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Legislators are aiming to find a better balance in regulating non-profit organisations based in the Virgin Islands, they said this week as they debated a proposed amendment to the Non-Profit …
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Construction on a new school at Jost Van Dyke is set to begin within the next few weeks, according to Recovery and Development Agency Director of Programme Strategy Dr. Neil …
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The world watched this week as Queen Elizabeth II was laid to rest following her death on Sept. 8, and Virgin Islands leaders joined in mourning both here and in …
During the month of August, 6-year-old Ky’Resha Hodge worked with her family and friends to collect about 79,000 plastic bottles, 58,000 glass bottles, and 7,000 aluminium cans for recycling. For …
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The boards overseeing three statutory bodies have been replaced in recent weeks, bringing new leadership to the BVI Ports Authority, the BVI Airports Authority, and the BVI Tourist Board, according …
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During a procurement workshop hosted by the Recovery and Development Agency on Tuesday, RDA CEO Anthony McMaster and other officials explained the procurement process in detail and fielded questions from …
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More than 133 hours of audio and video recordings are included in the United States’ evidence against former Premier Andrew Fahie, former BVI Ports Authority Managing Director Oleanvine, and her …
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Following an online news report about the recent closure of Ellis Thomas Downs, government issued a statement last week denying that it cancelled a lease granted to the Thomas family …
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As Tropical Storm Fiona approached the territory on Sept. 14, the Humane Society of the BVI made a plea to residents. “With the storm heading our way, we would like …
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The Virgin Islands braced for the effects of Tropical Storm Fiona from Friday, but the system barely brushed the territory, depositing some five inches of rain as its eye passed …
While students throughout the territory returned to school last week, officials continue to deal with infrastructure issues at multiple facilities. Faculty and more than 300 students from Althea Scatliffe Primary …
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At a time when the Premier’s Office is helping spearhead comprehensive reforms recommended by the recent Commission of Inquiry, it now has two permanent secretaries. Elvia Smith-Maduro has been appointed …
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Desha Skelton, the territory’s 2022 junior ambassador of tourism, will represent the Virgin Islands today at the Regional Tourism Youth Congress in the Cayman Islands, according to the BVI Tourist …
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A four-month project funded by UNICEF will review social assistance benefits and grants in the Virgin Islands with an eye toward strengthening such programmes in keeping with the reforms recommended …
As the number of migrants apprehended in the region continues to rise, six Cubans and a St. Kitts and Nevis national were detained on Great Thatch early Friday morning, police …
Since the death of Queen Elizabeth II last Thursday, debate across Britain’s territories and former colonies has intensified longstanding criticism of the monarchy’s history of overseas exploitation — and complicated …
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In the Road Town park named for Queen Elizabeth II, who died last Thursday at age 96, government officials and other residents gathered on Friday afternoon to commemorate the late …
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Following a dramatic increase in the cost of electricity since the start of the war in Ukraine, the Virgin Islands government will subsidise residential power bills through the end of …
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Government officials cut a ribbon on Friday to open a newly constructed post office in Cane Garden Bay. “This facility is so special to me because I received my first …
The territory is building its capacity to control mosquitos and other pests with help from the Caribbean Public Health Agency, government announced Friday. Recently, two CARPHA officials visited the Virgin …
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More than 11,000 pages of supporting documents that Governor John Rankin received with the Commission of Inquiry report on April 4 were posted last week on government’s website — more …
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A 30-year-old man was arrested on Aug. 31 after police stopped and searched a vehicle he was driving and found marijuana, according to the Police Information Office. Casheem Walter, 30, …
Alleged victim hospitalised A Purcell Estate resident faces charges after a stabbing on the morning of Aug. 31 on the neighbourhood’s basketball court left a man with several puncture wounds, …
Vi woman gets $40K bail A 42-year-old Florida man was remanded to prison on Tuesday for gun, ammunition and drug allegations while a 24-year-old Virgin Islands woman arrested along with …
The recent Commission of Inquiry reported finding evidence that the Premier’s Office under former Premier Andrew Fahie may have obstructed government auditors investigating Covid-19 assistance programmes. A new law is …
