Persons who are interested in becoming educators should be made to meet a higher standard before being allowed to do so. According to regional online news media, iNews Guyana, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley made that comment while delivering remarks […]
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Ty’Rique Charles, E’ssense Hodge-Julian BVI’s new Prince and Princess
Ty’Rique Charles and E’ssense Hodge-Julian have been crowned the 2019/2020 Prince and Princess of the BVI. The territory’s newest young royals were crowned following a five-hour-long show inside a packed Multipurpose Sports Complex in Road Town on Sunday. E’ssense copped […]
Riley gets 32 months imprisonment for shooting attempt
Brandon Riley has been sentenced to 32 months at Her Majesty’s Prison after threatening, assaulting and attempting to shoot another man. The United States native living on Virgin Gorda was sentenced last week after previously pleading guilty to unlawful use […]
Royal Knights, RTW to clash in local T20 cricket finals
Royal Knights and Road Town Wholesale (RTW) are through to the final of the 2019 BVICA-NAGICO T20 cricket tournament. Playing in the first semi-final match held at the Greenland Recreational Grounds on Sunday, July 14, Royal Knights defeated Grenada CC […]
Copycat looter gets 26 months imprisonment for stealing TV
Belle Vue resident Shamoii Dagou, who reportedly looted a flat-screen television because he saw others looting, was sentenced to 26 months at Her Majesty’s Prison on Wednesday. The former government employee attached to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) […]
Vanterpool’s ‘slanderous claims’ undermines local economy, will deter foreign investors
Premier Andrew Fahie believes Tuesday’s ‘tirade of abuse’ delivered outside the House of Assembly by newly sworn-in member Mark Vanterpool undermines the local construction sector, the national economy, and the territory’s image. Vanterpool had accused the Premier of having been […]
Residents must sign non-liability agreement before receiving filter masks
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Residents affected by smoke emissions from the Pockwood Pond waste facility will have no recourse if they develop complications due to the improper use of the government-issued carbon filter masks. Chief Environmental Health Officer […]
Passport scanning, e-visas, ‘people tracking’ part of govt’s 2020 border management system
The new border management system announced by the government last month is expected to be fully implemented by June 2020 and will consist of a number of components never seen in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) before. “Though we are […]
72 students complete Community Emergency Response Team course
Seventy-two students recently completed an intensive three-day teen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) course, which has enabled them to provide assistance in the event of various emergency situations. A government media release said the training sessions were held through a […]
Scooter rider nursing leg injuries after vehicular collision
A scooter rider is nursing injuries following a vehicular accident on the main island of Tortola on Wednesday, July 17. “The scooter rider sustained injuries to what appeared to be his left leg and is being treated at Peebles Hospital,” […]
