Government Information Service (press release) – Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is urging the community to get vaccinated as the Territory observes Vaccination Week in the Americas (VWA) 2017. In a statement issued in support […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Gov’t owes more than $13M for electricity
Central government owes the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) more than $13 million, and Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he is not sure when Government will pay up what it owes for electricity. But he said the latest payment was […]
Premier not sure when pier audit will be completed
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said there is no fixed date for completion of an audit into the controversial pier and park project now completed as Tortola Pier Park in Road Town, Tortola. “The audit on the cruise pier project […]
Gov’t thinks it owes $3.4M – W&SD not sure
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said the amount central government owes the Water and Sewage Department (W&SD) is estimated at more than $3.4 million. The Department, in fact, doesn’t even know exactly how much it is owed. “As of 31st […]
Over $6.2 M spent on airport project -No tendering
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has disclosed that just over $6.2 million was spent up to last month on consultancies and legal fees regarding extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport, adding that none of the contracts […]
Scooter rider sentenced after hit and run
A scooter rider who struck a pedestrian in Road Town last month then fled the scene has been hauled before the Magistrate’s Court on several charges. East End resident Cory Prince was fined a total of $1,775 after he pleaded […]
A Brexit Two remake!
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor British Prime Minister Theresa May has called for a surprise UK General Election for June 8, 2017. This amounts to Brexit Two. The ‘June Surprise’ amounts to a second Brexit Referendum. The Prime Minister and the […]
Airline collects full $7M -Premier dodges questions
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Premier Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday declined to answer some questions about his government’s deal with BVI Airways, but he admitted that there is an addendum to the initial bi-partisan agreement, adding that […]
UNICEF report sparks outrage over expats’ children
Fueling a fresh debate about whether children should be granted citizenship if they are born locally, minister responsible for youth affairs Myron Walwyn yesterday lamented that even an international organization has raised concern about the treatment being meted out to […]
Donors get wall, urged to give more to hospital
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff While thanking persons and entities who have donated to the state-owned Peebles Hospital, Minister of Health Ronnie Skelton is urging persons to continue helping to develop the medical facility. “It is important for […]
