As Dr Janet Smith officially ends her two-year stint as the President of the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC), she is calling for education authorities to fully explore the institution’s potential. Dr Smith made the call while addressing HLSCC faculty […]
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Smuggled $577K was laced with fake cash to buy BVI boat, court hears
The 72-year-old visitor recently held at the TB Lettsome International Airport with more than half-million dollars in real and counterfeit cash claimed to be innocent when made his first appearance in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday, July 31. Ecuador native […]
BVI hasn’t mentioned any public register legal challenge — UK minister
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Local government has mentioned nothing to the United Kingdom about potentially taking legal action to challenge the British nation’s public registers policy, which is being forced on the territory. UK minister responsible for Overseas […]
Gov’t accumulates $256K sewerage bill for CGB since hurricanes
Government has accumulated more than quarter million dollars in costs on sewerage treatment in Cane Garden Bay since the three disasters devastated the territory last year. “A total sum of $256,700 has been billed to the government of the Virgin […]
Premier: Looters can now be brought to justice with new court
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said with a new Magistrate’s Court building now open in the British Virgin Islands, more looters will finally have their day in court. Yesterday, the new court facility was unveiled adjacent to the former hurricane-wrecked courthouse […]
COMMENTARY: Recent Tortola fires were a nat’l setback
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Locally-owned small businesses are critical for getting the British Virgin Islands out of recession. Small business is at the core of the Virgin Islands economic engine. Building strong small businesses is a bottom-up type economics. Why? […]
‘BVI will never be alone, UK is with you’ — Lord Ahmad
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff UK minister responsible for Overseas Territories, Lord Tariq Ahmad has used his first public appearance in the territory to speak of unity between the UK and the British Virgin Islands. Giving an address at the […]
Walwyn: No proof NDP corrupt, VIP just wants power
Chairman-elect of the NDP Myron Walwyn has dismissed claims about years of corruption, no transparency, and poor governance in his party as a desperate ploy from the opposing VIP to regain power. Walwyn made the assertion this week in the […]
Top university willing to sign MOU to train BVI locals in FinTech
A university in one of the leading countries in financial technology (FinTech) said it is willing to enter into an agreement with the BVI to train locals in FinTech and associated areas. Effectively, FinTech is an emerging and innovative category […]
Major traffic buildup as fuel tank falls off truck
A massive buildup of traffic on the James Walter Francis Highway occurred Tuesday morning when a fuel tank dislodged from the truck on which it was being transported. The tank has partially fallen from the truck. The tank dislodged just […]