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Customs officer to spend 2 months in prison for failure to pay fine

Customs officer to spend 2 months in prison for failure to pay fine

Senior Customs officer, Delvin Green will have to spend a couple of months at Her Majesty’s Prison after failing to pay a fine which he received for common assault. He was found guilty on September 14, 2020, for an incident […]

by / on October 20, 2020 at 7:06 AM /
Junior Tourism Minister, Sharie de Castro

Six students selected as winners of territorial essay competition

Six students prevailed in the recently-concluded Territorial Back-to-School Essay Competition, edging more than 60 competing entries submitted from the various grade categories. Each category of students ranged from grades one to the tertiary level and were tasked with writing an […]

by / on October 20, 2020 at 6:13 AM /
Local man comes clean about burglarising grocery store in March

Local man comes clean about burglarising grocery store in March

With mass evidence including fingerprints and CCTV footage stacked against Purcell Estate resident Dekembe Parsons, the 21-year-old reversed his original plea of ‘not guilty’ and confessed to burglarising Sunshine Grocery Store in March. Parsons, who was on remand at Her […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 3:24 PM /
Mark Vanterpool

Gov’t, Opposition legislators donate over $12K to D5 Economic Zone

Three district representatives have made personal contributions totalling more than $12,000 towards the Fifth Electoral District’s Economic Zone that government will build in the Huntums Ghut community of Tortola. The pledges were made on Monday, October 19 at the groundbreaking […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 1:52 PM /
EU grants Caribbean countries 3 million euros to secure COVID vaccine

EU grants Caribbean countries 3 million euros to secure COVID vaccine

The BVI is one of 24 Caribbean countries that will benefit from the European Union’s (EU) grant of 3 million euros given to the region for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) or treatments when they become available. The countries […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 7:34 AM /
CXC has changes to address complaints about 2020 exams

CXC has changes to address complaints about 2020 exams

The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) has announced it will be implementing measures to accommodate hundreds of students across the region who complained about unacceptable results in this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 7:30 AM /
Digicel investing half-million to improve internet speeds in BVI

Digicel investing half-million to improve internet speeds in BVI

Telecommunication provider Digicel has announced that they will be investing $500,000 to upgrade their local network infrastructure over the next six months. According to a media release from Digicel, the investment will involve the doubling of capacity in existing cell […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 7:13 AM /
Kye Rymer

Over $2.3M in contracts awarded to two local firms for rehab works

The Recovery & Development Agency (RDA) has awarded more than $2.3 million to two local construction companies to conduct rehabilitation works on three projects across the territory. This was revealed at a recent contract-signing ceremony where Caribbean Environmental Restoration Limited […]

by / on October 19, 2020 at 7:07 AM /
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UPDATE: Minor released but 3 adults charged for armed robbery

The 15-year-old arrested in connection with Thursday’s armed robbery on Virgin Gorda has been released pending further investigation. On the other hand, the three other adult male suspects have now been charged. They have been identified as 25-year-old Tray Audain […]

by / on October 18, 2020 at 3:36 PM /
The TB Lettsome International Airport remains closed since government has not yet reopened  the territory's borders. (BVI News photo)

Protocols for air travel to be released by next Thursday

Premier Andrew Fahie has said the government is hoping to release the list of safety protocols that will govern air travel no later than next Thursday. Recently, Premier Fahie announced that the airport would be the first to reopen on […]

by / on October 17, 2020 at 11:03 AM /