By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff Residents are being urged to get their influenza vaccination as the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) is forecasting an influenza pandemic. National Epidemiologist Harmony Brewley gave that advisory while speaking at a public meeting […]
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Skelton Cline against temporary housing being built 2 years after hurricanes, criticises RDA
Government consultant and local radio talk-show-host Claude Skelton Cline is criticising the Recovery & Development Agency for continuing to issue contracts for the construction of temporary housing, now more than two years after hurricanes Irma and Maria. He made the […]
Nearly 9 months after elections and PAC still not formed
Nearly nine months following the territory’s 2019 General Elections, a new Public Accounts Committee (PAC) — the body responsible for monitoring government and its handling of the public’s purse and accounts — is yet to be formed. According to Opposition […]
Court finds Prince guilty of possession of criminal proceeds in drug case
Bradford Prince, the Dominica national who police found with 1,600 grams of cocaine, a quantity of cannabis, and $4,000 cash in June 2018 has been convicted of possession of proceeds of criminal conduct. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards told Prince via […]
Senior gov’t managers being trained in trade negotiation techniques
Government senior managers will be undergoing a five-day training workshop entitled the ‘Short Programme on Trade Negotiations’, which ends on Friday, November 8. This was revealed in a government-commissioned media release which said the selected managers will be trained in […]
Pediatric Wing receives bed linen donation
The Pediatric Wing at the Dr D Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola has benefitted from a bed linen donation. The donation was made at the medical facility recently. Health and Social Development Minister Carvin Malone expressed gratitude for the gesture. […]
Eight officers undergo 6-week course in close protection skills | Trained to int’l standard
Eight police officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) are now trained to the international standards for close protection, after recently completing a six-week Close Protection Training Course in Bermuda. This is according to a RVIPF media release […]
Over 14 months without wages has been ‘tough’, says Prospect Reef security guard
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Surviving without a salary in the British Virgin Islands for more than 14 months has been described as ‘tough’ by a security officer guarding the dilapidated Prospect Reef Hotel. Speaking to BVI News on […]
Premier dodges commitment on pre-election promise to give PAC more powers
Now that he has has been elected into government, it appears Premier Andrew Fahie is steering clear of giving any concrete commitment to his pre-election promise to give the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) special powers that would ensure accountability within […]
New policy: Hand-foot-and-mouth disease must now be reported to health authorities
Hand-foot-and-mouth disease is now classified as a notifiable disease in the British Virgin Islands. A notifiable disease is any health-related condition that is required by law to be reported to government authorities. According to National Epidemiologist Harmony Brewley, prior to […]
