The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is seeking the public’s assistance in locating a missing teen, Derrion Jackson, a 15-year-old residing in Major Bay who has been missing since December 16, 2022. He was last seen about the East End district. Police were contacted and immediately launched searches in several areas, but have not been able to locate the teen so far. Enquiries were also conducted in the surrounding neighborhoods as well as with known … Continued
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
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
The managers at the Adina Donovan Home for the Elderly will be able to check items off the residential home’s wish list thanks to a Seasonal donation received from Drakes Traders Ltd. A gift of $2,500 was presented by the Drakes Traders team to the home Manager, Mrs. Ritzia Turnbull-Smith, and Assistant Manager Ms. Tiffany … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force promoted 3 of its officers, to the Superintendent rank, as a result of recommendations made to His Excellency, The Governor by the Police Service Commission and ratified by the National Security Council. Selwyn Rock and Dariel Robinson were promoted to the rank of Superintendent in charge of Territorial and … Continued
