GIS Premier and Minister of Finance, Honourable Andrew A. Fahie has said that maintaining the Virgin Islands’ port services is a key part of the Territory’s economic rebooting following the unveiling a new brand that will be the face of the British Virgin Islands Ports Authority (BVIPA). The Premier while addressing the launch of the … Continued
Investigations are ongoing into the sudden death of three residents across the territory within the last week. The most recent victim was discovered dead today, September 20th on what would have been his 60th birthday. Acting information officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, Akia Thomas said “I can confirm a report of an … Continued
Members of the Rotary Club Sunrise Road Town on Friday September 18th, 2020 made donations of 14 laptops to students of the Elmore Stoutt High School, Althea Scatliffe Primary School and the Enid Scatliffe Pre Primary school. Present at the handover ceremony at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School was President of the Rotary Club Sunrise, … Continued
GIS The Elmore Stoutt High School Music Department now has additional music equipment following a donation from Maples Group and Unite BVI. The equipment was donated to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture by Maples Group, which also donated an additional $12,500, and Unite BVI’s donation of $4,270 towards the project … Continued
GIS All private schools, daycare centers, pre-schools and colleges will now be able to reopen for in person sessions. Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fishers and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley said during his Update on the reopening of Schools this evening that Cabinet received the HEOC COVID-19 Situation Report … Continued
On Friday, September 18, 2020, during afternoon hours, armed men entered the home of a Virgin Gorda resident. The assailants strap tied the victim and his family, demanded money and valuables. The masked men later fled the scene before the arrival of the officers leaving the family unharmed. This was confirmed by the Royal Virgin … Continued
BBC- The UK is “now seeing a second wave” of Covid-19, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has said, adding: “It’s been inevitable we’d see it in this country.” Mr Johnson said he did not “want to go into bigger lockdown measures” but that tighter social distancing rules might be necessary. It is understood a new three-tiered … Continued
GIS Ms. Dawn J. Smith has been appointed Attorney General effective October 1, 2020. Ms. Smith’s appointment was made following the approval of His Excellency the Governor, Mr. Augustus Jaspert in accordance with section 95(1) of the Virgin Islands Constitution Order, 2007, on the advice of the Judicial and Legal Services Commission (JLSC). As Attorney … Continued
The US will ban the downloads of the Chinese apps TickTok and WeChat on Sunday, with a total ban on the use of the latter, citing national security and data privacy concerns. A total ban on the use of TikTok will follow on November 12, but Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross said early Friday on Fox Business … Continued
Employee Health Manager at the BVI Health Services Authority Mrs. Helen Frett has said that the authority has employed a number of strategies to improve the health and safety of its staff and patients as it joins the rest of the world in observing World Patient Safety Day. In a Government Information Service release, Mrs. … Continued
