In a recent Facebook post, Miss British Virgin Islands Pageant Contestant number 3 Miss Jareena Penn shared her platform for the upcoming Miss BVI pageant as well as her personal story of surviving sexual assault with the public, which lead to her choosing said platform. In the post Penn shared, “My name is Jareena … Continued
Sea Cow’s Bay Bar closed and fined $1000 for breaking COVID-19 protocols during the night of Saturday September 11. This is according to information reaching our newsroom from sources within the Social Distancing Task Force which revealed the bar in question is Dos Chicas bar. Our newsroom will be bringing more information on this latest … Continued
The government of the Virgin Islands has signed a contract valuing more than $400,000 with a local telecoms company to have the closed-circuit television surveillance infrastructure restored in the territory. This is according to a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force dated Friday September 10. The release said that Premier Andrew Fahie … Continued
The Minister responsible for Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley has said that the new online work permit payment system which presently requires residents to pay in person is flawed and makes no sense. Minister Wheatley made the comments in a recent session of the House of Assembly following several criticisms raised from the general public … Continued
2-time Diamond League champion Kyron McMaster copped a bronze medal in the just concluded Diamond League Final in Zurich Switzerland on Thursday. Running out of lane number 5, McMaster finished third with a time of 48.24 seconds, behind Olympic rivals Karsten Warholm and Alison Dos Santos who finished first and second respectively. Norway’s Warholm who … Continued
Students of the Seventh Day Adventist School will return to virtual school on Friday September 10th following a confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) case at the institution earlier yesterday. Our newsroom has confirmed that a student tested positive for the virus based on a circular sent out by the school. “It is therefore unfortunate that I must … Continued
The Commission of Inquiry (COI) continues to face its challenges with regards to information received from the government, this time a document nearing 1000 pages which was poorly submitted to the COI from the Premier’s Office. This is according to the COI’s attorney Bilal Rawat who made the statement during Wednesday’s hearing, after receiving the … Continued
The BVI government congratulated St. Lucia’s Ambassador Dr. June Soomer for her recent award of the highest honours that can be accorded to a foreign diplomat by the Republic of Nicaragua. The award is The Order of “Jose de Marcoleta” in the Degree of Grand Cross. The award was conferred on Dr. Soomer by the … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands is accepting applications from interested and qualified persons to fill the position of Chairperson on the Board of Directors for the Social Security Board. The essential tasks include but are not limited to: Providing leadership to the Board. Overseeing the disbursement of proper information to the Board. Planning and … Continued
A 19-year-old Cane Garden Resident has been charged with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16 years. This is according to a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force dated Wednesday September 8. The release said officers of the Family and Juvenile Unit laid the charges … Continued
