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Monthly Archives: February 2012
A husband who damaged his wife’s vehicle following her threat to go to the police pleaded guilty to criminal damage when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court ...
Nominations for the Virgin Islands Civil Service Association (VICSA) Executive Board are due by 4:30 pm, Friday, 2 March, 2012. Nominations received after this date ...
The Water and Sewerage Department wishes to advise its Tortola customers of two interruptions. 1. Customers from the West End to Carrot Bay areas will experience an ...
The BVI London Office and H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) will host, “Business of Art”, a public lecture by Art Curator Mrs. Ziggi Golding on ...
Crown Counsel Jude Hanley will soon be submitting sentencing guidelines to Magistrate Tamia Richards in relation to the matter involving Kabasha Martin who is ...
Green VI has handed over to Government draft legislation that could swiftly revise current legislation that restricts the use of renewable energy in the BVI. The ...
It was announced in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday, February 29 that a summon is being prepared for interdicted Magistrate Charmaine Rosan-Bunbury to ...
Immigration’s policy to allow persons time to seek another job in the periods between work has been criticised by some residents who feel that the decision gives ...
Amongst the ugliness of discarded equipment, bottles, tires, and excessive litter that has plagued one the territories most beloved beaches emerges a shining hope ...
The Traffic Division of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is advising the public that during the Top 7 @ 7 Award Show which will be held at the Multi-Purpose ...
To Persons asking, why not respond to negative comments on my Articles, the answer is simple: These Articles are for Teaching & not Preaching; to Educate & ...
FEBRUARY 29—Darrel Redhead’s second half hat trick wasn’t enough to carry Virgin Gorda’s visiting Sugar Boyz past One Love, as they fell 4-3 at the A. O. ...
Tuesday, February 28 – Local artists will soon be exposed to new strategies in developing their talent and business skills to prepare them for the United Kingdom ...
Road Town, Tortola – Saturday February 25, 2012 – As part of its Corporate Social Responsibility, Scotiabank held a free Homeowners seminar at its Road Town ...
The Department of Information and Public Relations is inviting the public to tune in to HLSCC Channel 52 to view Government programmes every evening beginning ...
The Department of Information and Public Relations is inviting the public to tune in to JTV Channel 55, HLSCC Channel 52 and CBN Channel 51 on Thursday, 1st March ...
The Town and Country Planning Department’s office will be closed today, Wednesday, February 29 to facilitate the department’s annual planning. Persons are asked ...
Work permits bring in much needed revenue for the territory but on the other hand there is a need to balance the 60-40 work force dominated by expatriate workers ...
Tuesday, February 28 – The winners of the Efficiency, Innovate and Save (EIS) Competition were recognised for their winning submissions at a dinner held at ...
Former Communications and Works Minister Julian Fraser has called on the current Communications and Works minister to address the problem at the Baugher’s Bay ...
Monday, February 26 – The rapidly declining sense of respect for law and order, and other virtues such as loyalty, commitment, dedication and hope has led to the ...
Team Latitude 18 aced the inaugural Red Stripe SUP Relay races. Held at Long Bay, Beef Island on Saturday, February 25th, the event saw 5-person teams vie in a ...
“Certain things” come up at Dwight Blake hearing The Crown and the virtual complainant (VC) in the assault matter involving Dwight Blake are discussing ...
The Eye of the Storm team are planning to film a ‘book trailer’ in the coming month. This is a fashionable way of featuring a book on the Internet – ...
Primary readers and young adults are invited to enter a competition during March to win an Amazon Kindle or lessons in Scuba, Sailing or Swimming – courtesy of ...
Leon King, who was arrested in January on money laundering-related charges, had his bail varied in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 27. The ...
The Water and Sewerage Department is informing the public that on the weekend of February 25th and 26th there were interruptions in the water supply in the following ...
All full members of the Virgin Islands Civil Service Association (VICSA) are encouraged to stop by the Training Division, located at the Betteto Frett Building, ...
Data Pro has joined the Virgin Islands Civil Service Association’s (VICSA) Membership Benefits Program by offering all full members 10% off computers, monitors, ...
KATS Sailing recently concluded its introductory small dinghy sailing program. 10 students were issued certificates of completion. This 12 week program taught the ...
On Saturday 25th February, 38 young and enthusiastic competitors made the BVI Triathlon Federation’s (BVITF) first youth development triathlon a success.  ...
At the Annual General Meeting of the BVI Bar Association held on Friday, 17 February 2012 at the conference room of the Maria’s By the Seas Hotel, a new Bar ...
Do you know what’s right around the corner? Of course you do! It’s Easter Festival Time in Virgin Gorda. This year, the Virgin Gorda Festival Committee has two ...
