During the August 9 Sitting of the House of Assembly, the territory’s legislators moved in favour of an amendment to the Finance and Money Services Act, which reduced the Money Services Levy and added new categories for the use of the revenue gathered from this tax. Premier Dr. Natalio Wheatley, who filed the motion, told … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is reporting a largely incident free August Festival as it relates to events specific to the celebration. Acting Deputy Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool says police coverage to all of the planned events were effective and consistent. While there were minor scuffles, officers quickly separated persons with the help of citizens … Continued
Daughter of the soil Mrs. Marilin Malone Bass, will join the list of local authors, when she launches her book Boundless Childhood Joy: Tales from and around the Garden next week. The book is a collection of short stories about Marilin’s childhood growing up in Fat Hog’s Bay, on the island of Tortola in the … Continued
Mrs. British Virgin Islands 2022 Dr. Arliene T. Penn is the winner of the WIN ‘Reclaiming Me’ Song of the Year. The announcement was made by the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and Founder of the W.I.N (Women In Need) Foundation and Mrs. Globe pageant Dr. Tracy Kemble on Sunday, August 7. It occurred during the … Continued
The British Virgin Islands and neighbouring United States Virgin Islands have agreed to have an Inter Virgin Islands Council meeting next month and a Friendship Day in mid-October. Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley confirmed the two events during a press conference on Monday. He said the events were agreed upon during a recent meeting … Continued
The H Lavity Stoutt Community College has had its accreditation reaffirmed by the Middle States Commission on Higher Education. Education Minister Honourable Sharie De Castro broke the news recently and later brought the matter to the House of Assembly where she detailed the process behind this achievement. De Castro attributed the college’s success at achieving reaffirmation to … Continued
In a recent statement to the House of Assembly, Minister for Education Honourable Sharie De Castro provided an update on the progress of the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) as it proceeds with several school improvement projects across the territory. According to De Castro, works are moving along favourably and efficiently. “I would like to … Continued
The British Virgin Islands Under 17 boys football team seems to be in good form ahead of the CONCACAF Championships at the end of the month, after securing good results in a recent series of friendly matches against the United States Virgin Islands. The first game saw the BVI defeating the USVI opponents 4-0 on … Continued
Nyron Erickson’s appeal to have his extradition order reversed was today denied in the High Court by Justice Richard Floyd. This means that Erickson’s initial August 13th, 2021 order to be extradited to the United States of America will proceed as normal, unless another appeal is made, this time to the Court of Appeal. According … Continued
On the heels of what he described as a greatly successful staging of horse racing activities on August 2nd, President of the BVI Horse Owners Association Lesmore Smith said residents can expect more similar events before the year is over. According to Smith, during the planning stages for August Tuesday, organisers had already begun to … Continued
