Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has decried the lack of grants and concessional financing for the BVI in the face of climate disasters. Dr Wheatley highlighted the severe challenges that small island nations like the BVI face due to climate change […]
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21-yr-old arrested for burglary
BVI News understands that police last week arrested a 21-year-old young man from Brandywine Bay after suspecting that he and one of his peers attempted to burglarize a home more than once. It’s understood that while the owner of the […]
Dr Henry Jerecki’s legal woes won’t impact YEP
Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy “Budda” Mather has stated that the legal woes of Dr Henry Jarecki will not have a negative impact on the Youth Empowerment Project (YEP) in the BVI. Dr Jarecki, who is being accussed of rape in a US lawsuit, […]
BVI national football team loses 3-0 to Guatemala
Though the BVI’s national senior men’s football team played valiantly, they were defeated by Team Guatemala in a World Cup qualifier game held at the A.O. Shirley Recreational Grounds in Road Town on June 8. Guatemala defeated the BVI team […]
Police confirm armed robbery on VG
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed an armed robbery on the sister island of Virgin Gorda on Friday night, June 7. The police reported that the robbery took place at the Bath and Turtle Restaurant. Details of […]
Schools reopen after heavy rains
Acting Chief Education Officer, Orlandette Crabbe, issued a press release informing the public that schools reopen for face-to-face classes today, excluding the Ivan Dawson Primary School. The Department of Disaster of Management (DDM) advised the closure of all public schools […]
Power being taken away subtly from politicians — Walwyn
Sixth District Representative Myron Walwyn sounded the alarm about what he perceived as a quiet but significant erosion of power among elected officials in the BVI. Walwyn’s comments came during a recent debate in the House of Assembly, where he […]
A better Procurement Act could fix these damaged roads
As the BVI continues to deal with another round of battering on roadways across the territory, former Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has called for the government to improve the Procurement Act so roadways can be fixed […]
A woman’s mission to teach BVI kids to swim
UK swim instructor Emma Paul is on a mission to teach children in the BVI to swim and she needs your help to do just that. Paul, with the backing of BVI Watersports, plans to sail around Tortola in a […]
People can’t do much with their land
Territorial At-Large Representative Stacy Mather recently expressed deep concern in the House of Assembly (HOA) regarding the ineffective use of land in the territory. “It’s a segment of our country that has land. People in our country that have land […]
