The substations of the Fire & Rescue Service across the territory will soon be repaired, Works Minister Kye Rymer has said. The minister gave that indication during Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly. He said: I wish to take […]
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Hopeful of 2020 return to its own location | Special needs school celebrates 47 years
Despite being out of their John’s Hole-based facility for more than two years now, the staff and students of the Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre are keeping hope alive that they would return to their own quarters sometime next year. […]
COMMENTARY: Brexit a mess with no end
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In spite of Boris Johnson’s supposed breakthrough deal, Brexit remains an eternal conundrum. This is why now, Boris Johnson’s Brexit deal of October 17, 2019 has been described by the anti-Brexit crowd as a Theresa May […]
CGB’s temporary sewerage solution working well, Rymer reports
The interim measures implemented to alleviate the troubling issue of a malfunctioning sewerage system in Cane Garden Bay is working well, Works Minister Kye Rymer has said. Speaking in the House of Assembly on Thursday, the minister said: “Some remedial […]
Employers must ‘exhaust’ an actual list of unemployed locals before getting work permits
Employers in the British Virgin Islands are now required to prove that they have fully exhausted the territory’s pool of unemployed locals before any of their work permit applications are approved. Premier Andrew Fahie described this as one of government’s […]
More than $1M cost overrun announced for construction of Iris O’Neal Medical Centre
Phase one of construction of the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre on Virgin Gorda is costing the government more than one million dollars in overruns. This is according to Minister of Health Carvin Malone who said this phase of […]
HLSCC receives additional 134 acres of Crown land
More than 100 acres of addition Crown land has been given to the state-owned H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC). Making the announcement in the House of Assembly on Thursday, Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley said the move is a […]
Comprehensive traffic study being conducted for Road Town
A comprehensive study aimed at solving traffic congestion within the Road Town area is being undertaken. This was revealed by Minister of Transportation & Works, Kye Rymer, during a statement in the House of Assembly on Thursday. He said: “I […]
67% of all eligible gov’t workers have now received 2016 salary increments
Sixty-seven percent of eligible public officers have received their 2016 increments that was promised by government earlier this year. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie made the announcement during Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly. The Premier said […]
Gregory Skelton appointed the new Acting DMV Commissioner
Senior public officer Gregory Skelton has been appointed as Acting Commissioner of the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). Skelton, whose appointment took effect on October 1, has taken over the position from Bethsaida Smith-Hanley who was appointed back in December […]
