The Ministry of Health has received a communication kit to help re-establish the sector’s emergency telecommunications network. A media release from government said the Pan-American Health Organisation (PAHO) donated the kit, which comprises satellite phones, VHF handheld radios, VHF base […]

By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Several ‘road bumps’ are said to be major factors delaying the progress of residents receiving traditional cable television, since the 2017 hurricanes damaged most of the territory’s infrastructure. That is according to Jamalie Thomas, the […]

Police have arrested three men in connection with the series of burglaries that have been happening in the British Virgin Islands. Charged are are Road Town resident Michael Ashby, 36-year-old Huntums Ghut resident Reynoldo Hewlett, and 24-year-old Belle Vue resident, […]

Unknown assailants have been burglarizing businesses such as electronic stores on Tortola, and law enforcers suspect burglars are now reselling the stolen devices at cheap prices. Police also suspect the said burglars are behind the recent break-in at iSmart in […]

After noting significant improvements in Mervin Flaherty’s behaviour, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered the young offender’s release from prison. The 19-year-old has had a number of reported run-ins with the law; and among them are reports of theft, assaulting police […]

Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut is seeking to tighten security. Superintendent of the state-owned penitentiary David Foot told BVI News on Thursday that the prison is recruiting 12 additional staff to do just that. “Some officers left the territory subsequent […]

  Nicklin Joseph, the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) employee who was caught stealing on camera, has been handed an eight-month suspended sentence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo suspended the sentence for one year. That effectively means that Joseph will only serve […]

PRESS RELEASE: The public is notified that the Department of Waste Management can now be contacted at telephone numbers 468-4934 or 468-4935. Persons can also visit the offices downstairs the Social Development Department located next to the Red Cross building.

Commissioner of Police, Michael Matthews has said that with help from external security personnel his team has successfully retrieved thousands of dollars worth of items that were looted following Hurricane Irma. “We have been, again, using the advantage of having […]

The National Emergency Operations Committee (NEOC) said it has not abandoned Virgin Gorda, Anegada, or Jost Van Dyke and that a communications desk is set up for those three islands. It added that alternative means such as satellite phones are […]