at a well known […]
Govt’s main phone lines down since last week
Residents have not been able to access government through its main telephone lines for days now. This is said to be the result of technical difficulties with their fixed phone-line providers, Flow. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Anthony […]
Former marine officer held with $225K ‘unaware’ he had to declare funds
A man who was attached to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Unit for six years said he was unaware that he had to declare funds exceeding $10,000 to Customs officials when travelling. David Hodge of Road Town and […]
Every gov’t project over $250K should be audited — Walwyn
Education Minister Myron Walwyn wants any government project that exceeds quarter million dollars to be audited. He said such a policy is a way of ensuring good governance and ensuring that the processes governing these projects continuously improve. “I believe […]
24-y-o man to pay over $10K for crashing into Lexus
A 24-year-old Hope Hill resident has to pay more than $10,000 in compensation and fines for traffic-related offences he committed last year. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered Vidal Dickson, a mechanic, to compensate Lisa Hodge $ 9,618.40 after his reckless […]
Local app being developed to push major recycling initiative
An electronic application is being developed to support a major recycling programme that is being pushed in the territory. One of the app’s functions will be to assist residents in locating recycle bins that will be placed across the territory. […]
Auditor General’s report on ESHS wall project very ‘lacking’
Education Minister Myron Walwyn said he is concerned about the operations of the Office of the Auditor General, whose report on the perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt High School, he said, is vastly deficient and unbalanced. The Auditor General’s report […]
