The Virgin Islands Recovery and Development Agency (RDA), on behalf of the Government of the Virgin Islands, signed a contract for the construction of the new Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre (EHRLC) at the contract signing and groundbreaking ceremony held earlier this morning.The contract in the amount of three million, nine hundred and fifty-nine thousand, six hundred and ninety dollars and fifteen cents (USD 3,959,690.15) was awarded to Autland Heavy Equipment Co. Ltd.“The recovery ...

Stakeholders and a diverse group of industry partners from a wide cross-section of the public service and the private sector, the tourism and hospitality industry, gathered to share ideas and discuss the potential expansion of the Terrence B. Lettsome International Airport on Friday 18th August.The visioning meeting was chaired by the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works, Mrs. Elvia Smith-Maduro, who presented a timeline on the previous attempts to commence the airport...

The Customer Service Care Centre has fully relocated to the first floor of the Burhym Building on De Castro Street in Road Town.The new location allows the centre’s Customer Service Specialists to provide an enhanced level of service delivery to clients from a more central location.Deputy Governor, Mr. David D. Archer Jr. sees the centre’s new home as a step towards offering the best service to customers as it is now easily accessible and persons can fully benefit from the walk-in se...

Individuals traveling with an Electronic System for Travel Authorization (ESTA) should utilise the same passport to depart and re-enter the Territory to avoid being inaccurately recorded.The Office of the Deputy Governor has confirmed that some ESTA Visa Waiver applications were denied due to an issue where re-entrance to the Territory was not properly logged, thus inaccurately indicating that some travelers had never left the United States (U.S.). Read More: https://bvi.gov.vg/media-centre...

According to Isabell Allende (A Long Petal of the Sea) “…without science, industry and technology, no progress is possible…”Former Premier Fahie always repeated that ‘when you fail to plan, you plan to fail’ and it is beginning to be crystalline that we plan to fail at independence.To be clear, independence sits on the road of the natural trajectory in human development.  Parents expect it of their children and a people, at some point, desire to be mast...

Director of the Department of Waste Management Mr. Marcus Solomon is calling on the public to ‘retire their rides’ as the department launches its derelict removal campaign.Mr. Solomon said, “Over the next couple weeks we want the residents of Virgin Gorda as well as Tortola to retire their derelict rides as well as help us to identify derelicts throughout the community.”Mr. Solomon said the aim is to get as many derelicts off the street by September 15 to facilitate expor...

Terrance B Lettsome International airport welcomed the UK’s Royal Air Force (RAF) new A400 aircraft yesterday 16 August. The planned stop is part of the RAF’s essential training to ensure the crews have valuable familiarisation of landing the large aircraft in BVI if an emergency were to arise.On the brief visit the crew spoke to airport officials on a range of matters including disaster response.The UK also has a Royal Navy vessel in the region during hurricane season, which stands ...

Confirmed reports to our media room are that on Saturday 12 August, a ‘Go Fast’ Apache boat was stolen from its location. The boat was later recovered by police based on a report they received. Reports indicate that a firearm and ammunition were recovered and the boat is now in police custody as investigations continue. Unconfirmed reports allege that the owner of the ‘go fast’ Apache boat stolen on Saturday 12 August is Dante Wattley, local entertainer and son ...

“The water, mostly, goes everywhere but in the pipes.  Sometimes, for weeks on end, one must be content with seeing it cascading downhill or flowing through the bushes while it is needed in homes, in guest rooms, in businesses. Often, an observant Good Samaritan who knows one of the maintenance workers may send a photo with the hope that the identified leaks/breaks would be urgently addressed.   But it seems the maintenance workers often return to the same spo...