From June 21-25, 2022 the Tortola Sports Club will be welcoming some of the world’s best squash players for the highest caliber squash tournament ever hosted in the BVI – the Carey Olsen Tortola Classic – a Professional Squash Association (PSA) Challenger tournament. The draw of players is very diverse with 14 different nations being … Continued
Both Belongers and non-Belongers will soon have to pay significantly more to operate businesses in the British Virgin Islands after the recent passing of the Business Licensing Act in the House of Assembly, which proposes to increase the fees for trade licenses. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr. the Honourable Natalio Wheatley successfully moved the … Continued
All events that were scheduled to be hosted at the Althea Scatliffe Primary School will now be relocated after a recent inspection of the school’s building revealed concerns relating to its structural integrity. This was confirmed by the Ministry of Education which said that on Thursday, June 16, they received a report documenting a recent … Continued
Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has pledged his administration’s assistance to Overseas Territories (OTs) seeking United Nations support for sustainable development. The Premier participated in a virtual Pre-Joint Ministerial Council on June 10 where he also thanked the Political Leaders of the British Overseas Territories (OTs) for their support … Continued
Government agencies and key partners are working together to make sure the Virgin Islands is prepared following the prediction of an active hurricane season by experts. His Excellency the Governor John J. Rankin, CMG, who chairs the National Disaster Management Council (NDMC), congratulated the members of the council during the body’s virtual meeting on Thursday, … Continued
The following is an opinion piece by Shaina Smith-Archer. Since watching the press conference with the Governor and Premier a couple of weeks ago where the question about payment of increments to the Police Service was raised, I have been waiting for the wider conversation. Payment of increments should be step 1 of the long … Continued
Chef Steven Spencer was crowned the winner of the BVI Tourist Board’s Junior BVI Chef Sunset Showdown Cooking Competition on Friday evening after amassing a total of 380 points in the finals. Spencer who is presently a chef at the Long Bay Beach Resort on Tortola took home the grand prize of $5000 along with … Continued
Reports to our newsroom indicate that a number of day trippers were required to present a negative test upon entry into the British Virgin Islands, despite the removal of the requirement which came into effect on Wednesday June 15. According to the day trippers who were traveling from the United States Virgin Islands to the … Continued
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (TRC) held a World Telecom’s Day 2022 Scavenger Hunt this morning at the Noel Lloyd Park in Road Town. World Telecom’s Day is celebrated annually on May 17, 2022. However, the event was held as part of the TRC’s theme: Bridging the Generational Divide, which compliments the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) … Continued
The Government of National Unity is inviting the public to participate in open discussions on the recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry report. The series of public meetings about the ‘Framework for Implementation of the Recommendations of the Commission of Inquiry (COI) Report and Other Reforms’ will begin on Monday, June 20 at the Elmore … Continued
