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Education Minister Dr. Natalio Wheatley says the Francis Lettsome Primary School is being cleaned to help address the mould issue. Last week, Leader of the Opposition and Eight District Representative Marlon Penn said he was informed by a parent that the school was not opened on Monday because of maintenance issues. Penn said pictures were […]
The Ministry of Transportation Works and Utilities in collaboration with the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) have commenced construction works on the Johnson’s Ghut road and it is expected to last approximately four (4) months. This project is funded under the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) reconstruction and rehabilitation loan. Contractors Autland Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd. […]
As the government further opened up the territory following the last major spike, a Public Health Official is urging the public not to flout the rules. Chief Environmental Health Officer Lionel Michael said there are still instances where persons are not adhering to the protocols.
The Representative for the Second District Melvin Mitch Turnbull believes a complete overhaul needs to be done of the education system, and prioritize maintenance issues at schools. Speaking under Other Business in the House of Assembly, Turnbull said there are challenges, some things are overlooked and even though they are addressed it is not done […]
Officers of the RVIPF Family and Juvenile Unit charged a 19-year-old male with five counts of unlawful sexual intercourse with a girl under the age of 16 years. Kadeem Callwood, a U.S. citizen residing in Cane Garden Bay, was granted $15,000 bail to appear before Magistrate’s Court on October 15. Police say other charges are […]
As students returned to the classrooms for face to face learning on Monday this week, those at the Francis Lettsome Primary School in East End were not as fortunate. Representative for the Eight District – Marlon Penn says he was informed by a parent that the school was not opened because of maintenance issues. Penn […]
The Delta Variant continues to wreak havoc around the world, and now health officials say there is now a new variant of interest. The MU variant was confirmed in the territory and according to the Acting Chief Medical Officer Dr. Ronald Georges at the time it was not a variant of interest. However, he said […]
After being in politics for more than 20 years, Fourth District representative Mark Vanterpool believes he has made his contribution, and at the end of this term, he will be calling it quits. Speaking in the House of Assembly last week, Vanterpool said the remaining time in office will be spent on helping the people […]
Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn says someone is not telling the truth as to whether the government and the Cruise Industry recently signed an MOU as cruise ships prepare to return to the BVI. The question was recently put to Premier and Minister of Tourism Andrew Fahie at a Press conference, and he denied […]
Third District Representative Julian Fraser was supportive of the comments by Territorial Member Neville Smith, whom he said raised some interesting points about the lack of maintenance to sporting facilities. Fraser too is concerned about the deterioration of sporting facilities.