The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) said water sports and tramp will be reintroduced to this year’s festival line-up; however, there will be a Calypso Review instead of a competition.  Speaking at a press conference yesterday, the VIFFC’s […]

The BVI Health Services Authority’s (BVIHSA) Acting Chief Executive Officer, Dr June Samuel has raised concerns about the mental well-being of her staff and of the possibility of them experiencing a ‘burnout’. Staff at the BVIHSA work primarily at the […]

The Pan American Sports Organization (Panam Sports) has indicated that it would assist to fund the construction of a pool for the BVI Swimming Federation. President of the BVI Olympic Committee, Ephraim Penn, made that announcement on Monday. Swimming is […]

Interim CEO at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), Dr June Samuel, said there is a misperception over the cost of services associated with the National Health Insurance (NHI) and the BVIHSA. “At the end of the day what is […]

  The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) has announced that there will be no pageants for Miss BVI and Mr & Miss Junior BVI this year, only coronations. Luce Hodge-Smith, part of the sub-committee assigned to pageantry for […]

Cabinet has instructed the transfer up to $2 million to the Ministry of Health and Social Development for expenses related to the transfer of assistance grant programmes, among other things. According to Cabinet’s post-meeting statement from its June 22 session, […]

The Virgin Islands Festivals and Fairs Committee (VIFFC) said they have been operating on a budget of under one million dollars to stage the various cultural events and festivities across the territory this year. Speaking at a press conference earlier […]

The BVI Olympic Committee (BVIOC) has named its largest team that will be competing at the Commonwealth Games to be held in Birmingham, England later this month. The BVI’s Commonwealth Games team will compromise 19 athletes spread across four sporting […]

Speaker of the House of Assembly (HOA) Corine George-Massicote said she will refrain from commenting on whether she accepts or will accept First District Representative Andrew Fahie’s notice of absence from parliamentary sittings. Under the rules that govern the HOA, […]

Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has argued that conflict and hostility with Governor John Rankin is something that should be avoided where possible. Premier Wheatley‘s remarks came against the backdrop that there were conflicts between elected members of government and the […]