It was a weekend of goals and victories for the British Virgin Islands football teams who played the United States Virgin Islands’ Massey Academy teams in two friendly games on Saturday, November 4. In the first game at the Under 13 level, the BVI team defeated Massey Academy 2-1 with Sha’mauri Lennard netting both goals … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands through the Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent Wheatley has extended condolences on the passing of former Director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) Dr. Carissa Etienne. Wheatley said Dr. Etienne left an indelible mark in the area of global and regional public health, and that … Continued
The Constitutional Review Commission Report is completed and was recently submitted to His Excellency Governor John Rankin and Premier Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley. Premier Wheatley described the completion of the report by the Constitutional Review Commission as a positive indication of constitutional progress and the evolution of the Virgin Islands democratic system. He said, … Continued
The Government of the Virgin Islands will be covering 50 percent of the fuel surcharge associated with electricity bills for residential customers throughout the month of December. The announcement was made on Friday, December 1 in a statement from the Ministry of Communication and Works, which said the special initiative is part of the government’s … Continued
The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has ruled that Venezuela must not take any action to seize the mineral and forest-rich county of Essequibo in Guyana based on its upcoming December 3 referendum. The order was given by Judge Joan E. Donoghue, President of the Court on Friday, who stated that “unanimously both parties shall refrain … Continued
The former director of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), Dr. Carissa F. Etienne, died Friday of an apparent heart failure at her residence in the United States. Etienne, who recently retired after 10 years as director, was declared Director-Emeritus on September 30, 2022, at the 30th Pan American Sanitary Conference. She was 71 years … Continued
VG United pulled off a 2-1 victory over Islanders FC last Sunday to move to the top of the National League standings by 1 point, passing Sugar Boys FC. Playing at the Virgin Gorda Recreation Ground, Adrian Adams opened the scoring for VG in the 71st minute, before Rogel Noel equalized for the Islanders in … Continued
Guyana completed the double in the Peter Haycraft T20 Cricket Competition to be crowned back-to-back champions in the 2023 edition, after defeating St. Vincent and the Grenadines at the Greenland Cricket Ground in the finals on Sunday.
A Sea Cow’s Bay resident has been charged in relation to a recent stabbing incident. He is 29-year-old Verne Forbes Jr. who is charged for a November 19 incident that left one man nursing several stab wounds. According to the RVIPF, reports were received concerning a male who arrived at Dr. Orlando Hospital with stab … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has made a significant breakthrough into the series of burglaries in the Road Town area, arresting and charging three males as a result. They are 32-year-old Kempes Nicholls of Wickham’s Cay I, 45-year-old David Baronville of Long Bush and 33-year-old Mikhail Howe of Lower Estate. Nicholls is charged … Continued
