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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]