The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) is developing an enhanced emergency alerting app, which will be available to the public next year. Costs for the technical development of the app are being shared by the Government of the Virgin Islands and the Foreign and Commonwealth Development Office. In addition to receiving notifications regarding local weather … Continued
The Constitutional Review Commission continues its educational and consultative segment with a final set of community meetings during the month of January, 2023. The public is invited to participate in these meetings in order to learn more about the Virgin Islands Constitution and to contribute to the review of the Constitution. Persons may attend all … Continued
The United Nations at the 77th session of the General Assembly in New York has restated it is deeply concerned that the United Kingdom is holding an Order in Council in reserve to impose direct rule on the people of the British Virgin Islands at its discretion. On 12th December 2022, the General Assembly adopted … Continued
The nine-month-long Public Service compensation review, which is being conducted by consultancy firm, PricewaterhouseCoopers Advisory Services Limited (PwC), has been categorised into six essential phases. The phases have been outlined in a Project Inception Report submitted to the Government of the Virgin Islands. The six phases include project planning, current state assessment, compensation philosophy & … Continued
BVI Airports Authority (BVIAA) Acting Managing Director and Director of Compliance, Mr. Ronnie Lettsome said that the authority conducted an emergency drill exercise at the Terrance B. Lettsome International Airport (EIS) on Monday, December 19. “The BVIAA is committed to ensuring that safety and service is our highest priority. Exercises like these assist the BVIAA … Continued
Ms. Kedimone Rubaine has been confirmed to the post of Director of Customer Service, effective December 1st 2022. As Director of Customer Service, Ms. Rubaine will be responsible for providing strategic and technical leadership in the area of customer relations for the Public Service to ensure that services are being consistently delivered to all customers … Continued
Junior Minister for Tourism Hon. Alvera Maduro-Caines is calling for the government to revisit the budget allocated to the prison for 2023 after noting that it has been cut when compared to previous years. Maduro-Caines highlighted the importance of the monies which go to the prison and the areas of focus that it usually targets … Continued
The Appropriation Act, 2023 also referred to as the budget which totals $412,971,110 was passed in the H.O.A on Thursday during the Ninth Sitting of the Fourth Session of the Fourth House of Assembly. The 2023 Budget total comprises $340,872,400 for recurrent expenditure; $49,428,600 for capital expenditure; $7,148,810 in contributions to various statutory funds; and … Continued
Over forty writers and other speakers from the BVI, the Caribbean and its diaspora took centre stage to showcase literature, film, music, and spoken word under the theme “Unspoken. Unwritten. Unknown” at the 2nd Annual BVI Literary Arts Festival. The three-day festival, which was a joint collaboration between the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) … Continued
While expressing that residents on Anegada will be saving on their electricity bills once the the Anegada hybrid renewable energy project is completed, owner of Creque’s Engineering Services Mr. Henry Creque says it will not be to the magnitude of what some people may expect. Creque made the comment during a recent interview with 284Media … Continued
