Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock is currently receiving treatment at the Dr D Orlando Smith hospital in Road Town for an unknown health-related issue. This is according to Premier Andrew Fahie who made the announcement during the […]
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BVI now seeking 20,000 additional COVID-19 test kits — Malone
Government has revealed plans to secure an additional 20,000 COVID-19 test kits for the British Virgin Islands to ramp up territory-wide testing. This comes amid the announcement by Minister for Health Carvin Malone that a passenger who travelled from the […]
Unemployment rates in D7 believed to be highest among all districts
Representative of the Seventh District Dr Natalio Wheatley has said he believes the unemployment rate within his constituency is the highest in comparison to the other districts in the British Virgin Islands. Dr Wheatley made the statement during a community […]
Local author illustrates history of BVI with colouring book series for adults and kids
A local author has created the territory’s first-ever colouring book series for both children and adults, which depicts the heritage, culture and history of the territory dating as far back as the late 1700s. She is Gabrielle Skelton-Bardo who spoke […]
HLSCC has had no budget cuts in spite of COVID-19
Chairman of the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) John Samuel said the educational facility has not suffered any financial constraints, despite the near stand-still of the global economy brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The businessman and former election […]
BVIEC subsidizing Anegada’s electricity ‘several hundreds of thousands’ yearly
General Manager of BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) Leroy Abraham has said the company has been offering hundreds of thousands of dollars in electricty subsidizes to Anegadians every year. Despite the cost of their operation being much more expensive, residents of […]
Local health team deployed as passenger who travelled to St Vincent from BVI tests postive
Local health authorities have been whipped into action to locate persons who may have been exposed to the Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in recent times. This is according to Health Minister Carvin Malone who announced in a late-night social media broadcast […]
Power52 awarded contract to develop renewable energy project on Anegada | No set start date
US-based solar energy company Power52 has been awarded the contract to complete the Anegada Hybrid Renewable Energy & Battery Energy Storage System project on the sister island. Speaking at a media conference on Friday, Chairwoman of the BVI Electricity Corporation […]
Hispanic woman sentenced to four months for illegal entry, fined $1K
Ingrid Alcantara De Polanco, the Dominican Republic woman who entered the territory illegally from St Thomas has been fined $1,000 and will spend four months at Her Majesty’s Prison. The woman also has seven days to pay the fine or […]
Appeal made for government to raise the BVI’s minimum wage
At least one resident from the Seventh Electoral District is urging government to raise the minimum wage in the British Virgin Islands from the hourly rate of $6. The concerned resident made that appeal at a district meeting held by […]
