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Residents get deadline to remove damaged vehicles

Residents get deadline to remove damaged vehicles

Persons hoping to salvage vehicles that were left in public spaces, after being thrashed by the hurricanes, now have until the end of the month to retrieve them. The Department of Waste Management said, after October 30, damaged vehicles located […]

by / on October 17, 2017 at 8:12 AM /
If each person does a little, you won’t have a load

If each person does a little, you won’t have a load

Chief Executive Officer of Digicel Kevin Gordon has called on business operators to take a local school under their wings to help ease the burden on Government. He made the statement while he noted that his company plans to sponsor […]

by / on October 17, 2017 at 7:33 AM /
Centenarian gets generator

Centenarian gets generator

One of the oldest living persons in the British Virgin Islands, Henrietta Smith, is the recipient of a generator from Convoy of Hope and Representative of the First Electoral District Andrew Fahie. Like other residents, Smith has been without power […]

by / on October 17, 2017 at 6:15 AM /
Company gives more than $50K worth of relief supplies

Company gives more than $50K worth of relief supplies

RoadTown Wholesale, which operates RiteWay, has donated more than $50,000 worth of rebuilding supplies to the National Emergency Operations Centre. The supplies include 5,000 tarps, duct tapes, and ropes, said the Government Information Service.

by / on October 17, 2017 at 3:21 AM /
Vincy officials to help with passports, schooling

Vincy officials to help with passports, schooling

Government officials from St Vincent and the Grenadines are visiting the territory to help with the replacement of passports, and to assist children of Vincentian parentage in relocating to that country to continue their education. Meetings to facilitate the aforementioned […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 4:26 PM /
No loss of confidence – BVI Finance

No loss of confidence – BVI Finance

Leaders in the British Virgin Islands financial services industry said there is still no sense of loss of confidence or business in the industry despite the territory being hit severely by Hurricane Irma on September 6. Gary Hales, Head of […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 3:11 PM /
Government, several others beg funds online

Government, several others beg funds online

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Since the British Virgin Islands (BVI) was pounded by Hurricane Irma, a number of individuals and organizations such as Government have taken to the World Wide Web with outstretched palms seeking financial donations. The most […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 2:12 PM /
UK expected to help BVI lobby for policy shift

UK expected to help BVI lobby for policy shift

While Premier Dr D Orlando Smith is yet to report on the high-level meeting he attended with the World Bank over the weekend, Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Broderick Penn said he suspects the United Kingdom joined Dr Smith […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 10:29 AM /
BVI accepting visitors again

BVI accepting visitors again

The government said it is allowing persons to visit the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to assist their relatives with recovery efforts, but they will be allowed to stay initially for only four weeks. A restriction was imposed on visitors after […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 8:51 AM /
Too much negativity in the territory, Walwyn claims

Too much negativity in the territory, Walwyn claims

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has decried the level of negativity spreading through the territory following the hurricanes, and has called for naysayers to desist. “Too many of us seem to be finding faults in everything rather than celebrating what […]

by / on October 16, 2017 at 8:33 AM /