First District representative Andrew Fahie has accused the National Democratic Party government of trying to use ‘smoke screens’ to prevent him and other ...
Residents last evening shunned the government’s plan to develop Smuggler’s Cove on the western end of Tortola, saying they want the beach property to remain in ...
CLASS FIVE students of the Willard Wheatley Primary School now have a better understanding of life as an inmate following a visit to Her Majesty’s Prison on May ...
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) should continue bracing for relatively high prices until it rectifies the astronomical costs of shipping goods into the territory, ...
The police are being blamed for allowing persons to continue vending at Smuggler’s Cove on Tortola although the activity has been prohibited. In April last year, ...
It was a play that gripped an audience of several hundreds, and filled Sir Rupert Briercliffe Hall with belly-deep laughter for hours on Sunday evening. Courthouse ...
Nation News (Barbados) - The world knew him as the second oldest man alive, but to James Sisnett’s children, he was simply “a very good father”. Sisnett ...
Famous comedian and talk show host Steve Harvey introduced his global audience to the British Virgin Islands on 16 May during a prize-giving segment on his hit ...
The Virgin Islands Volleyball Women’s National Team will be competing at the 2nd Round NORCECA World Championship Qualification Volleyball Tournament this weekend ...
The North Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists will be celebrating their 37th USVI/BVI Pathfinder Congressoree here on Tortola from May 24th – 26th, ...
Stating that his ministry is committed to the development of horseracing here in the British Virgin Islands, Minister responsible for Sports Myron Walwyn has donated ...
Caribbean Journal - The opposition People’s Progressive Movement has won a plurality of seats in the Cayman Islands’ election, according to official results. The ...
First District representative Andrew Fahie would like to see the Tortola-based Smugglers Cove maintain its natural habitat, and also have a zip-line and walk trail. ...
Considering the poor behaviour displayed during some sittings of the House of Assembly, social commentator Douglas Wheatley has implored offenders to suspend their ...
OCEAN Conversion has given $5000 to assist with the hosting of the BVI Twilight Invitational Track Meet that will be held on June 1. The company, which produces ...
US Virgin Islands - Juvenile Investigation Bureau detectives are requesting the public’s assistance in locating 16-year-old Terrika Alexander who left from the ...
BBC - Eating more insects could help fight world hunger, according to a new UN (United Nations) report. The report by the UN Food and Agriculture Organization says ...
H. Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) overcame a 0-2 deficit to tie Bregado Flax Educational Centre (BFEC) in the LIME High Schools Boys Football League ...
Governor Boyd McCleary, after consultation with the Public Service Commission, has confirmed the appointment of Dr. Marcia Potter’s as Permanent Secretary in the ...
City Manager Janis Braithwaite-Edwards has made an appeal for members of the community to refrain from carrying out illegal advertising across Road Town, Tortola. ...
Claiming that many residents are still ‘crying out’ against relatively high electricity bills, Communications Minister Mark Vanterpool has reaffirmed the ...
Addressing an audience that included a number of UK parliamentarians, Premier of the British Virgin Islands Dr. D. Orlando Smith expressed hope that the ...
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has announced a number of traffic and parking restrictions ahead of the BVI Music Fest, which will take place from ...
BVI News Online has tried hard – without success – to locate the person who created the picture above. The picture seemingly has become one of the most ...
Theft is the taking of another person’s property without their permission or consent with intent to deprive them of it. The word is also used as an informal ...
Countries having information on any BVI company involved in illegal activities should bring it directly to the attention of the territory. Premier Dr. D. Orlando ...
“Every dog needs to have a job,” said Jeffery Brown who owns a three year-old German Shepherd called Piper. Sticking to his words, Brown taught Piper how to make ...
KHARI “KJ” Herbert won the 400m at Saturday’s 37th Golden South Classic in Orlando, Florida, while Kyron McMaster was fourth with a time that improved his ...
Following a territory-wide power outage that lasted for several hours on Tuesday (May 21), the BVI Electricity Corporation said service is almost fully restored. ...
First District representative Andrew Fahie has urged the House of Assembly to gauge the public’s perception through a series of consultations on the proposed use ...
The Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) had been very concerned that the loans it made available for higher learning were not being utilized, according to Education ...
ASSAULT OCCASIONING ACTUAL BODILY HARM On 18-05-2013 at 0615hrs, Police arrested and charged Melicia Bodkin, 18, for Assault Causing Actual Bodily Harm. UNLAWFUL ...
US Virgin Islands, St. Thomas Source - In the wake of Friday’s arrest of the director of the Department of Planning and Natural Resources’ Enforcement Division ...
Education Minister Myron Walwyn said his ministry does not usually offer full time scholarships, but he noted that a number of other avenues are available to ...
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, ...
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 of the House of Assembly Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe again raised concerns about bad behaviour; this time during fiery exchanges between Opposition member Julian ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 is crying out for increased staff and improved working conditions as it seeks to properly treat an increasing number of drug addicts. The centre, ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
Claiming that funds mismanaged by the previous Virgin Islands Party (VIP) government could have constructed many schools, Education Minister Myron Walwyn said the ...
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, ...
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 ...