While the United Kingdom has billions of dollars set aside in its aid budget to assist Overseas Territories in times of need, the British Virgin Islands might not receive a cent from the budgeted amount. This is because the BVI […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Power restored at hospital, sections of Road Town
Electricity was restored to the Peebles Hospital and sections of Road Town last evening as the Government ramps up recovery efforts following the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma last week. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith – while stating that regular […]
Premier laments BVI’s needs to UK, tourism listed
Coming out of a meeting with UK Foreign Secretary, Boris Johnson, who visited the territory yesterday, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he called on the UK to back the territory’s two main economic pillars which took a clobbering from […]
CARICOM sending food aid
Tonnes of relief supplies from the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) are reportedly headed for the territory, the British Virgin Islands Government has said. The Government made the announcement yesterday, adding that it met with members of CARICOM this week and they […]
Those who leave can return
Persons whose visas expire while they are seeking refuge outside the territory because of the destruction caused by Hurricane Irma will be allowed to return. Works Minister, Mark Vanterpool gave the assurance to a group of concerned residents on Monday, […]
Piped water to start flowing soon – Vanterpool
Works Minister, Mark Vanterpool, has said that residents could start seeing water flowing through their pipes as early as the end of this week, noting that assessment is being carried out on some pipelines. “What we are doing right now, […]
‘Where do I start?’ – Walwyn laments destruction of ESHS
Education Minister Myron Walwyn was on the brink of delivering on a promise he made to complete 32 new classrooms at the Elmore Stoutt High School in time for the new school year. But now he has been stopped in […]
We won’t run out of food, water, fuel – Premier
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said while there is only enough food on the territory’s main Island, Tortola, to last for less than a month, more will be arriving soon. The Premier also stated that there is enough fuel […]
Gov’t to ease tax on building materials
As the territory prepares to start rebuilding after a category-5 hurricane, Irma, wreaked havoc on its islands last week, plans are being put in place to lessen taxes on construction materials. This is according to a media release issued by […]
Airline starts commercial flights from Tortola tomorrow
As some persons in the British Virgin Islands scurry to evacuate the territory following the destructive passing of Hurricane Irma, one commercial airline that usually services the territory has introduced a flight from Tortola to San Juan in Puerto Rico. […]
