The BVI’s Adaejah Hodge has won gold in the Girls Under-17 100-metre final at the CARIFTA Games currently happening inside the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. Hodge finished the race in a stunning 11.29 seconds; almost matching the CARIFTA […]
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Gov’t proposes mobile incinerator to fix BVI’s solid waste problem
With the incinerator at Pockwood Pond inoperable because of major fire damage, Health Minister Carvin Malone announced that the government is looking at mobile incinerators to help tackle the waste problem in the territory. Speaking at a special announcement press […]
Maliciousness! Premier blasts critics of govt’s SSB funding request
The territory’s political leader has frowned at attempts by some persons to brand his government’s request for funding from the Social Security Board (SSB) as ‘wrong’. “There is no government that ever existed that never got either a grant or […]
Premier boasts about favourable economic rating from regional body
Premier Andrew Fahie has claimed that his government received a double ‘A minus’ rating from the Caribbean Information and Credit Rating Services Limited (CariCRIS). Speaking at a special press announcement yesterday, Fahie said the government has worked hard to manage […]
Too much focus on negativity in the territory — Smith
Deputy Speaker of the House of Assembly Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith says there is too much focus on negative things in the Virgin Islands and not enough focus on celebrating positive things that have happened since Hurricanes Irma and Maria in […]
Gov’t slashes import duty on cement and propane by 50%
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced that in addition to the reduction in Customs duty tax and import duty on gasoline and diesel, Cabinet has approved a 50 per cent reduction in import duties on propane and cement. Speaking at a […]
Andy Morrell’s urine sample taken after boat crash reportedly missing
New information reaching BVI News is that pertinent evidence in the investigation of the boating accident that led to the death of Frandie Martin Jr has gone missing. A highly placed source disclosed to our news centre that the police […]
Port Authority increases adding to BVI’s inflation — Penn
The government’s Port Authority fee increases are being blamed for adding to the inflation woes of the BVI. “We continue to speak about, particularly, the 100% increase that was done at the port. That also has a huge implication in […]
Eileene Parsons: ‘People forget, Premier called for COI’
Former legislator Eileene Parsons has expressed concern about how the BVI was portrayed during the Commission of Inquiry (COI) hearings. Appearing on the Talking Points radio show recently, Parsons said this was despite the fact that she wasn’t able to follow proceedings as […]
Gov’t warned not to punish a district because its rep is in Opposition
Third District Representative Julian Fraser has warned the Andrew Fahie-led government that punishing an electoral district because the representative is in Opposition will be detrimental to his long-term future as leader of the territory. Speaking at a press conference held […]
