As the BVI continues to experience challenges in securing a hurricane recovery ‘loan guarantee’ that the UK offered nearly three years ago, another British Overseas Territory in the region, Anguilla, is being positioned to get more UK aid to bolster […]
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UPDATE: Body of ‘sudden death’ victim identified as St Vincent nat’l
The body of a female who was discovered in East End on Tuesday has been identified as St Vincent national, Joyce Woodley. She was 60 years old, police told BVI News. Previously-published story The Royal Virgin Island Police Force has […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Bumper-to-bumper rush!
As residents tried to beat the start of the territory-wide curfew which commences 1 pm daily, there was a major backup of traffic along de Castro Street in Road Town on Tuesday, September 15. Standing from the vantage point of […]
Top accounting firms to mentor 10 foodservice businesses who received UNDP grant
Two of the territory’s leading financial accounting firms will be assisting the 10 foodservice businesses recently selected to each receive a $4,000 grant under the government’s joint partnership with the United Nations Development Programme. As a mandatory requirement of the […]
Difficult decision on whether to extend layoff period after Oct 31
With a number of local businesses still closed due to COVID-19 and the extended October 31 ‘layoff period’ deadline nearing, Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley said he is indecisive on whether to further extend the deadline. The layoff period describes the […]
BVI’s labour needs to be assessed so locals can be trained to fill gaps
Labour Minister Vincent Wheatley said his ministry will soon implement an initiative that will help to determine the exact labour needs of the territory. The minister made the announcement during a live public broadcast with senior members of the Ministry […]
Janice Rymer to exit Labour Commissioner post
The position of Labour Commissioner in the BVI is set to become vacant as Commissioner Janice Rymer prepares to demit office. Rymer has held the position for more than half-a-decade. The post was recently advertised on the government’s website but […]
Local bars, restaurants suffer 61 to 100% decline since pandemic
A recent survey of the local business sector has found that bars and restaurants in the territory have experienced a 61-to-100 percent decline in business activity since the advent of COVID-19. Outlining the statistics on Monday, Junior Minister for Trade […]
Task Force being established to ‘flush out’ persons living and working illegally
Minister responsible for Immigration, Vincent Wheatley said a task force is being established to track and uncover persons living and working illegally in the British Virgin Islands. The minister said this will include persons working for employers outside of what […]
D4 businesses receive biggest portion of govt’s $6.5M grants
Business owners in the Fourth District have been awarded more than $1.5 million from the government’s Small Business Sector Grant Relief Programme — the highest total value of grants of all the nine districts. Premier Andrew Fahie shared this statistic […]
