A Virgin Islands News Online (VINO) cartoon of Governor Augustus Jaspert kneeling on the neck of talkshow host Claude Skelton Cline has been met with public outrage and calls for the website to remove the post. Several residents and public […]
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Well-known contractor encourages hiring locals on projects after ‘pleasant surprise’
Co-owner of Autland Heavy Equipment Company Limited Dion Crabbe, is urging contractors to consider hiring locals to work at construction projects. Crabbe made the call at a recent contract-signing ceremony where the Recovery & Development Agency awarded his company a […]
Local car rental businesses experiencing major declines
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff With the advent of COVID-19 and a halt in tourism, several local car rental companies are experiencing a major decline in operational activity. Some owners of these rental companies on Tortola and Virgin Gorda […]
Are emancipation festivities happening this year? Committee to make recommendation to minister
With the continued phased internal and external reopening of the territory and no active cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) locally, the question is now whether this year’s staging of the BVI’s annual emancipation festivities will be held. According to Culture […]
BVIEC refutes media reports that USVI power company illegally shipped items to BVI after Irma
The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) has refuted recent media reports alleging that the US Virgin Island’s Water & Power Authority (WAPA) illegally shipped FEMA-provided restoration materials and supplies to the British Virgin Islands after the 2017 hurricanes. On March 5, […]
Consumer Protection Act passes! Penn now wants ‘fair trade’ legislation for small businesses
As two major pieces of legislation relating to trade successfully passed through the House of Assembly, Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has called for the enactment of ‘fair trade’ legislation to protect the small businesses. The two bills that passed are […]
Layoff period temporarily extended to 7 months! Severance must be paid if jobs not restored by Oct 31
In light of the COVID-19 crisis, government has moved to temporarily extend the territory’s maximum layoff period from the usual three months to seven months. Provisions to facilitate this move was made in the Labour Code (Amendment) Act 2020 which […]
Special provisions made for work permit holders trapped abroad with expired entry permits
Government has implemented special measures for work permit holders whose entry permit into the British Virgin Islands expired while trapped abroad because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley made that statement during Thursday’s sitting of the House of […]
BVIEC and local cable company resolve pole-sharing dispute
The dispute between BVI Cable TV and the BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) about the two companies utility pole-sharing agreement has now come to an end. A media release from the Office of the Premier said the two parties came to […]
No pomp and parade this year | Queen’s birthday celebration to be observed with private ceremony
The British Virgin Islands will not host its annual parade to mark Queen Elizabeth ІІ’s birthday this year. Instead of the usual parade, which has been cancelled because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there will be a private ceremony held at […]
