Amid continued concern for the impacts that the unprecedented global conditions of the day has had on the buying power of Virgin Islanders, Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley announced an extension of all customs duty adjustments for an additional 3 months. The announcement came during a press conference on Friday, July 22. He said, … Continued
On the heels of an active carnival observation, authorities in Saint Lucia are managing 6 suspected cases of monkeypox. According to a statement from the Ministry of Health, of the 6 suspected cases, 4 of the individuals have no travel history. All six of the individuals remain in isolation as they await the results of … Continued
The Frenchman’s Cay Bridge reconstruction project is now completed and opened to full use following a ribbon-cutting ceremony this morning. Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Premier and Minister for Communication and Works Honourable Kye Rymer thanked the former Premier and District One Representative Honourable Andrew Fahie for the role he played in getting the project … Continued
Residents who have been living in the British Virgin Islands for 10 years or more can now be considered eligible to receive belongership status after the Cabinet committed to using the existing legislation. Despite the legislation outlining a 10-year minimum as the threshold required for residents to become eligible for belongership status, governments over the … Continued
The BVI All Party Parliamentary Group has been reestablished after being defunct for more than two years. This was confirmed by the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley, who made the announcement during Thursday’s sitting of the House of Assembly. He said Tory Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom James … Continued
The four teams for the Virgin Islands Softball and Baseball Association’s Inaugural All-Stars event have been selected following the team draft extravaganza on Wednesday. In the first of its kind, players were selected for the East and West teams in both the men’s and women’s divisions. In the men’s division, the captains selected for the … Continued
The skeleton remains which were found in a ghut leading to Brewers Bay in December 2021 have been positively identified as 83-year-old Walter Todman, who was reported missing in 2018. This was confirmed by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Thursday, July 21. The police revealed that forensic results proved that the DNA samples … Continued
Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Marlon Penn has expressed that this is not the time for members of the House of Assembly to be arbitrary in their discourse surrounding the Commission of Inquiry (COI) report. Penn noted that in order to move the territory back on to the trajectory that its forefathers had … Continued
Temporary work permit applications for vendors operating within the Festival Grounds for the Emancipation Festival will be processed within a 2 to 3-day period. This is according to the Minister for Labour Honourable Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284News. The minister sought to encourage those employers with temporary … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands are seeking the public’s assistance in locating two missing men who were reportedly last seen boarding a vessel. They are Keevin Walker and Cleofoster Williams Jr. who according to their families, have not been seen since Sunday, July 17. The police said they received separate reports that both men boarded a … Continued
