Deputy Premier Lorna Smith pushed back this week after the Virgin Islands and other overseas territories were accused of deliberately defying the British parliament’s attempts to crack down on “dirty money.” Dame Margaret Hodge, a veteran Labour member of parliament and frequent critic of the...
April 19, 2024
April 19, 2024
Marine base handed over
After their base sustained major damage from hurricanes Irma and Maria in 2017, marine police now have a new, expanded building that they will share with customs and immigration officers. Fourteen months after construction began, the Recovery and Development Agency handed over the renamed Virgin...
April 18, 2024
Burt Point sewage plant back online
The Burt Point sewage treatment plant is operational again for the first time since it sustained major damage during Hurricane Irma in 2017. Extensive repairs on the facility were completed recently by Biwater International Limited — the contractor that built the plant and a similar...
April 18, 2024
After raises, all public officers said to earn ‘living wage’
All of the territory’s 2,499 public officers are now earning at least a “living wage” under a new salary structure implemented last month following a review carried out by consultant PricewaterhouseCoopers, according to government. PWC’s Compensation Review and Job Classification Report — which was completed...
April 16, 2024
‘Hyperactive’ storm season is expected
This year’s Atlantic Hurricane Season is expected to be “extremely active,” researchers warned last week. In a report released last Thursday, forecasters at the Colorado State University Tropical Meteorology Project predicted 23 named storms in the Atlantic Basin between June 1 and Nov. 30. Of...
April 15, 2024
All labour processes to go online
The government’s first online work-permit system shut down in February 2022 after barely six months in operation. Now, officials are trying again. Work-permit processing and private-sector job applications will be available online by the end of June as part of ongoing reforms at the Department...
April 15, 2024
Kids, seniors to get free eye care
Virgin Islands youths and seniors will have access to free vision screening and eyeglasses this month through a project spearheaded by the Lions Club of Tortola. For the project’s first phase, club members recently pre-screened more than 2,000 students in public and private primary and...
April 12, 2024
Light wind tests sailors at regatta
Light winds put sailors’ skills to the test during the 51st year of the BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival. But they didn’t let that stop them from racing. “Everyone came with game and [was] really amazing to be around,” said Regatta Director Cayley Smit....
April 12, 2024
Waste oil facility now open in Sea Cows Bay
A new waste oil facility that opened on Friday in Sea Cows Bay can store up to 20,000 gallons of used oil, according to the Department of Waste Management. DWM Deputy Director Anslem Myers said the agency has hired a company to manage the facility...
April 11, 2024
HOA votes to change Register of Interests
House of Assembly members voted this week to make changes to their Register of Interests, but the extent of those changes is not clear because a bill they passed Tuesday has not yet been made public. The Register of Interests (Amendment) Bill 2024 passed with...
