After months of stepping aside to allow the political disagreement between Mark Vanterpool and Speaker of the House Julian Willock to run its course, Premier Andrew Fahie has now decided to intervene. In a public statement via social media on […]
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Reggae legend comes through | Buju Banton appeases thousands in RT
The thousands of Mark ‘Buju Banton’ Myrie fans who herded at the festival grounds in Road Town were appeased after waiting till minutes after one o’clock on Sunday morning for the reggae star to make an appearance on stage. Before […]
Be cautious, police response may be slower this weekend — RVIPF
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is urging residents to take precautions to protect their property this weekend and warns that response to non-emergency reports during the period may be slower than usual. The RVIPF gave the caution ahead […]
‘Best man for the job’ | John Samuel is new college board chairman
Businessman and former election candidate for the governing Virgin Islands Party John Samuel is the new chairman of the H Lavity Stoutt Community College Board of Governors. Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley described Samuel as the best man for the […]
Heavy increase in visitor arrivals begin, local companies reaping the benefits — BVITB
Port of Entries in the BVI are already seeing a major increase in arrivals ahead of the Long Walk to Freedom Buju Banton concert. This is according to Director of the BVI Tourist Board Sharon Flax-Brutus who said her team […]
PHOTOS: Less than 100 HLSCC graduates this year, females top honour roll
Ninety-seven students graduated from the H Lavity Stoutt Community College on Thursday with female graduates topping the institution’s honour roll. Daniella Paula Mourillon received the Ernst and Young Accounting Award and the highest cumulative grade point average (GPA) for full-time […]
Fewer complaints about public service as residents’ focus shift to recovery
Fewer persons are lodging complaints against government institutions to the Complaints Commission. This is according to Complaints Commissioner Sheila Brathwaite who reported the drop to the Standing Finance Committee (SFC) back in April. Brathwaite told the SFC she believes the […]
Vincy CC moves to third position in local T20 cricket tournament
An all-around performance by Vincy CC guided them to a three-wicket victory over Vikings CC and saw them moving to third position in the point standings of the 2019 BVICA-NAGICO T20 Cricket Tournament. Playing in the first game on […]
$6.4M Immigration border system coming
Government is spending more than $6 million on an Immigration management system to improve border security in the British Virgin Islands. Making the announcement in the House of Assembly recently, Minister of Labour & Immigration Vincent Wheatley said the move […]
Major drop in juveniles involved in crime, DPP reports
The number of reported criminal cases involving minors in the British Virgin Islands has dropped significantly, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Kim Hollis has said. Hollis gave that report to the 2019 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) when she appeared before […]
