An ecosystem accounting partnership which was formed in 2019 is said to be producing results, with plans in place to publish the 2020 ecosystem accounts with hopes of providing evidence to support environmental and economic management for the Territory. In an official comment through the Government Information Services Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration … Continued
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Dr. Honourable Natalio Wheatley has said that he is hopeful that the three promised trailers for the Jost Van Dyke Primary School is ready for the students by the upcoming Easter break. The minister made the comments during an interview with 284News, following our coverage on the sister island … Continued
Franklyn Penn Jr. is now the second recipient of the RVIPF Community Spirit Award. In December of 2021, videos were circulated of tourists visiting Road Town Tortola who had an extremely frustrating and difficult time maneuvering through the busy capital due to inefficient sidewalks suitable for disabled pedestrians. Multiple videos sent to our newsroom showed … Continued
The Water and Sewage Department now has a new Customer Service and Billing System that is aimed at providing customers with a user-friendly bill which is expected to be served “effectively and efficiently.” Director of the Water and Sewage Department, Mrs. Perline Scatliffe, made the disclosure in government commissioned press release on Thursday February 17. … Continued
Residents and parents of Jost Van Dyke have expressed that they are beyond fed up with the present situation being faced by their primary school children. 284News started the journey by first taking a look at the present location of the Jost Van Dyke Primary school where we were able to walk around the perimeter … Continued
According to a recent Government release, Cabinet has approved five appointments to the Physical Planning Appeals Tribunal. Chairman Mr. Marvin Flax Jr., Mr. Bennet Smith, Ms. Kamika Forbes, Mrs. Marva Titley Smith and Mr. Jerome Frett will serve for four months effective from January 21 to May 22. According to the “Physical Planning Act, 2004 … Continued
The Virgin Gorda Police Station is expected to receive a number of upgrades after a contract was signed by a local construction company to execute auxiliary works on the facility. This was confirmed by the Office of the Deputy Governor which said No Limit Construction was the company which was awarded the contract valued at … Continued
The incinerator at Pockwood Pond is expected to be out of commission for the next “couple months” following a recent early morning fire. This was confirmed by the Assistant Manager at the Department of Waste Management, Mr. Anslem Myers in a recently published government commissioned media release. Myers said the fire took place after 2:00 … Continued
BVI Finance has announced that the Fusang Exchange has been added to the list of recognised exchanges by the British Virgin Islands Financial Service Commission (BVI FSC). This means that “BVI registered companies can now benefit from tokenising the shares in their companies” and listing said shares digitally on the fully-regulated Fusang Exchange. Fusang is … Continued
The British Virgin Islands has recorded another COVID-related death as active cases continue to be on the decline with cases now under 70. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Health in an epidemiological report dated Tuesday February 16, which revealed that the total COVID-related deaths in the territory now stands at 62. According to … Continued
