A reformed education system which is to include the activation of advisory boards and special committees is being introduced to the British Virgin Islands. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley gave that indication while speaking at the opening ceremony of Education […]
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Police Week continues with career expo this month
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVPF) has kicked off its annual Police Week celebrations that comprises a year-long series of activities for 2020. This year’s celebrations commenced with a church service last month and will be moving into a […]
Deadly coral disease nearing the BVI waters
The Association of Reef Keepers will be hosting an awareness initiative on Saturday, March 7, on the growing issue of the Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease (SCTLD) which is nearing the British Virgin Islands. According to the International Coral Reef […]
COMMENTARY: The economic fallout from corona
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor With the coronavirus outbreak, the best countries can do for now is to expect the worst, but hope for the best. OK. Corona has wiped $2.5 trillion from the value of global stocks. This is despite […]
Proposed gambling law: Commission to oversee gaming sector, issue licenses
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff The proposed Gambling (Gaming and Betting) Virgin Control Act of 2020, which seeks to legalise gambling in the BVI and ‘provide for the regulation and control of gaming and betting and matters, has been […]
Calypso competition returning to VG Easter Fest this year
The Calypso competition will be back on the Virgin Gorda’s Easter Festival calendar, Chairman of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival Sub-Committee Franklin Walters has said. The 53rd staging of the event is scheduled for April 11 to 13 and will […]
Stiff penalties for persons caught in breach of govt’s proposed gambling laws
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Once the government’s proposed gambling legislation becomes law, persons who fail to abide by the local gaming regulations can be fined up to $20,000 and spend up to five years in prison for a […]
DDM, Health Ministry instructed to revisit emergency shelter responsibilities
Cabinet has instructed the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) — through the office of the Deputy Governor — and the Ministry of Health & Social Development to review and potentially amend their respective responsibilities as it relates to emergency shelters […]
Alzheimer’s Association partners with Unite BVI to host ‘Dementia Friends’ this month
The Virgin Islands Alzheimer’s Association (VIAA) has partnered with Unite BVI to host a global initiative entitled ‘Dementia Friends’ for the month of March. A media release from the VIAA said the initiative which derived from the Alzheimer’s Society of […]
Trial for $30M cocaine bust delayed | Prosecutors not ready
The trial for the $30.9 million cocaine bust which occurred on Virgin Gorda on October 27 last year has been delayed at the Magistrate’s Court because the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution (ODPP) was not ready. The three-day […]
