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Reduce duty on safety equipmen...
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) should have an input in decisions relating to development plans submitted to the Town and Country Planning Department, ...
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BBC -Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to “get their house in order” and sign up to international treaties on tax. He ...
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SPEAKER CONCERNED: Fraser and ...
Speaker of the House of Assembly Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe again raised concerns about bad behaviour; this time during fiery exchanges between Opposition member Julian ...
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Overseas: Former Cayman Island...
Caribbean News Now - The police and the Anti-Corruption Commission in the Cayman Islands are currently investigating allegations that a payment of US$1 million was ...
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HLSCC lecture to highlight tra...
In commemoration of 175 years of full freedom from slavery in the British Caribbean, H. L. Stoutt Community College is pleased to present a public lecture titled ...
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Ministry of Education and Cult...
The Ministry of Education and Culture wishes to inform the public that residents can now address their queries, complaints and questions to the Help Desk located in ...
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Inspections for mosquito breed...
The Environmental Health Division is informing the following communities that its Vector Control Team will be conducting daily inspections on premises for mosquito ...
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Spanish Bowl final and Spanish...
The Ministry of Education and Culture invites the public to the 2013 Spanish Bowl Final and Spanish Extravaganza set for Wednesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. at the Sir ...
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Police defend witness protecti...
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has come out in defence of its Witness Protection Programme, noting that residents appear fearful to give information ...
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UNDER PRESSURE: Walwyn clarifi...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn has clarified that Judge Greg Mathis did not receive anything near $136,000 for the 45-minute speech he delivered few years ago to ...
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OPINION: Virgin Islands politi...
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years ...
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Senior citizens’ variety con...
The Social Development Department is inviting the public to the Senior Citizens’ Variety Concert on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium at ...
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Tax increase will not affect S...
BVI residents travelling by sea to shop in neighbouring St. Thomas will not be significantly affected by the impending increase in departure tax at local ports, ...
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BVI should have proper address...
In an effort to make the BVI safer, the Community Safety Consultative Group (CSCG) has called for streets to be adequately named and properties numbered throughout ...
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MORE FEE INCREASES: Police to ...
Three days after the government announced hikes in the departure tax at sea ports, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has disclosed its own set of ...
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Massive ‘yard style’ food ...
Feel for some authentic ‘yard’ food and music? The Jamaica Association of BVI Residents will satisfy your appetite on Monday (May 20) when it stages the annual ...
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HODGE FREED: Judge not incline...
The case against Sasha Hodge has been dismissed following a ruling that there is insufficient evidence to prove that she had possession of the over $400,000 that was ...
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Stop using the telephone while...
Minister for Communications and Works Mark Vanterpool has implored residents to stop using telephones while they drive, adding that it may result in motor vehicle ...
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LUCKY MOM: Janice Thomas wins ...
CCT felt the love after receiving hundreds of text entries in response to its Mother’s Day text and win competition. Customers were asked in ten words or less, to ...
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OVERSEAS: EU survey reveals ma...
BBC - A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. Poorer and younger ...
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BVI rolled out the red carpet ...
NATURE’S Little Secrets were fully exposed last night at the official opening ceremony for the Rotary 7020 District Conference at the Eileene L. Parsons ...
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Digicel cricket tournament res...
Following heavy rains over the weekend, the BVI Cricket Association’s Board took a decision to postpone the two matches in the Digicel Twenty/20 Cricket Tournament ...
Stop the projects until govern...
Government’s decision not to answer queries about the proposed cruise-ship pier expansion, has prompted Opposition member Andrew Fahie to request a review of ...
Posted in Finance/Business
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BVI likely to become a police ...
Legislator Julian Fraser has claimed that a bill seeking to have Closed Circuit Television (CCT) cameras installed throughout the territory is likely to transform ...
Posted in Crime/Police
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Sandy Lane Centre cries out fo...
Sandy Lane Centre is crying out for increased staff and improved working conditions as it seeks to properly treat an increasing number of drug addicts. The centre, ...
Posted in Health
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OVERSEAS: Man wants to marry h...
A Zimbabwean woman and her son have done the unthinkable – they have fallen in love with one another. And now they want to marry since the mom, Betty Mbereko from ...
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Premier declines to strip Walw...
