Three summonses have been issued for immigration related offenses and two persons arrested and charged for unrelated matters following a successful operation by the Joint Task Force on Virgin Gorda last weekend. Chair of the Joint Task Force, Commissioner of Customs Mr. Wade Smith said the operation was carried out on September 12 and targeted … Continued
The BVI Basketball Federation’s 2021 District League competition kicked off it’s playoff stage last weekend with teams from Districts 2, 4, 7 and 9 winning their first playoff games. Competing on the opening night of Saturday September 11 was VG Bayside Blazers of the Ninth District, who defeated Filipinas by 18 points. The Blazers entered … Continued
Since the Social Distancing Task Force was established approximately one year ago, the unit has issued nearly 300 tickets to various businesses and entertainment entities across the territory. This is according to the Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael, who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284 News. Of the nearly 300 tickets … Continued
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has called for a digital and balanced recovery in the Caribbean from the COVID-19 pandemic at a virtual dialogue on work and life in the region, organised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural and Organisation (UNESCO) and the University of the West Indies (UWI) on September 9, 2021. … Continued
This morning, Police charged five inmates in relation to May’s stabbing at Her Majesty’s Prison that resulted in the death of Nichail Chambers. Investigations conducted by officers of the RVIPF Major Crime Team led to the arrests of Andraes Norford, Essadro Jefferson, Rean-J Christopher, Dee Dijon Hodge, and Kareem Durant. All five were charged with … Continued
Chief of Drugs and Pharmaceutical Services, Mrs. Gracia Wheatley- Smith has said local healthcare professionals are to be trained on the latest hypertension treatment guidelines in a workshop next week. The workshop titled, “Beating the silent killer-prescribing the new international pharmacotherapy for hypertension” will be held on Thursday September 23 via zoom. The session will … Continued
Passengers aboard the Seabourn Odyssey Cruise ship that docked in Peter Island earlier today are prohibited from disembarking the ship. This is in accordance with the anchorage format initially approved by local health authorities for incoming ships following the spike in Covid-19 cases. In an invited comment Premier of the Virgin Islands and overseeing Tourism … Continued
Single and first time mothers across the British Virgin Islands will be able to benefit from an 8-week empowerment program set to be launched today by the Women In Need organization. Director of WINBVI Alicia Green said upon completion, mothers will be better able to conquer mountains and crush mental currents of destructive cycles and … Continued
Crime in the British Virgin Islands is down by some 2 percent, despite the recent spike in criminal offences such as theft, burglary and praedial larceny. This is according to the Commissioner of Police of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Mark Collins, who made the disclosure during a recent interview with 284 Media. He … Continued
After choosing to discontinue his court case to have an injunction filed against the three attorneys of the Commission of Inquiry, Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock has now disclosed that he is not accepting any responsibility of the nearly $77,000 in legal fees. This is according to information revealed in a recently … Continued
