Amid widespread refusal to take the COVID-19 vaccines that have been given to the BVI, the government will consider giving it to a neighbouring Caribbean country that has asked for the territory’s unwanted jabs. The BVI government had announced that […]
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Firms should stop favouring expat lawyers over local ones
Territorial At-Large Representative Neville ‘Sheep’ Smith has called out some local law firms he said are treating expat attorneys better than local attorneys. Smith said expat attorneys are given priority for top jobs and more attractive packages while local attorneys […]
Leaders aren’t doing enough to encourage public to take vaccine
Health Minister Carvin Malone has said the 15 members of the House of Assembly need to do more to actively promote the territory’s vaccination campaign. To date, fewer than 15,000 persons have been vaccinated in the BVI. And there continues […]
Fully vaccinated local day-trippers won’t be required to quarantine
Come mid-May, day-trippers travelling from the BVI to select neighbouring jurisdictions will no longer be required to quarantine when they return from their travels. This is part of recent decisions Cabinet approved. But Health Minister Carin Malone said these relaxed […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