Declaring that 105 young people have been placed since the Youth Unemployment Register started in November 2011, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith has dismissed calls for ...
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City Manager launches campaign...
The Office of the City Manager has launched an information campaign to sensitize the public about its functions as well as a number of issues relating to Road Town ...
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OVERSEAS: Pope Francis hits ou...
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the “cult of money” and to do more for the poor, in his first major speech on the financial crisis. Free ...
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No breakthrough; police won...
Following efforts to get an update about the murder of Melbourne Francis, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force issued a statement Wednesday evening indicating that ...
Posted in Crime/Police
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Purple Dragon Tortola makes bl...
On Wednesday 08 May 2013, a combined delegation of warriors and supporters led by Senpai Verne Turnbull and Senpai Bevon Baptiste travelled to Boca Raton, FL to ...
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HLSCC Ensembles in final conce...
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s five musical ensembles will bring the curtains down on the 2012-13 Performing Arts Series with a final concert at the ...
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Summer Sizzle BVI seeking volu...
Summer Sizzle BVI is currently recruiting volunteers for Summer Sizzle BVI 2013. This year’s events will take place July 11-14th 2013. We are looking for ...
Visual Arts Department to hold...
The Visual Arts Department of the Elmore Stoutt High School is once again inviting the public to support their fundraising breakfast on Friday, May 17 in the ...
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HLSCC graduation notice
Candidates for HLSCC’s 2013 Graduation Exercises are advised that the final deadline for submission of applications for the upcoming graduation is Friday, May ...
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Where is the police plane? Fra...
Still sounding his call for more guns to be made available to police officers, Third District Representative Julian Fraser also questioned the whereabouts of an ...
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Popeye’s to be paid $800K fo...
The Ministry of Education and Culture is to pay local company, Popeye’s Rental, a total of just over $800,000 for the rental of tables, chairs and stages. Myron ...
Posted in General
42 Comments
VIP had wrong priorities; no m...
Claiming that funds mismanaged by the previous Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government could have constructed many schools, Education Minister Myron Walwyn said the ...
Posted in General
23 Comments
OVERSEAS: Cleveland kidnapping...
Lawyers for accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro say their client plans to plead not guilty and urged the public not to jump to conclusions about his character, ...
Posted in Crime/Police
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SEWAGE IN LIMBO: Gov’t uncer...
The Road Town and East End/Long Look sewage projects will not be completed this year, and the government is still uncertain as to how it will source the near $20M ...
Posted in Development
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ARREST BLOTTER: May 5 to May 1...
ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM 1. On 05-05-2013 at 1200hrs – Police arrested and charged Jonathan Maduro, 21, of Jean Hill for the offence of ...
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TRC publishes market data repo...
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (“TRC”) has today published a report on the BVI’s telecommunications market covering the period 2009 – 2010. ...
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HIV patients to start paying f...
Persons living with HIV here in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will have to start helping to cover the costs for their lab work and medication, starting the ...
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Magistrate insists trial of al...
Magistrate Tamia Richards today insisted that there would be no further delays in the trial of two men who are accused of unlawfully cultivating cannabis. The trial ...
Posted in Court
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Spanish clashes get underway a...
With a renewed zeal to increase the fluency of Spanish throughout the Territory’s schools, the Ministry of Education and Culture will host the 2013 Spanish ...
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ALIVE WORD: Prayer alert! Peop...
“Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, when I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, ...
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Vanterpool concerned about con...
Works Minister Mark Vanterpool today raised concern about the frequency with which the government is being asked to verbally divulge details regarding contracts and ...
Posted in General
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Walwyn wants overseas help; mo...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn today announced that the mould problem is far more serious that earlier thought, and is affecting a number of other schools apart ...
Posted in All News
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TAX INCREASE: Premier announce...
Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith has announced that the departure tax for persons traveling by sea is to be increased possibly by the start of next month. The increase ...
Posted in General
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No office hours for Deputy Pre...
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour wishes to inform the Virgin Gorda Community that the Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. ...
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BVI Tourist Board to hold indu...
The BVI Tourist Board invites the Anegada community to attend a Tourism Industry Meeting whereby the Director of Tourism will be on hand to share information ...
Anegada and Jost Van Dyke resi...
The Inland Revenue Department is currently conducting internal training to improve its services to internal and external customers. As such, the department wishes to ...
