PRESS RELEASE: Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr the Honourable D Orlando Smith, OBE is encouraging territory-wide participation in the observation of the 1st anniversary of Hurricane Irma. The Government of the Virgin Islands will observe the occasion on Thursday, […]
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Digicel giving away $40K worth of cement, residents pouring in
Residents are pouring in at a warehouse in Fish Bay where telecommunications giant Digicel is giving away some $40,000 worth of cement. A number of pickup trucks and other vehicles were seen Friday afternoon rolling into the parking lot of […]
Arrest Blotter: Child cruelty, sexual assault among latest police busts
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said several arrests took place between August 11 to August 22. The accused persons were implicated for a number of reported charges ranging from being armed with an offensive weapon, burglary, cruelty to […]
Should BVI seek special powers to reject UK laws?
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff The British Virgin Islands is being asked whether local legislators should have the power to reject UK laws that only affect Overseas Territories, even if those laws are in relation to good governance and human […]
Accused drug dealer allegedly assaults cop at police station
A Parham Town resident accused attacking a law enforcement officer inside a police station has been arraigned on four charges including drug-related offences. Twenty-four-year-old, Tramore Frazer – an unemployed father of one – has pleaded not guilty to assault on […]
CLINE: Put territory over personal agendas or keep from politics
As the British Virgin Islands readies for the next general election, outspoken clergyman Bishop John Cline has sought to fend off political candidates seeking to get elected for self-serving reasons. In what can be described as a spirited address this […]
Out of the comfort zone | Temulji the man wanting to inspire change
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Participating in a pageant was the last thing Temulji Hughes thought he would have ever done. But the 25-year-old decided to say ‘yes’ to something far removed from his comfort zone after reading ‘The Year […]
Env’l Health tackles mosquito population | Contracting virus less likely
Residents of the British Virgin Islands might soon become less likely to fall ill to mosquito-borne diseases. That is because the Environmental Health Department has heightened its efforts on vector control and surveillance through a recent workshop. The goal of […]
YEP named int’l affiliate to Boys & Girls Club of America
The BVI’s Youth Empowerment Programme, more commonly known as YEP, is now an international affiliate of the Boys & Girls Club of America (BGCA). BGCA is a near-two-century-old American organisation that assists persons four to 18 years old. The affiliation […]
VG, Anegada receives funding for debris clearance
The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) has secured funds for debris clearance on Virgin Gorda and Anegada. The two islands were the last of the major islands in the territory to be rid of hurricane debris. The two islands’ week-long […]
