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HireBVI will host its annual Back to School Distribution Drive this year, however this time with a focus primarily on BVI families in need. HireBVI says unlike the previous back to school distribution drives it hosted, this year they decided to donate school supplies to 50 BVI families in need. The school supplies will be bundled […]
Education Minister Dr. Nathalio Wheatley has told the House of Assembly, the Ministry of Education plans to restart the Teacher Education Programme at the H. Lavity Stoutt Community College to deal with the various vacancies they now have. That response from Minister Wheatley following a question from Second District Melvin Mitch Turnbull. Turnbull asked the […]
Labour and Immigration Minister Vincent Wheatley says more than 400 persons have been taken off the National Health Insurance list because of unemployment. The Minister was responding to a question in the House of Assembly from the Leader of the Opposition-Marlon Penn who asked with the current rise of unemployment in the territory, how many […]
A Talk Show Host says over the past weeks, it has been very difficult to get service from the local banks and people are being treated like what he called ‘some scorn-dog’. Speaking on his radio programme, ‘Honestly Speaking’, Claude Skelton Cline questioned who could be making these decisions about the operations of these banks […]
Director of Public Prosecutions – Tiffany Scatliffe-Esprit says her office is not getting the necessary attention that is required including persons having a proper salary. When questioned by the Commission of Inquiry -COI, Scatliffe Esprit says the staff at the DPP has a poor salary rate and people do not appreciate the work that goes […]
In another major sweep on road traffic violators, officers of RVIPF Road Policing Unit, the Armed Response Unit, the East End Police Station and the Marine Unit confiscated a dozen motor scooters in the Beef Island area and reported nine persons for charges for various offences including loud mufflers and driving while unlicenced and uninsured. […]
Health Officials say the Delta Variant was indeed present in the territory. The Health Ministry in a press release said it confirmed that one COVID-19 sample tested positive for the Delta variant. Acting Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Ronald Georges reported that out of eight Covid-19 samples sent to the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) for […]
Police last week charged a fourth person for drug possession in relation to the cocaine seizure at Brandywine Bay early this year. Delaino Johnney, 25, a Vincentian national currently on remand at the Prison, was officially charged with possession of a control drug with intent to supply. He will appear at Magistrate’s Court at the […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock was forced to recess the House for a short while last Thursday to allow Premier Andrew Fahie and the Leader of the Opposition Marlon Penn to ‘calm their nerves’ after back and forth bickering between them. The problem arose when the opposition leader asked the Premier for […]
Health Minister Carvin Malone announced in the House of Assembly on Thursday that the active COVID-19 cases have been reduced to 46 down from the height of 1600 plus active cases at the peak of this surge. Minister Malone said there remain thirty-six (36) active cases on Tortola, eight on Virgin Gorda and two on […]