PRESS RELEASE – Over 7,000 persons moved to tsunami safe locations today as part of the annual earthquake and tsunami simulation exercise – ‘CARIBE WAVE 17’. This year’s figure sets a new record for the Territory, since participation in the […]
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We will definitely catch you, Flow tells serial vandal
Telecommunication company FLOW BVI said it will beef up its security measures to catch a serial vandal who has been targeting and destroying its cable network since last year. The company’s Managing Director, Tim Ringsdore, while labelling the action as […]
Harriette Skelton softball league starts
Power Outage defeated Pirates and That’s Ya Problem triumphed over Hawks on the opening day of the Harriette Skelton Fast Pitch Softball League in Road Town. The winning scoreline in favour of That’s Ya Problem 10-0. That’s Ya Problem, which […]
31 new cops recruited, including first Filipino
Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews swore in the last four recruits today, bringing the total to 31 new officers – the largest recruitment class in the history of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). With the RVIPF celebrating its […]
Update: Residents report worsened utility services
Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has apologized for what he described as the “extended power outage” that affected residents across the British Virgin Islands today, March 20. In relation to the outage that lasted up to six hours […]
Government and BVI Finance Sign Cooperation Agreement
PRESS RELEASE – On Wednesday, 15 March representatives from the Government of the Virgin Islands and BVI Finance Limited signed a Cooperation Agreement to facilitate the promotion and development of BVI’s financial services industry. The Cooperation Agreement was signed by […]
Photos: Bougainvillea celebrates expansion
Bold. Visionary. Pioneering. That’s how Dr Heskith Vanterpool and his wife Jean were described on Saturday morning as they swung open the doors to a brand new surgical ward, an operating theatre suite, and an imaging department at Bougainvillea Clinic […]
‘Somebody saw something’
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie appealed for an end to crime in the British Virgin Islands when he addressed a relatively large group at the Sunday Morning Well in Road Town on Saturday – just over a week after […]
Step-mom sends direct message to Killer
During a candlelight vigil, Michelle Dawson aimed directly at the heart of the murderer who gunned down her step-son Ashburn ‘Ashie’ Dawson near the Sunday Morning Well in Road Town on March 10. She delivered a strong reprimand and appeal […]
Smith apologizes for premier’s wrong info
The government has found itself in another embarrassing situation, which has prompted public apologies at the start of this week from Financial Secretary Neil Smith as well as Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith. The apologies came […]