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Customs officials have charged another boat captain some 20 thousand dollars after his vessel entered the BVI with 11 passengers on board without adhering to the customs, immigration and health and safety regulations. This is the second vessel within days that was fined 20 thousand dollars by Customs for not abiding with the regulations. Commissioner […]
Businesses on Anegada are readying themselves to serve the public come November 26th to 28th for the Anegada Lobster Festival, now in its 9th year. 10 restaurants and a handful of tour operators are set to participate and by all accounts they are getting ready. News of the nine-year-old Festival has garnered interest from tourist […]
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force says it has been receiving complaints from the public about fraudulent requests from unknown individuals demanding monies. The complainants reported that telephone calls and Whatsapp messages were received from unknown foreign and local numbers demanding that money be sent. Additionally, threats were made to the complainants if the monies […]
It was a celebration dubbed the House that Mathavious Built on Monday night, as Government honoured Dr. Robert Mathavious, who has been described as one of the pioneers of BVI’s Financial Services Industry. Dr. Mathavious retired in 2020, with his last role being the Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Financial Services Commission, after serving […]
Speaker of the House of Assembly Julian Willock claims that his injunction was filed in the public’s interest and on behalf of the House of Assembly (HOA against the Commission of Inquiry, COI Lawyers. The Speaker was a guest on Let’s Fuze VI Morning Brew with Dre on Monday, November 15th. Speaker Willock said he […]
A total of $12.4 million would be going towards a number of infrastructure development projects in the territory. This was announced by Premier and Minister of Finance Andrew Fahie during the budget address last week. Premier Fahie said these projects include, but not limited to the East End/Long Look Sewerage Project, the Cane Garden Bay […]
Police say they are investigating a lone-vehicle accident involving a taxi with tourists. The incident is said to have occurred on Saturday, 13 November. Police say serious Injuries were reported of three passengers and the taxi driver. The Passengers were treated at the Dr. Orlando Smith Hospital and discharged and have all since left the […]
Government backbencher – Shereen Flax Charles says this legal cost of 121 thousand dollars should not be paid by tax payers. Debating the motion, Flax Charles says people are very concerned how members are conducting themselves in the House of Assembly and it brings her no pleasure to know that there is such dissatisfaction to […]
A Special Select Committee of the House of Assembly will determine whether the Speaker – Julian Willock in his personal capacity, will bear the cost of a failed injunction filed in the court, or if it will be paid by the tax payers. The court ruled that Willock should stand the cost in the failed […]
Fourth District representative Mark Vanterpool has taken issue with statements made by former Governor Augustus Jaspert, that high officials in government are allegedly linked to drugs and criminal activity and he has called on him to apologise and retract such statements. The statement from the former Governor without any evidence was made as he was […]