Manager of the Department of Waste Management, Mr. Neville Allen said that a significant amount of derelicts have been removed since the launch of the “No Derelicts Left Behind” campaign. Mr. Allen said the department is happy with the progress made to date, but the goal is to do a Territory-wide removal of derelict vehicles … Continued
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) and United Nations (UN) continue to cooperate on building local capacity for sustainable development as the BVI Government prepares a National Sustainable Development Plan to position the society to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030. Among other things, Mr. Emery Pemberton, Economist in the Ministry of Finance/Ministry with … Continued
Staff of Flow, officially Cable & Wireless seemed to have been meet with a “surprise” on yesterday December 1st, 2021 when they were not allowed on the premises of the company due to their vaccination status. However, management says this was not a surprise to staff and measures were clearly outlined providing staff with adequate … Continued
The Lions Club of Tortola officially kicked off the Christmas season in the Territory with their annual Christmas Tree Lighting and Concert on Saturday, November 27 at the Sir Oilva Georges Plaza. President of the Lions Club of Tortola, Kevin S. Fahie said this is an important tradition that the Club has upheld for the … Continued
In an email sent to some 731 members of staff on Monday November 29th, 2021. Staff of the BVIHSA were made aware of an issue regarding the agencies payroll. The email stated, “Please note that due to a combination of various issues beyond our control, the salaries of employees who bank with the undernoted institutions … Continued
CIBC FirstCaribbean has resumed limited services from today Wednesday December 1, following a brief closure due to a positive COVID-19 case. This was confirmed in a media release from the Road Town Tortola branch, which said it will resume most services, with the exception of in-branch deposits and withdrawals, and the opening of new accounts. … Continued
The British Virgin Islands was spared in the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season which concluded with a total of 21 named storms, with four major hurricanes. Acting Director at the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) Jasen Penn said that while the Virgin Islands was fortunate not to see major impacts from storms this year, others in … Continued
The active positive COVID-19 cases in the British Virgin Islands have jumped to 39 cases with just over 92 percent of the cases on the mainland of Tortola. This was revealed in a COVID-19 dashboard dated Tuesday November 30 which was published by the Ministry of Health. According to the information from that dashboard, of … Continued
The sudden passing of Long-Look resident Garvin ‘G-Money’ Richards has left the 7th and 8th Districts in a state of mourning, following an alleged tragic accident which occurred sometime on the day of November 23. According to reports, 38-year-old Richards fell from an apartment porch and sustained critical injuries before being rushed to the Dr. D Orlando … Continued
The government of the Virgin Islands has spent approximately $500,000 in the year 2021 so far to expatriate illegal immigrants back to their countries of origin. This according to Minister of Labour and Immigration Vincent Wheatley, who made the disclosure during a press conference on Friday November 26. The minister said that the issue of … Continued
