While lamenting that some residents have sewage running into their neighbours’ yards, representative of the Fifth Electoral District Delores Christopher recently indicated that she wants the Planning Department to thread more carefully when granting approval for the construction of living […]

PRESS RELEASE – Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. the Honourable Kedrick Pickering has announced that the Territory was allotted Euro 1,297,384 (approximately USD $1,378,081) in resources to design and implement physical adaptation projects. Minister Pickering […]

By Sandra Phillip Hodge, Contributor On Sunday, March 26, we laid our dear brother, “Pupa Ken” to rest. My heartfelt gratitude to all who have been a source of comfort, help, encouragement, and inspiration since his passing on March 4th. […]

PRESS RELEASE – Digicel announced today the launch of Quick Pick Plans, which gives customers up to 3GB of data, access to all their favourite social media applications plus unlimited talk to stay connected with the things they love. Jam-packed […]

The Lions Club of Tortola is to embark on a campaign to raise funds for the construction of a Heritage Resource Centre, which the organization said will play a key role in helping to document and preserve local culture. The […]

Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews has declared that his officers will be targeting unlawful scooter riders; this after two incident last week in which scooter riders reportedly hit pedestrians and fled the respective scenes. According to the Royal Virgin Islands […]

An 18-year-old scooter rider from McNamara on Tortola, Mervin Flaherty Jr, has been charged in relation to an incident on Waterfront Drive last Friday that resulted in two traffic cops being injured. The officers were treated and released from Peebles […]

The government’s failure to upkeep buildings across the territory caused unease during the recent sitting of the Standing Finance Committee, where calls for repairs were met repeatedly with the phrase ‘when funding becomes available’. Acting Permanent Secretary in the Deputy […]

In honour of two-year-old Ellie Perkins, who succumbed to injuries she sustained in a motor vehicle accident in the Great Mountain area last year, a donation has been made to Peebles Hospital. The V400 AccuVein Machine, which was donated to […]

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) government has removed the temporary ban it had placed on canned meat products bearing the Grace Foods label. The Environmental Health Division had placed a ban on the products after allegations surfaced internationally that Brazilian […]