While the territory experienced inclement weather from a tropical wave on the night of Thursday June 17 that mainly resulted in heavy showers, at least one other Caribbean country has reportedly suffered moderate damage from a “freak storm”. Barbados experienced a tropical wave on the night of Wednesday June 16 which resulted in houses completely … Continued
The BVI Football Association’s Youth programme has been making positive strides in the development of young footballers here in the territory. This is according to the BVI Football Association’s President Andy Bickerton who made the statement during an interview with 284 Media on Thursday June 17. Bickerton was speaking on the advancements made in youth … Continued
The National Disaster Management Council (NDMC), will be meeting virtually today Friday, June 18, to discuss the British Virgin Islands hurricane readiness and to develop a plan to have the territory fully prepared for the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane season. A media release from the Office of the Deputy Governor confirmed the meeting which will be … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has confirmed that one of their female officers has been interdicted from her duty, for alleged obstruction while she was off-duty. This is according to a media release from the RVIPF dated Thursday June 17. The release did not reveal the name of the female officer, but said … Continued
Nine male prisoners have been arrested in relation to the recent stabbing death of inmate Nickail Chambers. This was revealed in a media release from the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on Thursday June 17. The release did not reveal the names of the arrested prisoners, but it said that the arrested males have not … Continued
The Federation of St. Kitts and Nevis has recorded its first COVID-19 death, after a dramatic spike in cases since late May. This was confirmed by their Minister of Health Akilah Byron-Nisbett during live press conference on Thursday June 17. She said the death was reported to her office around midday on Thursday and revealed … Continued
Commissioner Sir Gary Hickinbottom has refuted claims published within a local news article which suggests that confidential information was leaked to the news agency by senior officials of the Commission of Inquiry (COI). Sir Hickinbottom also ordered an immediate investigation into the leak which he termed to be a very serious breach of confidential information. … Continued
In keeping with the promise to increase visits to the sister islands of Jost Van Dyke and Anegada, the two islands are scheduled to receive visits from officers within the Department of Labour and Workforce Development. This is according to a government commissioned media release on Wednesday June 16, which revealed that both Jost Van … Continued
Approximately 70 percent of the almost 21,000 persons who reportedly entered the British Virgin Islands since the territory reopened its borders to tourism in December 2020, have been tourists. Premier Andrew Fahie who is the Minister for Tourism revealed those statistics on Tuesday June 15, during a live tourism update on social media. The premier … Continued
In an effort to boost vaccinations among tourism stakeholders in the cruise industry, government agencies and cruise tourism sector partners have collaborated to create a Vaccinate to Participate programme. This is according to a media release from the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) on Wednesday June 16, which said the programme is aimed at complimenting the … Continued