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Public invited to fun day at c...
The New Testament Church of God Singles Ministry will be holding it’s first Family Fun Day/Fundraiser on Saturday 18th May, 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm in the ...
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The two most unpopular persons...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn and Acting Police Commissioner David Morris are ‘the two most unpopular persons’ in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), ...
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INTERNATIONAL: Fears grow over...
BBC - The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the ...
Posted in Health
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Gun seized in Brandywine Bay, ...
A 16 year-old scooter rider has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force ...
Posted in Crime/Police
11 Comments
Marijuana farmer to reap his s...
A resident of East End, who unsuccessfully requested that his drug case be put off for six months in order for him to pay his child’s college fee, is now ...
Posted in Court
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USVI: Child is safe with famil...
US Virgin Islands – On May 9, a Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) press release was issued stating an Amber Alert was issued for a 9-year-old boy who ...
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Opposition members to search f...
Members of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will today try to trace the $15 million they borrowed while in government to address sewage issues in sections ...
Posted in Finance/Business
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Civil Service concerned about ...
The Virgin Islands Civil Service Association has called for the government to renegotiate the contract recently renewed with BUPA Insurance Company. In a statement ...
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VINO boss wants blogging to en...
Julian Willock, the owner of Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), said he would support an end to blogging on online news sites. Claiming that there are often only ...
Posted in General
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Maloney secures silver and bro...
Portland State Vikings Sr. Dominique Maloney closed out her collegiate career by achieving another goal during the 2013 Big Sky Conference Championships on her home ...
No money allocated for capital...
Third District representative Julian Fraser is claiming that, for the first three months of this year, the government declined to put money into the Development ...
Posted in General
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Road Town Clinic likely to be ...
It is highly possible that the Road Town Clinic will be relocated to the state-owned building that currently houses Peebles Hospital on Tortola, according to Health ...
Posted in General
4 Comments
We did not lose our customers,...
Denying claims that it had lost customers due to a protracted service disruption last December, CCT Global Communications said it is now bent on improving the ...
Posted in General
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BBC -Prime Minister David Cameron has urged British overseas territories to “get their house in order” and sign up to international treaties on tax. He ...
SPEAKER CONCERNED: Fraser and ...
Speaker of the House of Assembly Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe again raised concerns about bad behaviour; this time during fiery exchanges between Opposition member Julian ...
Overseas: Former Cayman Island...
Caribbean News Now - The police and the Anti-Corruption Commission in the Cayman Islands are currently investigating allegations that a payment of US$1 million was ...
HLSCC lecture to highlight tra...
In commemoration of 175 years of full freedom from slavery in the British Caribbean, H. L. Stoutt Community College is pleased to present a public lecture titled ...
Ministry of Education and Cult...
The Ministry of Education and Culture wishes to inform the public that residents can now address their queries, complaints and questions to the Help Desk located in ...
Inspections for mosquito breed...
The Environmental Health Division is informing the following communities that its Vector Control Team will be conducting daily inspections on premises for mosquito ...
Spanish Bowl final and Spanish...
The Ministry of Education and Culture invites the public to the 2013 Spanish Bowl Final and Spanish Extravaganza set for Wednesday, May 22 at 4:00 p.m. at the Sir ...
Police defend witness protecti...
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has come out in defence of its Witness Protection Programme, noting that residents appear fearful to give information ...
UNDER PRESSURE: Walwyn clarifi...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn has clarified that Judge Greg Mathis did not receive anything near $136,000 for the 45-minute speech he delivered few years ago to ...
OPINION: Virgin Islands politi...
A series of stories looks at the Virgin Islands political scene as midterm approaches: What is the political pulse of the country approximately two and a half years ...
Senior citizens’ variety con...
The Social Development Department is inviting the public to the Senior Citizens’ Variety Concert on Sunday, May 19, 2013 at the Eileene L. Parsons Auditorium at ...
Tax increase will not affect S...
BVI residents travelling by sea to shop in neighbouring St. Thomas will not be significantly affected by the impending increase in departure tax at local ports, ...
BVI should have proper address...
In an effort to make the BVI safer, the Community Safety Consultative Group (CSCG) has called for streets to be adequately named and properties numbered throughout ...
MORE FEE INCREASES: Police to ...
