A territorial transportation policy and emergency response plan is being developed in the British Virgin Islands and is expected to be presented to Cabinet within three months. This policy/plan is promised to improve the public transportation bus service across the […]
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Residents in temporary houses to receive plumbing, utilities soon
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Plans are afoot to provide plumbing and utilities to residents still living in temporary houses in the territory. Four domes costing $9,000 each were purchased for persons living in emergency shelters but did not […]
Hospital readies for another hurricane season, repairing damage from 2017 disasters
Repairs to Peebles Hospital are now underway in preparation for the 2019 hurricane season which starts in June. The repairs being done are for damage caused to the Road Town-based facility during the natural disasters of 2017. CEO of the […]
Headley fined $1,200 for marijuana possession
A Tread Falls man was fined $1,200 at the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday after pleading guilty to possession of a controlled drug. Twenty-two-year-old Akeem Headley was reportedly found with 16 grams of the substance on January 18, 2017. He has […]
COMMENTARY: Hard for OTs to take UK decisions seriously till Brexit ends
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The implacable and unbridgeable divisions created by Brexit in the UK means the whole Brexit mess will only be solved by a Second people’s vote — a second referendum. But even if the British voted to […]
Inspiring! Inmate tops High School Certificate Programme
Twenty-nine candidates sat the February 2019 Virgin Islands High School Certificate Programme (VIHCP) exams but only two managed to pass. One of those successful candidates is an inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison. That inmate is young Omarie Winter whose inspiring […]
Hospital readies for int’l assessment as it seeks accreditation
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff The Peebles Hospital is seeking global accreditation in an effort to, among other things, propel the territory on its quest to tap into the medical tourism market. CEO of the BVI Health Services Authority […]
Anguillan hotelier deported after early release from prison
Anguillan hotelier Kirk Hughes has been deported from the British Virgin Islands after serving time at Her Majesty’s Prison for Immigration and financial-related crimes in the territory. In a deportation order dated February 22, Hughes was described as “a person […]
Civil registry records ‘upsurge’ in citizenship applications
The Civil Registry & Passport Office has recorded a spike in the number of applications for citizenship in the territory. According to Registrar General Stephanie Benn, the “upsurge” began after the 2017 hurricanes. The Registrar General did not specify the […]
Project to develop health information system at BVIHSA underway
The British Virgin Islands Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has launched a project to move towards a more effective method of managing its health information. CEO of the BVIHSA Dr Ronald Georges said the first phase of this project, which has […]
