INTERESTED CONTRACTORS REMINDED OF TODAY’S DEADLINE TO SUBMIT EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR CONSTRUCTION OF NEW ESHS CLASSROOMS

The government is reminding contractors that today Friday August 13 is the final day to submit the expressions of interest for the construction of new classrooms at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) to the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA). The Ministry of Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries & Agriculture issued the reminder late Thursday … Continued

AT LEAST 100 PERSISTENT POSITIVE COVID-19 CASES RECORDED IN THE BVI AS WELL AS SEVERAL PATIENTS WITH LONG-COVID

The British Virgin Islands is experiencing a number of persistent positive COVID-19 cases with some 100 already reported and have also recorded several cases of long-COVID in some patients. This is according to the National Epidemiologist Harmony Brewley-Massiah who made the statement during a recent COVID-19 panel discussion. She said these persistent positive cases continue … Continued

POLICE SGT RICHARD FRANCIS CHARGED FOR ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM – SECOND RVIPF OFFICER TO BE CHARGED WITHIN 2 WEEKS

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force have charged one of their fellow officers Sergeant Richard Francis for assault occasioning actual bodily harm. This was revealed in a media release from the RVIPF on Thursday, which stated that the charges are from an incident which occurred earlier this year in February, that resulted in Francis being … Continued

AUTLAND HEAVY EQUIPMENT CO LTD AWARDED NEARLY $1.8 MILLION FOR REHABILITATION WORKS TO LONG TRENCH ROADWAY

The Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) recently awarded Autland Heavy Equipment Company Limited a contract valuing nearly $1.8 million for road rehabilitation works and slope stabilisation at Long Trench on Tortola. The announcement was made during the contract signing ceremony on Tuesday, by the Director of Procurement at the RDA, John Primo. According to Primo, … Continued

USVI SCHNEIDER HOSPITAL CEO ADMITS VACCINE MANDATE POLICY MUST BE UPDATED; COVID-RELATED DEATH OF HOSPITAL EMPLOYEE ANNOUNCED; HOSPITAL TO LAUNCH DRIVE-THROUGH TESTING

VI CONSORTIUM ST. THOMAS — Schneider Regional Medical Center Interim CEO, Dr. Luis Amaro, said during a St. Thomas-St. John Hospital Governing Board meeting Wednesday that the Covid-19 vaccine mandate policy needs to be corrected and updated. Earlier in the day, hospital staff and community members protested in front of the medical facility calling for … Continued

BVI TOURIST BOARD AGGRESSIVELY PROMOTES TO TRAVEL PROFESSIONALS AT GLOBAL CONSORTIA EVENT

This week, a team of The BVI Tourist Board & Film Commission’s staff, are taking advantage of the amazing opportunity to increase awareness of destination BVI to one of the most important segments of the Tourism industry…high net worth Travel Advisors.  The team, being led by Deputy Director of Tourism, Rhodni Skelton, includes the North … Continued

GOV’T ADDRESSING THE NEEDS AND CONCERNS OF TEACHERS THROUGH ACTION AND NOT JUST TALK! – EDUCATION MINISTER

The government is diligently addressing the needs and concerns of educators in the British Virgin Islands through millions of dollars of investment in school infrastructural upgrades as well as policy improvements. This is according to the Minister for Education Dr. Natalio Wheatley, who made the statement during a recent address to the territory. The former … Continued

NATIONAL PARKS TRUST TEAMED UP WITH HLSCC TO COMPLETE EDUCATION AND TRAINING EXERCISES FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

The National Parks Trust of the Virgin Islands (NPTVI) in collaboration with H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) completed an education and training exercise with student from HLSCC and Connecticut College from July 2 through 16, 2021. As part of the education and training exercise, Director of NPTVI, Dr. Cassander Titley-O’Neal taught students from the … Continued

EAST END/LONG SEWAGE PROJECT FINALLY COMMENCES AFTER DECADES OF COMPLAINTS TO SUCCESSIVE GOVERNMENTS

The longstanding East End/Long Look sewerage issue may soon come to an end with the re-commencement of the project. Nine months ago the Government of the Virgin Islands had announced that the project once started, will be resolved within a year to the tune of $6,142,500. The recent recommencement was revealed by Premier and Minister … Continued