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Complaints Commission faced issues addressing complaints last year

In the recently published 2022 Standing Finance Committee (SFC) Report, Complaints Commiss...

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Some 660 public servants now eligible for retirement- SFC Report - Gov...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A total of 660 public officers in the Virgin Islands (VI) are now...

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Accountant General changed to ‘speed up’ audited financial statements

Premier Andrew Fahie has said former Acting Accountant General Anna Rabsatt was replaced b...

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SFC Report: Labour Minister pleads with gov’t to help seniors!

Minister for Natural Resources, Labour and Immigration, Vincent Wheatley, has extended a p...

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Retrial of ex-policemen Prevost & Power officially underway at High Co...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The highly controversial court matter involving two interdicted po...

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Gov’t should consider affordable housing development — Wheatley

Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has proposed for central government to consider afforda...

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Gov’t still working on permanent fix to Road Reef sewerage issue

The Ministry of Works & Utilities is still working on a permanent fix to the sewerage prob...

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Food Security bill to tackle water, funding and land use problems

Agriculture & Fisheries Minister, Dr Natalio Wheatley said government’s proposed Virgin Is...

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Public Health Unit promoting improved wellness and fun for 2022

The Public Health Unit in the Ministry of Health and Social Development is on a quest to p...

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New airline to start operating in BVI in another 6 to 7 months — Premi...

Premier Andrew Fahie said his government is confident that another airline will be operati...

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Faulty online system the major factor behind work permit backlog

One of the general consensuses emerging from the stakeholders meeting about the issues fac...

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Multiyear work permits for expats bad for locals — Labour Commish

Acting Labour Commissioner Michelle McLean has suggested that multiyear work permits for e...

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Fahie challenged to reinstate board 3 years after forcing disbandment

Some three years after its disbandment by Premier Andrew Fahie, the Climate Change Trust F...

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Health Minister fumes at incinerator contractor’s lapses

Health Minister Carvin Malone has lashed out at the contractor responsible for replacing p...

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'Give people work so they don't have time to complain'- Skelton-Cline...

BAUGHERS BAY, Tortola, VI- Host of the Honestly Speaking Radio Programme and Consultant Mr...

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Over 20 COVID deaths since new year! Toll now at 62 persons

Despite case numbers continuing to decline steadily over the last few weeks, the BVI’s COV...

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Vanterpool Admin Building officially handed back over to gov’t

Government has now received the keys to the newly renovated Vanterpool Administration Buil...

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Just optics! Money not there for WE Ferry Terminal project — Penn

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has insisted that there is no money available to the governm...

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‘Be more responsible on the radio’- Dr the Hon Wheatley urges ‘Heritag...

EAST END Tortola, VI – Tola Radio VI 100.5 FM morning radio host Floyd Burnett aka 'Herita...

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CDB predicts GDP growth in borrowing nations like BVI

The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) is projecting a gross domestic product (GDP) growth o...

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Premier refutes Penn’s ‘no money’ claims on WE ferry terminal

Premier Andrew Fahie has rebutted claims that his government has no access to the necessar...

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New BVIAA boss laying foundation to improve local airports

Exactly one month after being appointed as the Managing Director (MD) of the BVI Airports...

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‘Buckle up’! Ukraine-Russia conflict expected to impact BVI

The Russian military invasion of Ukraine that began last week has roiled global markets in...

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Over $200M needed to upgrade, rehabilitate BVI’s infrastructure

Works Minister Kye Rymer said estimates indicate that the cost to repair, upgrade and reha...

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BVI to participate in regional mangrove symposium

The Virgin Islands will be joining various organisations from across the Caribbean to shar...

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Police sergeant arrested for questionable testimony in court

Information reaching BVI News is that an officer attached to the Royal Virgin Islands Poli...

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Sergeant charged with perverting the course of justice gets bail

The police sergeant accused of giving inconsistent evidence in a court matter has been bro...

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'Pandemic' compensation for Public Health Unit being 'addressed'- MoH&...

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Staff of the Public Health Unit (PHU) have been assured that the i...

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Farmers need market square back! Gov’t criticised for inaction

Opposition Leader Marlon Penn has criticised the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) administration...

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BVI experiencing the most difficult times since slavery — Dr Wheatley

Deputy Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley has expressed that the BVI may be experiencing some of...

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