A three-month transitional grant programme will be implemented by the Social Development Department (SDD) for monthly grant recipients referred from the House of Assembly. This was revealed by the Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn during a Monday morning press conference. The new arrangement is part of the National Unity Government’s Framework … Continued
The Sugar Boys Football Club completed a clean sweep of titles after defeating Panthers Football Club 2-nil to lift the Presidents Cup on Sunday 26th June at East End / Long Look. The reigning national league champions Sugar Boys opened the scoring within five minutes of the second half as Oswart Holder found himself unmarked … Continued
In a grand ceremony at the Moorings Marina and Yacht Club on Saturday 18th June 2022, the Rotary Club of Tortola installed Valerie Georges-Thomas as President and a new board of Directors to lead the Club into its 55th year. President Valerie was inducted as a member of the Rotary Club of Tortola in August … Continued
In an official release from the Government Information Services of the Virgin Islands, it has been announced that the Government of the Virgin Islands has appointed Mr. Shea Alexander to serve as the Ministerial Special Adviser, effective April 21, 2022. The adviser’s main responsibility is to provide support to the Junior Minister for Trade, Economic … Continued
Belle Vue resident Akeem Durrant has been charged with the murder of Corey Butler. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force gave the confirmation in a media release on Friday which revealed that Durrant has also been slapped with further drug and robbery charges. The police said, “In addition to murder, Durrant was also charged with … Continued
The BVI Post is reinstalling letter boxes around the Territory to allow its customers to resume collecting mail at their own convenience. Letter boxes at Republic Bank formally listed as Scotia Bank, First Bank and Sea Cow’s Bay have been completed and will be accessible from Friday, June 24 at 1:00 p.m. while those at … Continued
Some 137 students graduated from the Elmore Stoutt High School on Thursday with 4 receiving high honours and 75 meeting the criteria to receive honours. The top 10 students receiving honours included six females and four males. Christina Creque received the valedictorian honour while Caliyah Charles was the salutatorian. The other top 10 honourees included … Continued
Should those who migrate to another country to work be qualified for citizenship in that country, is a question being asked by social commentator Claude Skelton Cline. Cline posed the question during a recent airing of his Honestly Speaking radio programme, where he called on the relevant authorities to find a solution to the existing … Continued
Representative for the Fourth Electoral District Honourable Mark Vanterpool has said that it is time to let the younger generation lead the territory. Vanterpool made the comment during a recent session of the House of Assembly as he showed his support for young leaders. He said more people should be supportive of younger persons taking … Continued
The BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) held its National Junior and Senior Championships over the weekend June 18th 2022 at the A.O. Shirley Grounds; see attached full details of results. Prior to start of the event, David Thomas – Chief Operations Officer and Nekita Turnbull – Marketing Manager of Clarence Thomas Limited (CTL) presented a donation … Continued
