While noting that works will be done in areas such as the underside of the dock at St Thomas Bay Jetty on Virgin Gorda, Minister of Works Mark Vanterpool yesterday disclosed that the project recently done has cost at least […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister responsible for airports Dr Kedrick Pickering today declined to answer specific questions posed about the fate of the proposed extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport, adding that the […]

Relatively poor service at the territory’s seaports is what may start causing fewer people to visit the British Virgin Islands – not the increases in cruise permit fees. Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton made that declaration in […]

Government Information Service (press release)- Ferry service operations at the St Thomas Bay Jetty in Virgin Gorda will resume on Thursday, June 1. Acting Managing Director at the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA), Mr. Alfred Henley, said that reinforcement works […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said the audit in relation to Government’s multi-million cruise pier project has been slower than expected due to some challenges in ‘identifying’ all the documents requested. But he was quick in giving the impression that […]

The issue of accountability at the government-owned Water and Sewerage Department (W&SD)appears worse than initially brought to public attention. Last month, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said central government owed the department an ‘estimated’ $3.4 million up to March 31 […]

Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has tried to defend the process used in selecting contractors and suppliers of goods for several road rehabilitation projects being funded with a $16 million loan from the Social Security Board. Just over […]

Members of the National Democratic Party government raised no objection; they merely listened in silence as Opposition lawmaker Julian Fraser attempted to read their minds regarding funding of the proposed airport runway extension project. Fraser told the House of Assembly […]

There are reports of flooding, fallen boulders, and business closure on the island of Virgin Gorda following unstable weather conditions (rain, thunderstorms and lightening) generated early this morning by a persistent trough affecting the territory. The area covering Scotia Bank […]

Minister of Social Development Ronnie Skelton said future homeowners run the risk of losing their homes if pile-ups of garbage are found on their premises at the new housing developments being undertaken by the Social Security Board. Making reference to […]