The Virgin Islands Youth Parliament is now said to be poised with a cadre of promising youth following the completion of the final of three sessions to train nominees for the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament (VIYP). Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock in a statement said the nominees have been trained on all […]
Premier Andrew Fahie has announced government’s intention, through legislation, intends to introduce a BVI lottery to take the place of the illegal foreign lottery that is sold on certain streets in the territory. This follows the passage of the Gaming and Betting Control Act which was passed in the House of Assembly. Premier Fahie said […]
On June 18, 14 officers passed out and officially became full-fledged Police Constables of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force. This cohort was inclusive of 8 males and 6 females. The Commissioner of Police, Michael Matthews congratulated the 14 for succeeding at completing the rigorous 6 months training. He reminded them of their first day […]
A total of 20 BVI nationals have rejoined the community after completing their 14 days in quarantine and testing negative for COVID-19 virus. Deputy Premier and Minister for Health and Social Development Carvin Malone made the announcement during the Tenth Sitting of the Second Session of the Fourth House of Assembly of the Virgin Islands […]
The United States District Court of Columbia has granted the BVI government’s request to obtain all evidence from Lester Hyman when he represented the government in an Attorney/Client capacity from 1987 to July 2017 in the BVI Airways matter. The government had terminated the services of Hyman and is bringing a civil action suit against […]
Thursday’s Play of the day hails from The Virgin Islands very Own! Iyaz and Pressure. Titled “You Are” off the Motion Riddim Produced by Home Grown Studios.
A new curfew order takes effect from today, where the hours would be from 12AM to 5AM daily. Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie in a statement yesterday said that Cabinet advised that the National Security Council instruct the Attorney General to draft a new Curfew Order No. 22 of 2020 which takes effect […]
The Government has been criticised heavily for instituting a seven percent fee on monies leaving the territory through money services such as Western Union and Money Gram, but Premier Andrew Fahie said they are on their way to achieving their goal of putting the money into five different areas. During the House of Assembly on […]
A 33- year old female is now facing a charge of carrying an unlicensed firearm following a routine traffic stop on Friday, June 12th. Police say that Akiya Brewley of Nottingham Estate was arrested and charged with Carrying an Unlicensed Firearm and Failure to Stop at the Stop Light. She was granted bail in the […]
Medical Director at the National Health Insurance, Dr. Harlan Vanterpool has sounded the warning, that the NHI is not sustainable in the long term, unless they address high incidence of chronic disease. During the launch of the Complete Health Improvement Programme, CHIP on Monday, Dr. Vanterpool said that Chronic Disease results in millions of dollars […]