Residents have not been able to access government through its main telephone lines for days now. This is said to be the result of technical difficulties with their fixed phone-line providers, Flow. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications, Anthony […]

A man who was attached to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Marine Unit for six years said he was unaware that he had to declare funds exceeding $10,000 to Customs officials when travelling. David Hodge of Road Town and […]

Education Minister Myron Walwyn wants any government project that exceeds quarter million dollars to be audited. He said such a policy is a way of ensuring good governance and ensuring that the processes governing these projects continuously improve. “I believe […]

A 24-year-old Hope Hill resident has to pay more than $10,000 in compensation and fines for traffic-related offences he committed last year. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered Vidal Dickson, a mechanic, to compensate Lisa Hodge $ 9,618.40 after his reckless […]

An electronic application is being developed to support a major recycling programme that is being pushed in the territory. One of the app’s functions will be to assist residents in locating recycle bins that will be placed across the territory. […]

Education Minister Myron Walwyn said he is concerned about the operations of the Office of the Auditor General, whose report on the perimeter wall around Elmore Stoutt High School, he said, is vastly deficient and unbalanced. The Auditor General’s report […]

This week is Public Service Week and things kicked off on Monday by honouring nearly 200 longstanding public servants. One-hundred-and-fifty-six public officers who have been serving the local government for 10, 25, and 35 were recognised. They all received tokens […]

A Fat Hogs Bay businessman was fined $2,000 after he was caught with 6.7 grams of cannabis last year. Twenty-six-year-old Sequonne Moulon was fined after pleading guilty when he appeared before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Friday. He has six months […]

The man who police implicated in the harrowing attempted murder of Kani Hazel back in 2015 has been acquitted. Trent Harrigan was freed on Monday after Justice Ann-Marie Smith withdrew the case from the jury and entered a verdict of […]

Residents can expect progress on the airport expansion project before Premier Dr D Orlando Smith demits office next year. Premier Smith gave that assurance during a conference with local media practitioners this month. “I’m certain that we’ll have that kind […]