Three persons, one male and two females, were charged for keeping an unlicenced firearm after a search warrant executed yesterday by several units within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force on a home in Little Apple Bay on the western end of Tortola uncovered a glock pistol and several rounds of ammunition. Police charged Delano … Continued
Preliminary inquiries surrounding the body recovered from the waters near Village Cay Marina on Thursday April 29th, suggests that the deceased is Ryan Smolderen, 65, a native of South Africa, who resided on the vessel Silent Wings dock at the marina. Positive identification is still to be made. Smolderen was reported missing earlier in the … Continued
AVIAREPS Italy now joined by France and the Nordics to provide public relations and marketing support. Following through on a mandate from Premier Honourable Andrew A. Fahie and the Board of Directors, to have one agency with the optimal combination of public relations, travel trade connections and expert knowledge of the markets to represent the … Continued
Construction work on The Bregado Flax Educational Centre – Secondary Division and the Ivan Dawson Primary School are said to be nearing completion. Deputy Premier And Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture, Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley while addressing the Seventh Sitting of the Third Session of the Fourth House of … Continued
A petition started by Mr. Stacy Mather, Director at the YEP to Deputy Premier and Minister for Education Dr. the Hon. Natalio D Wheatley seeks to instill a mandate that all Youth in Virgin Islands to be able to swim by age 10. The petition states, “The Virgin Islands (UK) is known as the sailing … Continued
Manager for the Expanded Programme on Immunization, Ms. Marina Bedeau is reminding residents of the Virgin Islands that being vaccinated prevents the spread of disease as the Territory observes Vaccination Week 2021. Ms. Bedeau said that vaccination week is an opportunity to highlight the importance of being vaccinated against vaccine preventable diseases. She said, “During … Continued
The RVIPF Major Crime Team today charged two males with murder and robbery, and one female with aiding in the incident that resulted in the fatal wounding of Catherine Pickering on April 18. Charged with murder are Akeem Hopkinson, 22 and Shameek Grant, 28 both of Zion Hill. Both males were also charged with the possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life and jointly charged with Shermar Richardson for robbery … Continued
Deputy Premier and Minister for Education, Culture, Youth Affairs, Fisheries and Agriculture Dr. the Honourable Natalio D. Wheatley has declared Farmers and Fishers Week 2021 officially open. Honourable Wheatley said, “This year, we celebrate farmers and fishers collectively as food producers with an emphasis on public awareness and education as we reflect on the accomplishments … Continued
Fully Vaccinated Visitors Free To Roam The Destination after Negative COVID-19 Ariival Test Beginning 15th May, 2021, fully vaccinated passengers arriving in the British Virgin Islands will be free to explore the destination after returning a negative Arrival (Day 0) test result. This news was announced by Minister for Health & Social Development, Honourable Carvin … Continued
Writers across the Territory are being offered another opportunity to finesse their skills with the hosting of another writing workshop series titled: “The Speculative and the Real: Writing Across Genre” a Prose Fiction Masterclass. Literary Arts Officer at the Department of Culture, Ms. Anika Christopher said that the upcoming workshop will give writers the opportunity … Continued
