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Clearing Cox Heath | Metals to be shipped away in days

Clearing Cox Heath | Metals to be shipped away in days

Now that the fire at the Cox Heath dump is out, authorities said they are working to clear the site and return it to pre-hurricane condition. As the clearing initiative intensifies, the Zebalon McLean-led fire department has returned full control […]

by / on June 6, 2018 at 8:04 AM /
Gov’t signs $400K deal for consultancy on sewerage

Gov’t signs $400K deal for consultancy on sewerage

Government has signed a $408,000 contract to receive consultancy services for the National Sewerage Programme. Government signed the contract with St Lucia-based firm, FDL Consult Incorporated. The firm has worked with the BVI on a number of other contracts over […]

by / on June 6, 2018 at 7:49 AM /
Harvest sargassum: smelly seaweed has benefits too, residents told

Harvest sargassum: smelly seaweed has benefits too, residents told

Acting Deputy Chief Conservation and Fisheries Officer, Mervin Hastings has called on residents to harvest the brown floating, troublesome seaweed known as sargassum. The marine alga which originates from the Sargasso Sea – a region in the Gyre of the […]

by / on June 6, 2018 at 7:31 AM /
Tourism competition to raise funds for special needs school

Tourism competition to raise funds for special needs school

Organisers of the annual Junior Minister of Tourism Speech Competition are trying to raise additional funds to rebuild the Eslyn Henley-Richez Learning Centre in John’s Hole. Events Coordinator at the BVI Tourist Board Cindy Rosan Jones told BVI News yesterday […]

by / on June 6, 2018 at 7:07 AM /
Cox Heath fire finally out

Cox Heath fire finally out

Local authorities are reporting that the three-and-half-week-old fire at the Cox Heath dump on Tortola has finally been extinguished. “The fire has been extinguished to the point where the emissions of smoke are negligible. The site no longer poses a threat […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 7:05 PM /
Committee distances from Cline’s ‘boycott Queen parade’ talk

Committee distances from Cline’s ‘boycott Queen parade’ talk

Members of the outspoken Decision March Committee have distanced themselves from recent comments by a fellow member, Bishop John Cline, who said he will be boycotting the Queen’s birthday parade slated for Saturday, June 9. Since making those comments at […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 1:52 PM /
UK OT Minister bypasses BVI in regional visit | Bad timing, says Premier

UK OT Minister bypasses BVI in regional visit | Bad timing, says Premier

As the British Overseas Territories continue to voice their objection to the United Kingdom’s ‘public registers’ controversy, Britain’s minister responsible for Overseas Territories, Lord Tariq Ahmad visited a number of those territories to hold discussions with the respective leaders last […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 9:43 AM /
GPS tracking leads cops to accused phone thief

GPS tracking leads cops to accused phone thief

GPS tracking of a stolen cellular phone reportedly has led police to the suspected thief. Information reaching BVI News are that police arrested an East End man on suspicion of burglary. The entire incident began to unfold during a late […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 7:38 AM /
14 advance to semi-finals of Nat’l Spelling Bee

14 advance to semi-finals of Nat’l Spelling Bee

Fourteen students from various primary schools in the territory have advanced to the semi-final round of the 2018 Spelling Bee Competition slated for Monday, June 11 while 10 were eliminated. A total of 12 primary schools represented by 24 students […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 7:35 AM /
First gov’t buildings receive solar panels, elderly homes renovated

First gov’t buildings receive solar panels, elderly homes renovated

The Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly has been retrofitted with solar panels; making it the first government building to ever have that accessory from Alternative Energy Solutions. Solar panels were installed to the elderly home as renovation works have […]

by / on June 5, 2018 at 7:31 AM /