Four contracts totaling in excess of $11.4 million dollars were signed on Thursday for the construction of four new buildings which are part of the redevelopment project for the Elmore Stoutt High School campus. The contracts were awarded to Quality Construction Limited which won the bid for the Technical Block at a sum of $4,336,427.12; … Continued
Residents will have to wait another three to four months before the revamped online work permit system – dubbed 2.0 – is made available to the employed public. This was the timeline given by the Minister for Labour and Immigration Honourable Vincent Wheatley during a recent press conference. He highlighted the need for the territory … Continued
An alarming situation involving an elderly couple seeking an emergency medical airlift evacuation on the sister island of Anegada could have resulted in the worst, after the couple had to wait in excess of nine hours before being transported to Dr. D Orlando Smith Hospital on Tortola. Husband 93-year-old Darvin Potter relived the chain of … Continued
Rebels FC and Sugar Boys FC continue to set the pace in the BVI Football Association’s National League with both teams recording wins 2-1 and 4-1 respectively on the latter end of last weekend. Rebels left it extremely late to secure all three points in their game against One Love FC with goals coming in … Continued
The contract for the redevelopment of the Elmore Stoutt High School Campus is expected to be signed tomorrow Thursday March 31. This is according to Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie who made the disclosure during a recent press conference. He said the deadline for the receipt of bids closed on Tuesday March 22. … Continued
Dominican Republic national Alberto Campusano Valera and United States Virgin Islands resident Kemel Stefon Wilson were both convicted on 4 charges, including being in possession of more than $805,000 which was forfeited to the Crown. This was confirmed by the Office of the Director of Public Prosecution via a media statement dated Wednesday March 30. … Continued
The Maritime College Cultural Club said it was pleased to hold its 35TH Annual Black History Month Scholarship Dinner as an in-person event on February 24, 2022. The event is a celebration that recognizes the importance and significance of Black History and the achievements of Maritime College students who are presented scholarships by the Organization … Continued
International expert on Governance Dr. Carlyle Corbin has made an official presentation of the independent Self-Governance Assessment of the Virgin Islands yesterday March 29th, 2022 in an interview today. Permanent Secretary in the Premier’s Office Dr. Carolyn O’Neal-Morton, said the independent Self-Governance Assessment of the Virgin Islands was commissioned by the Government to provide the … Continued
Two local educators are among several teachers expected from within the territory and the wider eastern Caribbean that will have the opportunity to pursue scholarships in Coastal and Marine Ecology. They are Jian Jeffers and Joseph Wells. This is thanks to a joint partnership between the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s Centre for Applied Marine … Continued
On the invitation of the Speaker of the House of Commons the Rt. Honourable Sir Lindsay Hoyle, a delegation from the House of Assembly (HoA) of the Virgin Islands (VI) visited the United Kingdom Parliament to engage in the interactive capacity building via a fact-finding mission from March 21 to 24, 2022. The objective of … Continued
