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Salmonella alert | US supplier recalls 207 million eggs

Salmonella alert | US supplier recalls 207 million eggs

Roughly 207 million eggs were recently recalled to the United States; a country that is one of the BVI’s primary suppliers of eggs. The US Health Department’s Food and Drug Administration reported Friday that Rose Acre Farms in Indiana recalled […]

by / on April 17, 2018 at 7:48 AM /
School meets raffle target, more fundraisers ahead

School meets raffle target, more fundraisers ahead

Pelican Gate School’s goal of taking a number of its students on an educational excursion to Jamaica is now closer to becoming a reality. Following what has been described as a successful raffle of a 2018 Toyota Yaris, airfare and […]

by / on April 17, 2018 at 6:54 AM /
Dr Allison Flax-Archer visits schools on VG

Dr Allison Flax-Archer visits schools on VG

PRESS RELEASE: Secretary-General of the BVI National Commission for UNESCO, Dr Allison Flax-Archer recently visited students at the Bregado Flax and Robinson O’Neal Primary Schools on Virgin Gorda. Dr Flax-Archer’s visit was part of activities to commemorate World Poetry Day […]

by / on April 17, 2018 at 5:42 AM /
HMP gets 12 prison officers from Scotland

HMP gets 12 prison officers from Scotland

Her Majesty’s Prison has received 12 additional prison officers from the United Kingdom. The officers were deployed from the Scottish Prison Service, and they arrived in the territory two weeks ago. Superintendent of the adult penitentiary in Balsam Ghut, David Foot […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 2:24 PM /
Visitors caught on camera allegedly snorting cocaine

Visitors caught on camera allegedly snorting cocaine

Caucasian visitors have been captured on local CCTV footage openly snorting what appears to be cocaine. The visitors were seen committing the act while at a well-known beach facility on the island of Jost Van Dyke recently. The eight-minute-long video […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 1:46 PM /
Fahie: Workers suffer as gov’t rejects free West End facility

Fahie: Workers suffer as gov’t rejects free West End facility

While sharing a photograph of Customs and Immigration Officers operating from a tent in rough weather conditions at the West End Ferry Dock, Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie has reprimanded government for negligence. Law enforcers at the West End port have […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 9:41 AM /
Old police HQ becoming market not ruled out — Premier

Old police HQ becoming market not ruled out — Premier

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has said he is not ruling out the possibility of transforming the old Police Headquarters on Waterfront Drive into a market. Member of the Farmers and Fishermen Network, Aragon Dick-Read said recently that the facility […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 7:56 AM /
PHOTOS: Massive farewell; Speedy saved hundreds of lives

PHOTOS: Massive farewell; Speedy saved hundreds of lives

Deceased businessman Edwin ‘Speedy’ George was remembered on Saturday for touching and saving numerous lives on the sister island of Virgin Gorda, where he spent most of his childhood and adult life. “He was the man that we called at […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 7:12 AM /
Elton Georges to receive state funeral

Elton Georges to receive state funeral

PRESS RELEASE: The late Elton Georges, CMG, OBE, who passed away on April 4, will be honoured with an official funeral. Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable D. Orlando Smith, OBE said, “Official funerals are usually reserved for […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 6:21 AM /
BVI Snuba assisting to replant VG

BVI Snuba assisting to replant VG

A Virgin Gorda based-company intends to donate a percentage of its profits towards replanting the sister island. Elaine Couper of BVI Snuba told BVI News yesterday that for every booking the organisation receives from April 20 to 22, twelve percent […]

by / on April 16, 2018 at 6:07 AM /