Three days after the government announced hikes in the departure tax at sea ports, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has disclosed its own set of ...
Massive ‘yard style’ food ...
Feel for some authentic ‘yard’ food and music? The Jamaica Association of BVI Residents will satisfy your appetite on Monday (May 20) when it stages the annual ...
HODGE FREED: Judge not incline...
The case against Sasha Hodge has been dismissed following a ruling that there is insufficient evidence to prove that she had possession of the over $400,000 that was ...
Stop using the telephone while...
Minister for Communications and Works Mark Vanterpool has implored residents to stop using telephones while they drive, adding that it may result in motor vehicle ...
LUCKY MOM: Janice Thomas wins ...
CCT felt the love after receiving hundreds of text entries in response to its Mother’s Day text and win competition. Customers were asked in ten words or less, to ...
OVERSEAS: EU survey reveals ma...
BBC - A quarter of gay people surveyed in a major EU poll say they have been subjected to attacks or violent threats in the past five years. Poorer and younger ...
BVI rolled out the red carpet ...
NATURE’S Little Secrets were fully exposed last night at the official opening ceremony for the Rotary 7020 District Conference at the Eileene L. Parsons ...
Digicel cricket tournament res...
Following heavy rains over the weekend, the BVI Cricket Association’s Board took a decision to postpone the two matches in the Digicel Twenty/20 Cricket Tournament ...
Stop the projects until govern...
Government’s decision not to answer queries about the proposed cruise-ship pier expansion, has prompted Opposition member Andrew Fahie to request a review of ...
BVI likely to become a police ...
Legislator Julian Fraser has claimed that a bill seeking to have Closed Circuit Television (CCT) cameras installed throughout the territory is likely to transform ...
Sandy Lane Centre cries out fo...
Sandy Lane Centre is crying out for increased staff and improved working conditions as it seeks to properly treat an increasing number of drug addicts. The centre, ...
OVERSEAS: Man wants to marry h...
A Zimbabwean woman and her son have done the unthinkable – they have fallen in love with one another. And now they want to marry since the mom, Betty Mbereko from ...
Premier declines to strip Walw...
Declaring that 105 young people have been placed since the Youth Unemployment Register started in November 2011, Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith has dismissed calls for ...
City Manager launches campaign...
The Office of the City Manager has launched an information campaign to sensitize the public about its functions as well as a number of issues relating to Road Town ...
OVERSEAS: Pope Francis hits ou...
Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the “cult of money” and to do more for the poor, in his first major speech on the financial crisis. Free ...
No breakthrough; police won...
Following efforts to get an update about the murder of Melbourne Francis, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force issued a statement Wednesday evening indicating that ...
Purple Dragon Tortola makes bl...
On Wednesday 08 May 2013, a combined delegation of warriors and supporters led by Senpai Verne Turnbull and Senpai Bevon Baptiste travelled to Boca Raton, FL to ...
HLSCC Ensembles in final conce...
The H. Lavity Stoutt Community College’s five musical ensembles will bring the curtains down on the 2012-13 Performing Arts Series with a final concert at the ...
Summer Sizzle BVI seeking volu...
Summer Sizzle BVI is currently recruiting volunteers for Summer Sizzle BVI 2013. This year’s events will take place July 11-14th 2013. We are looking for ...
Visual Arts Department to hold...
The Visual Arts Department of the Elmore Stoutt High School is once again inviting the public to support their fundraising breakfast on Friday, May 17 in the ...
HLSCC graduation notice
Candidates for HLSCC’s 2013 Graduation Exercises are advised that the final deadline for submission of applications for the upcoming graduation is Friday, May ...
Where is the police plane? Fra...
Still sounding his call for more guns to be made available to police officers, Third District Representative Julian Fraser also questioned the whereabouts of an ...
Popeye’s to be paid $800K fo...
The Ministry of Education and Culture is to pay local company, Popeye’s Rental, a total of just over $800,000 for the rental of tables, chairs and stages. Myron ...
VIP had wrong priorities; no m...
Claiming that funds mismanaged by the previous Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government could have constructed many schools, Education Minister Myron Walwyn said the ...
OVERSEAS: Cleveland kidnapping...
Lawyers for accused Cleveland kidnapper Ariel Castro say their client plans to plead not guilty and urged the public not to jump to conclusions about his character, ...
