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All donors of the Move with a Purpose Project will be honoured with plaques bearing their names at the newly redeveloped Elmore Stoutt High School Campus once the construction works are completed. Premier Honourable Andrew Fahie made the disclosure recently after challenging in excess of 70 successful business owners to donate a minimum of $60,000 … Continued

For the second consecutive year residents came out and supported local fishers and farmers at the Agriculture Fair which was held on Saturday April 2 on the ground of Paraquita Bay. Farmers came out with their best variety of agriculture products ranging from sugar cane, bananas, breadfruit, pumpkin and several plants and seedlings, to livestock … Continued

After a total of 15 months of investigations the Commission of Inquiry Report is finally completed with almost 1000 pages and more than 40 recommendations. This is according to the Governor His Excellency John Rankin who made the disclosure early Tuesday April 5 via a press statement. Governor Rankin said he received the report from … Continued

Mrs. Michelle A. Venzen McLean has been appointed Labour Commissioner in the Department of Labour and Workforce Development effective January 11. As Labour Commissioner, Mrs. McLean will manage the Department of Labour and Workforce Development to ensure effective administration of the Labour Code, 2010; participate in the preparation, co-ordination and administration of national employment policy; … Continued

Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Carvin Malone has said that action must be taken to protect the physical, mental and emotional health of the Territory’s children. Honourable Malone stated that the Government of the Virgin Islands will do whatever it can to protect the Territory’s children as the it observes Child Abuse Prevention … Continued

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has applauded the outstanding contribution of Ms. Alicia Barcena to the advancement of Latin America and the Caribbean during her tenure as Executive Secretary of the United Nations (UN) Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC), which ended on 31st March 2022. In recent … Continued

Premier and Minister of Finance Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has paid tribute to former Premier of Nevis His Excellency Ambassador Vance W. Amory who passed away on 2nd April 2022 at the age of 72 in the United Kingdom. Premier Fahie in an official Government Information Services release said, “The people of Nevis, and the … Continued

Three local public health officials from the Epidemiology and Surveillance Unit were recently commended by the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for their role in ensuring the successful completion of coding mortality data in the BVI from 2011 to 2020. They are National Epidemiologist Dr. Harmonie Brewley-Massiah, Andrea Bowen and Alice Abraham. The commendation came … Continued

A not guilty verdict was moments ago handed to the three accused in the 2018 murder of Trumayne ‘Passion’ Daway. The trio of Rafael Harrigan, Vernon Bernard and Maybelline Rodriguez were found not guilty after Justice Richard Floyd instructed the 9-member jury to return the not-guilty verdict on all counts. Harrigan and Bernard were both … Continued