A tropical storm has now developed in the Atlantic and is forecast to pass near or over portions of the Windward Islands OR south of the Leeward Islands where the BVI is located on Friday, July 2. At 5 am […]
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Tropical Storm Elsa to pass south of BVI!
A tropical storm has now developed in the Atlantic and is forecast to pass near or over portions of the Windward Islands OR south of the Leeward Islands where the BVI is located on Friday, July 2. At 5 am […]
COVID closes Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour & Immigration
The Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour, & Immigration is closed from Thursday, July 1 until further notice. The ministry issued that announcement minutes of 8 pm on Wednesday. “The reason for closure is that two members of staff have tested […]
The Baths closed to residents from 9am to 2pm on cruise ship days
The National Parks Trust (NPT) has decided to put a limit on the number of persons allowed to access the territory’s national parks at any given time. The Trust did not disclose what this limit will be when it announced […]
The Baths closed to residents from 9am to 2pm on cruise ship days
The National Parks Trust (NPT) has decided to put a limit on the number of persons allowed to access the territory’s national parks at any given time. The Trust did not disclose what this limit will be when it announced […]
BVI’s active COVID cases spike to 49
The number of COVID-19 cases active in the British Virgin Islands has rocketed to 49. This is up from the 13 cases reported earlier this week. Forty-two of the total known cases are on the main island of Tortola while […]
‘Unearthed evidence shows I didn’t violate Register of Interests Act’
House of Assembly (HOA) Speaker Julian Willock is claiming he has unearthed new evidence which he says the Commission of Inquiry (COI) “strategically left out” when he appeared before them and admitted to breaching the Register of Interests Act. All […]
Premier goes on the defensive amid damning audit reports
Premier Andrew Fahie has come out in staunch defence of his administration’s record of governance; amid the Auditor General’s (AG) damning revelations about the government’s COVID-19 stimulus programme for local fishers and farmers. The findings from AG Sonia Webster’s audit […]
Rymer replies: Private and public roads can be built at the same time
Works Minister Kye Rymer has described as “unfortunate”, the notion that his ministry is focusing on private roads and property to the detriment of public roads in the BVI. The notion to which Rymer referred was mentioned in an audit […]
Positive case results in court closure
An employee of the Magistrate’s Court on Tortola has tested positive for COVID-19, resulting in the court being closed today, June 30. According to a media release from the Governor’s Group and Office of the Deputy Governor, the closure is […]
