BVI Humane Society Shelter Manager Mr. Manog ‘Vijay’ Bissoondutt is the Territory’s newest recipient of an Honorary MBE from Her Majesty The Queen for his contributions to animal welfare. Mr. Bissoondutt joined the Humane Society at the age of 16 in 1995, some 27 years ago, working to help support then Shelter Manager, Tessa Gunter. … Continued
The Virgin Islands has been put a step closer to the establishment of a Rescue Coordination Centre (RCC) with the training of 14 individuals representing the Virgin Islands’ search and rescue response teams. The lead agency, the Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR), engaged Search and Rescue (SAR) instructor, Mr. Jean Houde, President and CEO of … Continued
Eight auxiliary officers from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) have been promoted to the status of constables. They are Florita Lake, Zain Bronstorph, Roxanne Thomas-Iwaru, Petrina Ettienne, Jacqueline Williams, Melissa Edwards, Gamaliel Swift and Keila Industrious. The officers were sworn in by the Commissioner of Police Mark Collins on Wednesday. In giving the … Continued
A number of persons employed in emergency services will be honoured this evening by the Office of the Governor as part of their celebrations for Her Majesty the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee holiday. Governor His Excellency John Rankin made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284Media, where he detailed the plans in store for the … Continued
Today, the Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. The Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley made a statement on behalf of the Government of National Unity, where he announced an upcoming series of public meetings to liase with the public on a variety of issues to engage Government reform beginning on the 20th of June. The Premier … Continued
The British Virgin Islands Football Association (BVIFA) has selected a youthful 23-member men’s national team to face the Cayman Islands tomorrow Friday, June 3 at the A. O. Shirley Recreation Ground. The full team includes captain Kavon Troy Caesar, Mekhi Waters, Daniel Gilford, Jerry Wiltshire, Phillip Nelson, Denvin Jones, Miguel Marshall, Justin Smith, Kristian Javier … Continued
C&W Communications, operators of the Flow, Flow Business, C&W Business and BTC brands in the Caribbean, is confirming all systems are in place for the start of the 2022 Atlantic Hurricane Season which begins on June 1. According to the National Hurricane Centre, the 2022 season is expected to be ‘above[1]normal’ with a 65 percent … Continued
No timeline has been given by the United Kingdom Government on when a decision will be made with regards to the overarching Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report recommendation of a partial suspension of the territory’s Constitution. Governor His Excellency John Rankin made the disclosure during an exclusive interview with 284Media. He said the decision is … Continued
The United Kingdom Government spent just under £3 million (US$3.76 million) for the Commission of Inquiry (COI) process which commenced in January 2021 and concluded in April 2022. This was confirmed by the Governor of the British Virgin Islands, His Excellency John Rankin during an exclusive interview with 284Media. The question was posed to the … Continued
The Government issued more than $1.6 million in rent concessions to a total of 70 tenants of the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley made the disclosure during a recent session of the House of Assembly, where he revealed that the aforementioned concessions were issued … Continued