SEWAGE IN LIMBO: Gov’t uncer...
The Road Town and East End/Long Look sewage projects will not be completed this year, and the government is still uncertain as to how it will source the near $20M ...
ARREST BLOTTER: May 5 to May 1...
ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM 1. On 05-05-2013 at 1200hrs – Police arrested and charged Jonathan Maduro, 21, of Jean Hill for the offence of ...
TRC publishes market data repo...
The Telecommunications Regulatory Commission (“TRC”) has today published a report on the BVI’s telecommunications market covering the period 2009 – 2010. ...
HIV patients to start paying f...
Persons living with HIV here in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will have to start helping to cover the costs for their lab work and medication, starting the ...
Magistrate insists trial of al...
Magistrate Tamia Richards today insisted that there would be no further delays in the trial of two men who are accused of unlawfully cultivating cannabis. The trial ...
Spanish clashes get underway a...
With a renewed zeal to increase the fluency of Spanish throughout the Territory’s schools, the Ministry of Education and Culture will host the 2013 Spanish ...
ALIVE WORD: Prayer alert! Peop...
“Son of man, speak to the children of thy people, and say unto them, when I bring the sword upon a land, if the people of the land take a man of their coasts, ...
Vanterpool concerned about con...
Works Minister Mark Vanterpool today raised concern about the frequency with which the government is being asked to verbally divulge details regarding contracts and ...
Walwyn wants overseas help; mo...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn today announced that the mould problem is far more serious that earlier thought, and is affecting a number of other schools apart ...
TAX INCREASE: Premier announce...
Premier Dr. D. Orlando Smith has announced that the departure tax for persons traveling by sea is to be increased possibly by the start of next month. The increase ...
No office hours for Deputy Pre...
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Labour wishes to inform the Virgin Gorda Community that the Deputy Premier and Minister for Natural Resources and Labour, Dr. ...
BVI Tourist Board to hold indu...
The BVI Tourist Board invites the Anegada community to attend a Tourism Industry Meeting whereby the Director of Tourism will be on hand to share information ...
Anegada and Jost Van Dyke resi...
The Inland Revenue Department is currently conducting internal training to improve its services to internal and external customers. As such, the department wishes to ...
Public invited to fun day at c...
The New Testament Church of God Singles Ministry will be holding it’s first Family Fun Day/Fundraiser on Saturday 18th May, 2013 from 10 am to 5 pm in the ...
The two most unpopular persons...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn and Acting Police Commissioner David Morris are ‘the two most unpopular persons’ in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), ...
INTERNATIONAL: Fears grow over...
BBC - The World Health Organization says it appears likely that the novel coronavirus (NCoV) can be passed between people in close contact. This comes after the ...
Gun seized in Brandywine Bay, ...
A 16 year-old scooter rider has been arrested and charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, according to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force ...
Marijuana farmer to reap his s...
A resident of East End, who unsuccessfully requested that his drug case be put off for six months in order for him to pay his child’s college fee, is now ...
USVI: Child is safe with famil...
US Virgin Islands – On May 9, a Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD) press release was issued stating an Amber Alert was issued for a 9-year-old boy who ...
Opposition members to search f...
Members of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will today try to trace the $15 million they borrowed while in government to address sewage issues in sections ...
Civil Service concerned about ...
The Virgin Islands Civil Service Association has called for the government to renegotiate the contract recently renewed with BUPA Insurance Company. In a statement ...
VINO boss wants blogging to en...
Julian Willock, the owner of Virgin Islands News Online (VINO), said he would support an end to blogging on online news sites. Claiming that there are often only ...
Maloney secures silver and bro...
Portland State Vikings Sr. Dominique Maloney closed out her collegiate career by achieving another goal during the 2013 Big Sky Conference Championships on her home ...
No money allocated for capital...
Third District representative Julian Fraser is claiming that, for the first three months of this year, the government declined to put money into the Development ...
Road Town Clinic likely to be ...
It is highly possible that the Road Town Clinic will be relocated to the state-owned building that currently houses Peebles Hospital on Tortola, according to Health ...
We did not lose our customers,...
Denying claims that it had lost customers due to a protracted service disruption last December, CCT Global Communications said it is now bent on improving the ...
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