$300K found @ Port Purcell allegedly came on vessel from Anguilla
PORT PURCELL, Tortola, VI- Our newsroom has been informed by sources close to the investigation that the some $300,000 cash discovered at the BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) [...]
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His Excellency John J. Rankin Is BVI’S 14th Governor
Wednesday, 3 February 2021 His Excellency the Governor Mr. John James Rankin, CMG was sworn in as 14th Governor of the Virgin Islands at a ceremony on Friday January, 29. [...]
Caribbean Countries to receive first COVID-19 vaccine allocations by mid February 2021
Vaccines delivery schedules announced for countries participating in COVAX Washington, D.C., Jan. 31, 2021 (PAHO) — COVAX, a coalition led by WHO and Gavi to ensure [...]
Nothing to hide! Premier calls for Commission of Inquiry to broadcast live
BY: BVI NEWS Premier Fahie Premier Andrew Fahie has requested that the hearings of the upcoming Commission of Inquiry be broadcasted live on all media platforms to allow for [...]
Stiff fines for tourists & locals breaching COVID-19 guidelines-Up to $1000 fee for those who contravene the protocols
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI– Tourists and locals who breach the COVID-19 guidelines as the territory reopens for the December 2020 tourism season, could find themselves paying [...]
Businesses threaten to leave BVI amid stringent COVID protocols
BY: BVI NEWS ON NOVEMBER 26, 2020 Some business owners have threatened to shut down operations in the BVI if COVID-19 health protocols aren’t relaxed to suit their business [...]
Davis brothers remanded to prison after major cocaine & firearm bust
Darren Davis, left, and Leston Davis at the Magistrate’s Court in John’s Hole on November 10, 2020. Photo: VINO ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The two brothers arrested [...]
BVI: Govt’s travel protocols ‘impractical’ and an ‘overkill’
The recently announced travel protocols by Premier Andrew Fahie is being labelled as “impractical” by a number of the Opposition members. Their statements came during the [...]
BVI: No day trips into VI likely before March 2021- Hon Malone- Health Minister Carvin Malone said day tripping is not logistically possible at this time
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The tourism sector of the Virgin Islands that relies heavily on visitors coming into the territory on a day trip will have to wait at least another [...]
BVI: Bar fights, incidents adding to already stressed situation– Skelton-Cline- urges bar owners to beef up on-premises security
October 21st, 2020 | BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI – Social commentator and government consultant, Mr Claude O. Skelton-Cline has called on local bar and pub owners to put more [...]
