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Bryshawn Walters

Family seeks help for teen accident victim needing surgery after amputation

By now you might have seen the grisly image of a young man lying facedown on the ground with his tibia and fibula (the two long bones in the lower leg) snapped in two. His name is Bryshawn Walters and […]

by / on April 26, 2021 at 6:02 AM /
Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith

CAPS is yielding big dividends and doing what it’s suppose to

Commissioner of Customs Wade Smith has disagreed with recent sentiments coming out of the House of Assembly that the Customs Automated Processing System (CAPS) contributes to wasting state resources. CAPS provides for all trader declarations forms to Customs to be […]

by / on April 26, 2021 at 5:35 AM /
Pump attendant fed robbers information to pull off fatal heist

Pump attendant fed robbers information to pull off fatal heist

Prosecutors have alleged that Shemar Richardson’s involvement in the robbery-homicide in Parquaita Bay on April 18 was that he fed inside information to the perpetrators who executed the crime on the night in question. This was outlined Friday morning when […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 4:00 PM /
Visitors unboarding a cruise ship in the territory recently. (BVI News photo)

Gov’t announces costs, policies for Work In Paradise Programme

Cabinet has approved a list of costs that visitors will be mandated to pay under government’s Work In Paradise Programme (WIPP) which seeks to attract longer-stay tourists. The programme was developed as part of the government’s plan to revive local […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 1:30 PM /
Second District Representative Melvin 'Mitch' Turnbull (left) and Premier Andrew Fahie.

Gov’t ministers not being truthful with answers in HOA — Turnbull

Second District Representative, Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has accused members of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government of equivocating their responses to questions in the House of Assembly. Turnbull made those suggestions while speaking on ZBVI radio Thursday afternoon, April 22. […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 9:29 AM /
A section of the main island of Tortola.

Stamp of success! Over 600 benefit from Stamp Duty waiver

More than 600 Belongers have so far benefitted from the government’s stamp duty waiver on the sale or transfer of property from one Belonger to another. The waiver was granted during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. Speaking […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 8:07 AM /
The Cuban medical team with Premier Andrew Fahie (front, left) and Health Minister Carvin Malone at the Terrance B Lettsome Airport on Beef Island recently. (GIS photo)

Nearly $3M for support from Cuban medical brigade

The British Virgin Islands government spent nearly $3 million for the Cuban medical brigade that provided support to the territory’s overall response to COVID-19 last year. The 22-member medical team that comprised internist doctors, intensive care specialist and nurses, specialists […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 7:55 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

Concerning! Premier responds to residents opposed to helping SVG

Premier Andrew Fahie has said he is concerned that some locals are opposed to assisting residents of St Vincent and the Grenadines (SVG) affected by the ongoing eruptions of the La Soufriere volcano. The government along with other local organisations […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 7:50 AM /
Derelict vehicles being removed from Virgin Gorda few days ago

Nearly 1,800 derelict vehicles driven out of the BVI since 2021

Social Development Minister Carvin Malone has announced that almost 2,000 tonnes of scrap metal has left the BVI so far this year. Tortola Concrete Products has been contracted to process and export derelict vehicles and other scrap metal out of […]

by / on April 23, 2021 at 7:46 AM /
Premier Andrew Fahie

‘Put up or shut up’, accusers told with introduction of integrity Bill

As promised, Premier Andrew Fahie today introduced the Integrity in Public Life Bill in the House of Assembly. The bill will seek to preserve and promote the integrity of public officials and institutions in a territory that has been rocked […]

by / on April 22, 2021 at 3:11 PM /