At a time when healthcare facilities across the territory are facing staffing shortages, the BVI Health Services Authority has hired a consultant to undertake a comprehensive compensation review and job reclassification exercise. The contract for the project, which the BVIHSA said will help ensure its...
July 7, 2025Gaming Night scores $39,000
Hermit-crab racing in the Virgin Islands has some competition. Between Peg Leg’s restaurant and the beach at Nanny Cay, more than 200 people gathered under the stars for the annual Gaming Night organised by the Humane Society of the BVI. Aside from the usual hermit-crab...
Gamble pays off for winner on the waves
Boats rode the waves and played for cash and prizes totaling $16,000 in the annual One Virgin Islands Poker Run on Sunday. The event saw a fleet of boats set off from Cane Garden Bay in the morning before navigating the territory and picking up...
Air chase preceded coke bust
Standing in front of her team of senior officers on Monday, acting Police Commissioner Jacqueline Vanterpool defended her force’s actions during a recent cocaine seizure that resulted in the brief hospitalisation of multiple officers. On the night of June 17 and the early hours of...
Class of 2025 walks the stage
Family, friends and supporters of Elmore Stoutt High School graduates packed the Multi-purpose Sports Complex last Thursday afternoon to celebrate 160 students crossing the stage to receive their diplomas. The crowd filled the seats on both levels of the venue, and attendees who could not...
VIDIC seeks new CEO amid bank collapse
The saga surrounding the collapsing Bank of Asia took a new twist Friday when the public agency that triggered its winding-down suddenly advertised for a new CEO. The job advertisement from the Virgin Islands Deposit Insurance Corporation followed weeks of speculation swirling around the influential...
VI to help lead regional effort
The Virgin Islands has been tapped to help lead a regional effort to boost development by facilitating collaboration among countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean. The member states of the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean recently selected...
Cops to probe sand mining
The government has asked police to investigate recent reports of illegal sand mining at locations including Long Bay, Beef Island, officials said. At Long Bay, the mining has compromised the walkway to the western end of the beach, undermining restoration efforts and affecting the beach’s...
115 naturalised as British OT citizens
One hundred and fifteen people were naturalised as British overseas territory citizens last week at the Government House. During two ceremonies held on June 16 and 17, the new citizens heard congratulatory remarks from Governor Daniel Pruce, acting Premier Julian Fraser, and Registrar General Tashi...
Grey-listing ‘not a setback,’ Smith claims
The government has scrambled to put a brave face on the news that the Virgin Islands was recently placed on a “grey list” of jurisdictions subject to increased scrutiny by a global financial watchdog. Lorna Smith, the junior minister of financial services and economic development,...
Diving in to Wreck Week
Under the dining tents at Peg Leg’s Restaurant at Nanny Cay, butcher Devin “Cowboy” Schultz deftly filleted 10 large lionfish for a growing crowd on Saturday. Asked by an onlooker if the fish were safe to handle, Mr. Schultz appeared to wince at the question,...