PREMIER WHEATLEY ADVANCES TALKS ON VISA-FREE TRAVEL BETWEEN BVI AND GUYANA

Premier Hon. Dr. Natalio Wheatley, has updated on the progress of plans to eliminate visa restrictions for Guyanese nationals entering the territory. In a recent interview with Guyana’s National Communications Network (NCN), the Premier expressed his support for the measure, which was initially announced by Deputy Premier Hon. Lorna Smith OBE during a 2023 trade … Continued

PETER “PEETAH” MORGAN, LEAD SINGER OF MORGAN HERITAGE, PASSES AWAY AT 46

Reggae icon and lead singer of Grammy-award winning Reggae group Morgan Heritage, Peter “Peetah” Morgan, has passed away. The singer’s death was confirmed on February 25, in a statement issued by the band through its official Instagram page. The band expressed their grief in a heartfelt statement saying, “It is out of sincere love that … Continued

11 YOUTH REPRESENT BVI AT LESSER ANTILLES BASEBALL EXTRAVAGANZA IN USVI

Eleven rising young baseball players from the British Virgin Islands are headed to the U.S. Virgin Islands this weekend to participate in the Lesser Antilles Baseball Extravaganza in St. Thomas. The Virgin Islands Softball-Baseball Association shared the news in a recent post, as it extended well wishes to the team. The talented athletes are accompanied … Continued

PREMIER WHEATLEY ATTENDING 46TH CARICOM CONFERENCE OF HEADS

Premier Hon. Dr. Natalio Wheatley is currently away from the Territory attending the 46th regular meeting of the Conference of Heads of Government of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM), taking place from February 25th to 28th, 2024.  The CARICOM Heads of Government Meeting is a semi-annual summit where leaders from the CARICOM member states gather to … Continued

PAHO ISSUES ALERT ON RISING DENGUE FEVER CASES

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) has issued a new epidemiological alert, urging countries in the Americas to intensify efforts to control the Aedes aegypti mosquito, the primary vector transmitting dengue fever.  The alert comes in response to a significant surge in reported cases in several countries during the early weeks of 2024. According to … Continued

GRENADA-BORN TECHNOLOGY LEADER DR. CAMILLE LEWIS SHINES AT US ENGINEERING AWARDS

Native Grenadian Dr. Camille Lewis has been officially recognized as a Modern-Day Technology Leader at the 38th Black Engineer of the Year Awards (BEYA) held from 15th-18th February 2024 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States (US). The distinction is annually conferred on a cohort of trailblazing technology professionals in the US who are shaping the technological … Continued

LIAT (1975) AIRCRAFT SOLD OFF TO ALLOW FOR BIRTH OF LIAT (2020)

Prime Minister of Antigua and Barbuda Gaston Browne has announced a major step toward launching the new LIAT 2020, with regional shareholder governments agreeing to sell aircraft from the defunct LIAT (1975) Limited, which took its last flight in January 2024, to the newly formed airline.  Browne described the $12.1 million sale of at least … Continued