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Residents, visitors are being taxed to ‘death’

Residents, visitors are being taxed to ‘death’

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has accused the National Democratic Party government of taxing visitors, residents, and business operators to ‘death’ instead of finding more creative means of raking in additional revenues, while better handling the territory’s finances. He […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 8:50 AM /
Cruise ship passengers won’t pay new fee – Vanterpool

Cruise ship passengers won’t pay new fee – Vanterpool

Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool said the government should ensure it is made clear that cruise ship passengers will not be charged the environmental levy of $10 that the administration is seeking to implement. Government yesterday took a […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 8:46 AM /
Walwyn announces new study plan for over 4,000 students

Walwyn announces new study plan for over 4,000 students

The Ministry of Education said it will this month launch an online tutorial and test preparation platform, which is aimed at providing additional learning support to a maximum of 4,100 users including students of both public and private schools. The […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Fahie blunders – Lawmakers stalling PAC

Fahie blunders – Lawmakers stalling PAC

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie was stopped in his tracks yesterday when he complained that Government’s failure to effectively make certain financial reports public through the House of Assembly has slowed the progress of the parliament’s Public Accounts Committee […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Gov’t denies tampering with Auditor General report

Gov’t denies tampering with Auditor General report

The parliamentary opposition is questioning whether anyone had tampered with two financial documents that Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith made public yesterday (April 18) when he tabled them in the House of Assembly. Those documents are […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 6:38 AM /
Murder victim was with woman; man held released

Murder victim was with woman; man held released

While confirming an earlier BVI News Online report that a man was detained in relation to the murder of 41-year-old Jefferson Joseph, police said the late resident of Mountain Valley in Huntums Ghut was in the company of a woman […]

by / on April 18, 2017 at 5:04 PM /
Gov’t approves new work permit fees, large penalty

Gov’t approves new work permit fees, large penalty

Minister of Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering has announced a new work permit structure that will see many persons paying higher fees based on earnings. Persons who give the Labour Department wrong information about earnings will be hit with a penalty […]

by / on April 18, 2017 at 2:06 PM /
Vehicle burns

Vehicle burns

A motor vehicle went up in flames in the Belmont Estate area of Tortola this morning, April 18. Up to publication time, Chief Fire Officer Zebulon McLean said fire-fighters were still on the scene. It is not yet clear to […]

by / on April 18, 2017 at 9:20 AM /
Six boats destroyed this month – 2 fires, 1 location

Six boats destroyed this month – 2 fires, 1 location

A man narrowly escaped an inferno when a boat he occupied – along with two others – were damaged extensively by fire in the vicinity of a dock and Perla’s Bar in Baugher’s Bay, Tortola. Members of the Royal Virgin […]

by / on April 18, 2017 at 9:04 AM /
Mother, daughter busted with marijuana at home

Mother, daughter busted with marijuana at home

A 56-year-old woman and her adult daughter have been brought before the Magistrate’s Court on Tortola following a police raid, which uncovered marijuana at their White Bay home on the island of Jost Van Dyke. Cecilia Callwood and her daughter […]

by / on April 18, 2017 at 7:45 AM /