Monday, February 27 – Class Five students of the Ebenezer Thomas Primary School now have a deeper appreciation for the contribution of local stalwarts to the ...
FEBRUARY 27—A Sprint Tech Track Club quartet ran unchallenged and threatened the 4x400m Relay National Youth Record on Saturday evening at the A. O. Shirley ...
FEBRUARY 22—Registration closes at 5 p.m. today for the Gatorade Development Series Relays scheduled for 4 p.m. on Saturday afternoon at the A. O. Shirley ...
FEBRUARY 27—Portland State University Vikings Sr. Karene King, with a mark that shattered the championships and all time conference record as well as the ...
JOURNEY TO RECOVERY: CHANGING THE DIRECTION OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS MONDAY, 27TH FEBRUARY, 2012 -Â My fellow Virgin Islanders and residents of this Territory:Â My ...
Mohamed Kamara, the man implicated in a credit card fraud matter, was sentenced today, February 27 to four months in prison for attaining services by deception and ...
Third district Representative and former Communications and Works Minister Julian Fraser has described as shocking recent statements made by current Communications ...
As of 24 February, 2012, Stimulus Mart is the newest business to agree to offer the Virgin Islands Civil Service Association (VICSA) a break at the cash register. ...
Weekend Scores results Friday February 24th – Sunday February 26th, 2012 Friday February 24, 2012 Phoenix Blue defeated Phoenix Red in a trilling five (5) sets in ...
PROVIDENCIALES, Turks and Caicos Islands — According to sources in the Haitian community in the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI), who tend to exchange ...
Final article on public transportation in the Virgin Islands A wonderful and delightful Native Virgin Islander, and popular writer, Sandra Philip Hodge, also known ...
First Degree Murder suspect Jose M. Rivera Jr., 39, has been extradited back in the Virgin Islands to face charges related to the kidnapping, torture and murder of ...
The idea of a locals-only August Emancipation celebration was rejected by NDP Radio host Eileen Parsons during the February 20 edition of the program. Parsons told ...
As part of the 42nd Republic Anniversary of Guyana on Monday last the Association of Guyanese Living in the BVI presented a cheque in the sum of one thousand dollars ...
Commissioner of Police Reynell Frazer invites the public to join in activities to mark Police Week from Sunday, 26 February to Saturday, 3 March. Among the ...
Reverend Ronald Branche of the St. Georges Episcopal Church is spending his last few months in the BVI. In fact he is scheduled to depart these shores sometime in ...
This Sunday’s (February 26) Social Group ride will commence at 7am outside the First Caribbean Bank as usual. This week we will be heading to Beef Island to ...
Wednesday, 22 February, 2012, the Virgin Islands Civil Service Association (VICSA) held a General Member/Council meeting at Maria’s by the Sea at 3:30 PM. ...
The public is reminded that in celebration of the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee, His Royal Highness the Duke of Gloucester will be visiting the Territory from March 5-9 ...
Tortola, British Virgin Islands, and February 23, 2012 – The BVI Olympic Office with the support of his Excellency Governor Boyd McCleary, Honourable Premier Dr D. ...
A two-member delegation from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK are in the BVI to continue talks today on the financial status of the territory. The ...
The attorney of Glenroy Industrious, the Purcell Estate Estate man who allegedly beat his child mother and a female police officer at a police station over a text ...
The recent Financial Investigating Agency (FIA) report that was tabled in the February 14 House of Assembly sitting has disclosed that the agency received a ...
The Financial Services Commission (FSC) has reported that certain forms of investment business continue to be affected by the global economic climate. In the 2012 ...
Police on St. Thomas arrested Conrad Bonelli, also known as Cherry and charged him with Grand Larceny after surveillance video filmed him taking a victim’s wallet ...
It was so great to see so many kids out in the waves having fun and we were so happy it all worked out so well! Final number of participants was 51– slightly more ...
Wednesday, February 22 – The BVI Ports Authority donated a high performance printer to the Willard Wheatley Primary School during a brief handover ceremony ...
High expectations and a bit of anxiety were the emotions that infused the St. George’s Secondary Division (STGS) auditorium on Wednesday February 15, as a group of ...
Wednesday, February 22, 2012 – In a continued effort to reach out to the youth in the community Sharon Flax Mars, Director of Human Resources at Rosewood Little ...
Wednesday, February 22 – On behalf of the BVI Health Services Authority, the Campaign Against Chronic Diseases (CARES) Committee is seeking to attract strong ...
From left to right: Minister for Health and Social Development, Honourable Ronnie W. Skelton is pictured here with the new Regional Pan American Health ...
Wednesday, February 22 – A two-day workshop on Greening the Economy towards Sustainable Development in the BVI began yesterday at the Treasure Isle Hotel. The ...
