The Town & Country Planning Department is hoping to have the National Addressing System (NAS) fully completed by 2020 as well as have it become an additional source of revenue for government once fully operational. Planning Director Gregory Adams gave […]
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BVI experiencing increase in Dengue Fever, cases almost tripled since last year
By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff The British Virgin Islands is experiencing a spike in the number of reported cases of Dengue Fever, with numbers tripling since last year. Chief Medical Officer Dr Irad Potter told BVI News 106 more […]
Closed till further notice | ‘Maintenance issues’ affecting East End library
The doors of another physical library on Tortola have closed. A government-issued bulletin on September 13 said the East End Public library in Long Swamp is closed to the public ‘until further notice’. “We are having some maintenance issues so […]
1000 jobs initiative: Persons expected to land employment in next few days
The first batch of job seekers enrolled in government’s ‘1,000 Jobs in 1,000 Days’ Programme is expected to start landing jobs as early as next week, Premier Andrew Fahie has said. This follows the completion of a mandatory four-day Workforce […]
Fisheries department merged with agriculture ministry to improve food security, cut costs
The Ministry of Agriculture has merged with the Department of Conservation & Fisheries — a move expected to improve food security locally, among other things. This is according to Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe who told […]
Weather disturbance could affect BVI as tropical storm this weekend, DDM warns
The British Virgin Islands could be affected by another storm by the weekend. According to the latest advisory from the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) on Monday, the weather system called ‘Disturbance 1’ was located at roughly 1,200 miles to […]
Authorities still searching for prison escapee from Hurricane Irma, court hears
Local authorities have still not recaptured Kadeem Jamal Hodge who escaped from Her Majesty’s Prison when the penitentiary’s infrastructure was compromised by the Hurricane Irma two years ago. When his name was called in the Magistrate’s Court recently, prosecutors requested […]
Briecliffe Hall to be demolished and replaced by performing arts facility
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff A facility dedicated to the performing arts will soon replace the Sir Rupert Briecliffe Hall in Road Town, Tortola. According to Culture Minister, Dr Natalio Wheatley the facility will be demolished “in the not […]
Preliminary indications suggest negotiations went well during Premier’s visit to UK
Preliminary indications of the meetings between Premier Andrew Fahie and United Kingdom officials suggest that negotiations went well. These indications came from Premier Fahie in a series of updates on his visit to the UK where he and a delegation […]
2 years for looting is an injustice | Legislator takes aim at judge who handed down sentence
While expressing concern over the recent two-year sentence handed down to Shamoii Dagou for looting a television set after Hurricane Irma, senior legislator and Third District Representative Julian Fraser has taken aim at High Court Judge Ann-Marie Smith. Justice Smith is the […]
