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Rain closes early childhood centres on Tortola

Rain closes early childhood centres on Tortola

Inclement weather and unsuitable ground conditions today forced local authorities to prematurely close early childhood centres on the island of Tortola. The Ministry of Education and Culture, which said it apologizes for any inconvenience caused by the indefinite closure, urged […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 12:07 PM /
Looting not part of BVI culture – Christian

Looting not part of BVI culture – Christian

Junior Minister of Tourism Archibald Christian has told the House of Assembly that persons have been trying to smuggle suspected looted items out of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), adding that looting is not part of the territory’s culture and […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 9:04 AM /
Stop criticizing the premier – clergyman

Stop criticizing the premier – clergyman

Residents of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are being told to stop badmouthing Premier Dr D Orlando Smith and other persons involved in the recovery process, which comes after Hurricane Irma pounded the territory on September 6. Bishop Ishmael Charles, […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 8:36 AM /
Irma In Pictures: Main Street, Tortola

Irma In Pictures: Main Street, Tortola

Main Street in the British Virgin Islands capital was one of the hardest hit by category 5 hurricane Irma on September 6, 2017. Less than a week after the disaster, BVI News Online Journalist Horace Mills walked through a section […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 8:29 AM /
DDM loses nearly 40 years of investment in technology

DDM loses nearly 40 years of investment in technology

Governor Augustus Jaspert has disclosed that the Department of Disaster Management (DDM), which has transitioned to the National Emergency Operations Centre, recently lost its building as well as ‘nearly 40 years of investment in technology and equipment’. The items lost […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 7:38 AM /
Gov’t told not to downplay hardship

Gov’t told not to downplay hardship

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist While stating that the National Democratic Party administration should not be blamed for the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie said the government should not mislead residents and […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 7:01 AM /
HireBVI connecting employers with workers

HireBVI connecting employers with workers

PRESS RELEASE (HireBVI) – The two successive Category 5 hurricanes, Irma and Maria, have left the territory in a state of devastation. Rekeema Turnbull, Managing Director at HireBVI noted, “We understand and recognize that we have an important role to […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 5:47 AM /
BVI resident murdered in St Kitts

BVI resident murdered in St Kitts

Reports out of St Kitts are that Mervin O’Flaherty, who worked as a pilot and a prison officer in the British Virgin Islands, has been stabbed to death in his homeland of St Kitts. He recently returned to his country to lay his mother to rest. […]

by / on October 11, 2017 at 3:48 AM /
Tropical wave forecast to move across BVI on Saturday

Tropical wave forecast to move across BVI on Saturday

Only one of two tropical waves remains a threat to the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The one that is still of concern is forecast to move across the territory on Saturday, resulting in shower and thunderstorm activity, said the Department […]

by / on October 10, 2017 at 3:59 PM /
Gov’t begins scouting for housing beneficiaries

Gov’t begins scouting for housing beneficiaries

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said government has started scouting for the first set of persons who will benefit from building materials donated by telecommunications provider Digicel. The company handed over some $100,000 worth of building materials including cement, steel, […]

by / on October 10, 2017 at 1:33 PM /