Works commenced today, November 1 on the Fish Bay Road Rehabilitation Project. Phase one consists of the building of the by-pass road to allow for the continuation of traffic and to reduce traffic disruption during the execution of this project. Once the bypass is completed, works will commence to remove and replace the existing culvert … Continued
Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Honourable Vincent Wheatley is away from the Territory attending the 2021 United Nations climate change conference COP26 in Glasgow from October 31 to November 12. Honourable Wheatley will form part of the official UK Oversees Territories (UKOT) Association delegation attending the conference. The COP26 summit will bring parties … Continued
Residents came out to support today’s protest outside the compound of the House of Assembly which is temporarily located in Duff’s Bottom Tortola, to express their frustration and demand change on a number of topical issues. Topping these issues are the recent saga between teachers and the Ministry of Education where teachers have felt neglected … Continued
The BVI-USVI Vaccination Bubble Initiative has been revamped to accommodate the large number of persons still interested in another option besides the AstraZeneca vaccine. Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Carvin Malone said, “After the initiative closed off we still had a large number of persons interested in the programme.” He further stated that … Continued
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force continues its search for escaped prisoner Germaine Sebastian and is seeking the public help. Prison officials stated that Sebastian made hisescape as he was leaving the prison farm and reentering the main entrance gate around 11am on Saturday. He was seen running in the direction of Hawks Nest. Sebastian, 40, is about 5’9, dark in complexion and weighs … Continued
Information reaching our news station indicates that teachers of the Claudia Creque Educational Centre on Anegada is now the latest school to join in the silent protests with a sit-out which was activated this morning. According to the reports, the sit-out stems from a number of issues that teachers say have been plaguing the school … Continued
The $300 stipend for teachers requested by the BVI Teacher’s Union is ready for distribution with a majority of checks now printed. This was announced by the Minister of Education, Dr. the Honorable Natalio Wheatley on October 31st, who stated that the stipend was among one of five written requests made by the union in … Continued
Organiser of the online petition entitled Make “Willock Pay his Own Bill” believes the success of his petition will be effective in convincing the government not to move forward with passing the motion in the House of Assembly which exempts Speaker Julian Willock from footing the $120,000 legal bill. Lawrence ‘Bunchie’ Wheatley who is the … Continued
The Land and Marine Estate Policy will serve as the framework to resolve the issues of land distribution and the claims of ancestral lands in Anegada. The way forward in addressing the longstanding issues came about during a meeting held on today Tuesday, October 26 between representatives from the Ministry of Natural Resources, Labour and … Continued
All eyes and ears will be glued on the House of Assembly today as a motion regarding the legal fees incurred by Speaker Honourable Julian Willock in a challenge against the attorneys for the Commission of Inquiry comes up for debate. The fees were imposed by High Court Judge Justice Adrian Jack after Willock withdrew … Continued
