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January 20th, 2025
Health Minister ‘eagerly await’ assessment report of incinerator by US company

POCKWOOD POND, Tortola, VI- Minister for Health and Social Development Honourable Vincent O. Wheatley (R9) has said the functionality of the incinerator at Pockwood Pond has been a top priority since his first day in office, as it plays a vital role in the Territory’s waste disposal process.

January 16th, 2025
US company contracted to assess incinerator- DWM Director

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- An international company has been contracted to assist the Department of Waste Management (DWM) with addressing the years-long issue with the incinerator at Pockwood Pond.

December 25th, 2024
FSC & FIA release Institutional Risk Assessment guide

PARAQUITA BAY, Tortola, VI- The BVI Financial Services Commission (FSC) and the BVI Financial Investigation Agency (FIA) have released their publication giving guidance on Institutional Risk Assessment.

September 16th, 2024
Order in Council not yet lifted; OT Minister wants to do own assessment- Premier

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Although most of the recommended reforms on governance coming out of the one-man Commission of Inquiry (CoI) have been implemented, the United Kingdom (UK) Overseas Territories Minister Stephen J. Doughty (MP) has opted to not yet lift the controversial Order in Council to suspend the Virgin Islands Constitution.

May 8th, 2024
Dedicated teams actively responding to this ‘emergency situation’- Hon Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) has said his Ministry is fully aware of the unexpected and severe flooding that occurred across the Virgin Islands on May 7, 2024.

March 5th, 2024
Almost 40% of adults between 25-64 years in VI are obese- Health Minister

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- “Beyond the sun-kissed beaches and colorful culture, our BVI community grapples with the far-reaching consequences of obesity, a health issue that extends beyond individual well-being.”

November 14th, 2023
8 persons permanently residing @ Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Some eight persons who sought medical attention at Dr D. Orlando Smith Hospital and were discharged have made the hospital their home, since they reportedly have nowhere else to go.

October 20th, 2023
Honourable Rymer & team assess drainage in RT ahead of tropical storm

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister for Communications and Works Honourable Kye M. Rymer (R5) has led a delegation through several areas of Road Town to assess the drainage situation ahead of Tropical Storm Tammy, which is expected to bring heavy rains at the weekend.

October 4th, 2023
Teams seeking ways to ‘speed up the runoff & clean-up process’- Hon Rymer

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- Minister For Communications and Works Hon Kye M. Rymer (R5) was out early this morning, Wednesday, October 4, 2023, with teams from his Ministry to assess the flooding situation caused by the passage of Tropical Storm Philippe overnight.

October 19th, 2022
Virgin Islands [British] Skunkworks Project?

Edgar Leonard

The Virgin Islands (VI)[British] is a small 36-island and 59-square mile, resource-poor, water-challenged, once neglected and forgotten, a little sleepy hollow, left by colonialists as only useful as a bird sanctuary, etc., chain of developing islands with a diverse estimated 30,000 population and a small undiversified service-based economy.

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