Acting Governor Robert Mathavious said Government offices will open as usual on Thursday, August 10. He is said to have made the decision in consultation with the Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, Permanent Secretary in the Deputy Governor’s Office Carolyn […]

The BVI Tourist Board said the industry remains open for business although several properties have reported damage as a result of heavy rainfall that lashed the British Virgin Islands on Monday, August 7. The government-owned agency further stated that the […]

Acting Governor Robert Mathavious said resources being used in the recovery efforts are stretched, adding that authorities are still trying to get a true picture of the damage caused by several hours of heavy rainfall on Monday, August 7. He […]

Telecom company Flow has acknowledged that a number of its customers are having a tough time making calls because pieces of the company’s equipment were damaged during several hours of heavy rainfall on Monday, August 7. The company, in an […]

The management of FirstBank has announced that its Road Town branch will reopen for regular business at 8:30 tomorrow morning, August 10. “At the time of reopening, only teller services will be available for the depositing and withdrawing of cash […]

More photos are emerging of the extent to which infrastructure and people have been affected by the widespread flooding that resulted from hours of torrential rainfall on Monday, August 7. Here are the latest photos submitted by freelance photographer ANDRE […]

A man who robbed the operator of a jerk chicken shop in the Greenland area of East End has escaped, but not before losing a shoe while he sprinted away. Details of the incident are still sketchy. But BVI News […]

While announcing that it is ‘closed from distributing water’ as a result of damage caused by heavy rainfall on Monday, the government-owned Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD) said it will take a day or two before it can address aspects […]

The Ellis Thomas Downs in Sea Cows Bay is usually abuzz with activity as large crowds gather to socialize and to see horses compete in August Tuesday races. The Downs, however, was empty this Tuesday. The races scheduled for that […]

The forecast shows that more showers and thunderstorms are possible, and so persons throughout the territory are being urged to take the necessary precautions to prevent further damage, especially now that the earth is saturated. On Monday (August 7), several […]