The government has decided that the quarantine period for unvaccinated travellers entering the territory will be increased from four days to seven days. During a national broadcast Friday morning, Health Minister Carvin Malone said if people are travelling in mixed […]
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New legislation offers OECS judges improved retirement packages
Judges who serve on the bench of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court (ECSC) will now benefit from better retirement packages with the passage of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Judicial Officers Pensions Act, 2021. The House of Assembly effortlessly passed […]
Men are sexually harassed too — Flax-Charles
Territorial At-Large Representative, Shereen Flax-Charles has drawn attention to the fact that sexual harassment in the workplace could be viewed, in some instances, as an equal-opportunity offence, affecting both men and women in offices in the BVI. “There are men […]
Paraquita Bay Farmers get 24/7 water supply! WSD workers praised
Workers at the Water & Sewerage Department have received high praise from Agriculture Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley following the creation of an all-day water supply for farmers at Paraquita Bay. “They endeavoured for over a month now to make sure […]
Police offering penalty-free vehicular tint checks today
For today only, the Royal Virgin Islands Police (RVIPF) will be making itself available to test the window tint on vehicles and there will be no penalty for those found in breach. The police will be present at the Red […]
Flow, BTC sign on as platinum co-sponsors for Carib’n Girls Technocreativity Hackathon
PRESS RELEASE: Flow and BTC, consumer brands of C&W Communications – the region’s leading communications and entertainment provider, have signed on as platinum co-sponsors of the upcoming Caribbean Girls Hack Technocreativity Hackathon which takes place on Saturday, May 8, 2021. […]
Assent should be withheld for Bill that censors media
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has insisted that no assent should be granted to any law that seeks to censor the media in the execution of their duties or restricts persons from expressing their democratic rights. Penn was commenting on the […]
Malone’s ‘fake’ move
After receiving some amount of public backlash, Health Minister Carvin Malone has dismissed as “fake news” a BVI News report that Cabinet will consider whether mandatory vaccination should be implemented locally. Malone had given indications about plans to make those […]
COI requests AG’s submissions on transcript of hearing
Sir Gary Hickinbottom, the sole Commissioner of the Commission of Inquiry (COI), has invited the Attorney General Dawn Smith to make submissions as to why he should not publish the full transcript of the Commission’s first hearing held on May […]
PENN: Gov’t misrepresenting projected profits from cannabis bill
Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has accused the Premier of misrepresenting projected figures that will come from the cannabis industry if the Cannabis Licensing Act was to be given assent. The Act, which was passed in the House of Assembly, did […]