Several sources within the BVI Tourist Board have confirmed that this afternoon May 20th, the present Director of the BVI Tourist Board Sharon Flax-Brutus was allegedly escorted out of office by members of the RVIPF. The presence of the RVIPF was enough to raise alarm amongst members of staff, questioning what had taken place whether … Continued
VI Consortium Governor Albert Bryan is applying pressure on members of the 33rd Legislature to legalize marijuana for recreational use in a controlled market, an action Mr. Bryan has repeatedly said is needed to secure a bond to prevent collapse of the beleaguered Government Employees’ Retirement System. The legalized marijuana measure would be an amendment … Continued
ROME (AP) — As nations around the world loosen coronavirus restrictions, people are discovering that the return to normal is anything but. Schools, offices, public transportation, bars and restaurants are now on the front lines of post-lockdown life — back in business, in many cases, but not business as usual. How each of those key … Continued
MIDLAND, Mich. (AP) — Rapidly rising water overtook dams and forced the evacuation of about 10,000 people in central Michigan, where flooding struck communities along rain-swollen waterways and the governor said one downtown could be “under approximately 9 feet of water” by Wednesday. For the second time in less than 24 hours, families living along … Continued
NEW DELHI (AP) — A powerful cyclone slammed ashore Wednesday along the coastline of India and Bangladesh, where more than 2.6 million people fled to shelters in a frantic evacuation made all the more challenging by the coronavirus pandemic. Cyclone Amphan, the equivalent of a category 3 hurricane, was packing winds of up to 170 … Continued
NEW YORK (AP) — Tarhia Morton and her family were planning to party this year. She is retired after 40 years with the U.S. Postal Service. Her sister is turning 70. A birthday bash in Las Vegas was booked for August. That was before the coronavirus changed her life and so many others in the … Continued
Reports received by our newsroom have confirmed the burglary of the CCT Virgin Gorda store, located at Crab Hill Road at approximately 4:46am today May 20th, 2020. Bandits took off with an undisclosed amount of inventory, along with the store safe. The property also sustained severe damages. It was also reported that another business within … Continued
The Anguillian With all three confirmed cases of the coronavirus thankfully recovered, Anguilla took a cautious but important step to ease out of its lockdown with the partial reopening of schools on Monday, May 11. The just dissolved Anguilla United Front Government, along with the Governor’s Office, the Ministries of Health and Education, took the … Continued
TIME The U.S. State Department has stopped issuing passports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with exceptions for people who have a “qualified life-or-death emergency.” In a statement published March 27th, the State Department advised Americans to avoid all international travel due to the spread of COVID-19, unless someone is experiencing an emergency and needs to … Continued
Virgin Islander Mr. Kelvin E. Hodge of West End Tortola BVI is the new Chairman of the BVI Ports Authority. His appointment comes just after Mr. Nathaniel Issacs Sr. resigned from the post of Chairman on May 4th. Issacs Sr was appointed in May 2019. Mr. Hodge a well know businessman and civil servant, has … Continued
