By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff All lawmakers who mentioned the issue agreed that homage should be paid to the British Virgin Islands’ athletes who have been performing relatively well on the international stage in recent times. But some […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
VG woman pleads guilty to several counts of theft
A Virgin Gorda resident who appeared before the High Court on four counts of theft and four counts of false accounting has been remanded at Her Majesty’s Prison. Threacha Berry was remanded after she pleaded guilty to the offences when […]
Students to access CXC ebooks – Online learning hub launched
While disclosing that his ministry is partnering with the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) to grant students access to CXC books online, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said plans are still in motion to issue tablet devices to junior students attending […]
Gov’t announces various changes amid dock repair
Government has announced various temporary measures for commuters while noting that ferry services at the Saint Thomas Bay Jetty in Virgin Gorda will be temporarily handled at the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour Marina from May 1. Acting Managing Director at […]
Penn calls for urgent laws to fight NHI abusers
Junior Minister of Trade Marlon Penn has called for legislation to be enacted urgently to help stop the forces that he said continue to work against the National Health Insurance (NHI) plan when they overcharge NHI beneficiaries who seek healthcare. […]
Update: Police say robber at C&D used local accent
Police have released information partially describing the robber who escaped with hundreds of dollars on Saturday night (April 22) after he held up two persons outside C&D Superette located in Hannah’s Estate – a short distance from the main entrance […]
Make English a second language, UNICEF tells BVI
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has called for an end to discriminatory practices and policies against Spanish-speaking persons in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). As such it has proposed that – among other things – English should become a […]
Concern raised about tension, abuse of expats in BVI
An international organization said expats have raised concern that they are being abused especially at the workplace more often than reported in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), adding that there also is an issue with tension in the territory. The […]
Persons must be certified to own homes – SSB
While noting that one does not have to be born in the British Virgin Islands to benefit from its home ownership programme, the Social Security Board (SSB) said persons will have to become certified before they can qualify for the […]
VG classrooms may not be ready for September – Walwyn
It is highly likely that Grade 12 students at Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) on Virgin Gorda will continue to be accommodated off campus when the new school year starts in September. Minister of Education Myron Walwyn said construction of […]
