The BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) has announced the cancellation of the Celebrity Summit’s July 15 cruise call to the BVI – the second such cancellation in recent weeks. The cruise was expected to bring more than 2,400 guests to the BVI’s shores, […]
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No disconnect between govt’s Belonger policy and the law — Dr Smith
Despite a 2012 internal audit suggesting otherwise, former Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said he believes there is no disconnect between the government’s policy regarding Belongership and what the actual law says. According to the Immigration & Passport Ordinance, a […]
EDITORIAL: COI’s belated attempts to admit its attorneys to BVI bar undermines the Inquiry?
After months of conducting proceedings in the territory, attorneys appointed to the ongoing Commission of Inquiry (COI) are today seeking to be ‘admitted into the BVI bar’. But this retroactive move might very well undermine the spirit of the COI […]
Businesses demand COVID test before employees come to work
Employers demanding their employees get tested before coming to work have been recognised as being part of a larger pattern of potentially dangerous behaviour amid the BVI’s current COVID-19 surge. According to Acting Chief Medical Officer (CMO), Dr Ronald Georges, […]
Trade Department offering services remotely amid COVID spike
As the BVI hosts more than 1,200 active COVID-19 cases, the Department of Trade has joined other local institutions to offer their services remotely. The department said it will provide services remotely from July 9 to July 23. It said […]
Local Magistracy recommences operations today
The Magistracy located at Sakal Place on Walter James Francis Drive will recommence operations from Monday, July 12 between 8:30 am to 1 pm on weekdays. A media release from the Office of the Deputy Governor which has responsibility for […]
BVI begins 21 days of fasting, prayer today amid major COVID surge
Starting today, Sunday, July 11, the British Virgin Islands embarked on 21 days of prayer and fasting at the behest of Premier Andrew Fahie. Residents are asked to join the spiritual undertaking for their safety and protection, and that of […]
Third COVID death in BVI confirmed
The Ministry of Health has now confirmed that three persons in the territory have died from COVID-19. This third COVID-related death is a 72-year-old male with underlying medical conditions. At the time of his death, the deceased was a patient […]
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Premier Fahie calls for peace in embattled Haiti
Premier Andrew Fahie has joined calls for peace in Haiti where its President Jovenel Moïse was assassinated last Wednesday, July 7. There has been a sense of chaos in some parts of Haiti, with some people trying to leave the […]
Guy Hill appointed as new Prison Superintendent
Guy-Michel Hill has been appointed as the new head of Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut. He has been contracted to serve in the post for the next two years effective on July 3. As the new Superintendent of Prison, […]
