The BVI government has announced measures it says are expected to assist with the decades-old issue of land distribution in Anegada. According to a recent post-Cabinet statement, government has introduced the concept of creating a new statutory body designed to […]
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New focus on cultural education in BVI
A restructuring of the Department of Culture has seen a new focus being placed on cultural education in the Virgin Islands. The Culture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said the Cultural Education Unit in the department has been playing a massive […]
Programme coming to upskill locals to reduce importing workers
Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley said a programme at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will be established to further enhance the skills of locals and reduce the need for the importation of labour into the territory. The initiative comes […]
COVID cases cause halt in all face-to-face classes at ESHS junior school
This article has been updated Information reaching our news centre is that the junior campus of Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) has been closed because of a COVID-19 incident at the educational facility. BVI News understands that at least two […]
Immigration bottleneck ‘a good problem to have’ — Premier
Tourists have been complaining about the BVI’s capacity to process travellers at the West End Ferry dock, and Premier Andrew Fahie has described those bottleneck concerns as ‘a good problem’. Tourists and boat operators were recently held up at the […]
Plans to build detention centre as illegal immigrants break the bank
The government will be looking to build a detention centre to temporarily hold illegal immigrants that are captured while the territory seeks to deport them to their native country. While speaking at a press conference last Friday, Minister Vincent Wheatley […]
PHOTOS: Major success! Lobster Fest ‘makes money’ for Anegada
As the sun made its way down the horizon and the second day of the ninth annual Anegada Lobster Festival came to a close, there was a growing sense from stakeholders that the event went well. Representative of the Ninth […]
Another tender waiver: Top Priority bags $327K contract for ESHS
Cabinet has announced that Top Priority Security Services will be given yet another retroactive tender waiver to provide contracted services to a local educational facility. In a recent post-Cabinet statement, the government said the Lesmore Smith-owned Top Priority was contracted […]
BVI passengers stuck on aircraft after arriving at ‘closed’ airport
At least four senior citizens and a young mother with her suckling infant were among roughly two dozen passengers forced, for more than an hour, to stay inside an aircraft that landed at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport some […]
Police officer charged with indecent assault
The following is a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. An Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force was officially charged today for Indecent Assault of a minor. Due to the sensitive nature of the incident, […]
