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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 ...
Law enforcers and medical personnel, who have been kept busy throughout the day, are probing an accident that unfolded late this afternoon leaving at least three ...
The government has announced that effective today, March 16, the “Bubbly Pool” at Jost Van Dyk has been reopened, due to reduced groundswells and surge. A ...
Radio Station ZBVI could be at its maximum capacity again in just over a month’s time. The station’s 300 foot antenna was brought down early last Saturday ...
Police say a scooter rider remains in serious condition at Peebles Hospital following a nasty crash last evening (March 12) at Pasea in the vicinity of Delta Gas ...
The Fire and Rescue Services Department has reported that the chlorine leak incident at the Baugher’s Bay Desalination Plant, which interrupted the services of the ...
Local police today confirmed that a second American tourist died on the weekend while snorkeling off Norman Islands. Earlier reports indicated that only one tourist ...
A man was electrocuted at Baughers Bay here on Tortola about 6 0′ clock this evening, January 25. Residents have identified the deceased as Brian Malone who is ...
USA: An Indianapolis resident and two men from Kentucky were aboard the plane that crashed into a house in Palm Coast Friday afternoon. Michael R. Anders, 57, and ...
VOA – The Indian student who was brutally gang-raped on a bus in New Delhi has died in a Singapore hospital. A statement from the Mount Elizabeth Hospital said ...
Wednesday, December 12 – Police have released the name of the driver who died in a two-vehicle crash near the West End Police Station in Tortola late ...
A boat operated by Smith’s Ferry encountered tough times at sea late this afternoon, and was forced to head to Spanish Town in Virgin Gorda. The vessel called ...
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force is confirming that the body of a 30 year-old American visitor was found in the waters off Norman Island this morning. Initial ...
The driver implicated in the tragic death of scooter rider Brandon George is likely to walk free as it appears prosecutors are having a tough time finding enough ...
Police have outlined what they describe as the circumstances resulting in a deadly two-vehicle crash along Walter Francis Drive shortly after midnight (December 5). ...
Sunday, December 2 - Tishawn Henly, 26, was buried yesterday. That’s nearly a month after his half-brother Michael Jack allegedly stabbed him during a fight ...
Monday, November 26 – Police have turned the Hastings Grant case over to the coroner and, based on preliminary investigations, are ruling out foul play. Grant ...
Superintendent of Prisons Richard Holder has died. He reportedly suffered a heart attack and was rushed to Peebles Hospital where he was pronounced dead. Holder ...
Wednesday, November 21 – The 54-year-old male visitor who died after developing complications while swimming near Virgin Gorda this morning is from Kentucky in ...
Police are investigating an incident in which a man was hit by a motor vehicle while using the pedestrian cross next to UMI Fashion in Road Town. The pedestrian ...
Monday, November 19 – The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has released two photos of Alberto Rosa de la Rosa as it appeals to the public for assistance in ...
Police Information Officer Diane Drayton has confirmed that a male tourist died following an incident at Cane Garden Bay this morning. The name of the deceased ...
US Virgin Islands – A second body has been found aboard the Piper Aztec aircraft that crashed in the US Virgin Islands just over a week ago. The St. Thomas ...
ST. JOHN’S, Antigua – Ten days after the Fly Montserrat crash that killed three people, another of the company’s aircraft has been involved in an accident and ...
ST. THOMAS, USVI – After searching since Saturday for survivors of a downed Piper Aztec plane piloted by Kirby Hodge, the U.S. Coast Guard at sunset Monday ...
ST JOHN’S, Antigua, Friday October 12, 2012 – British citizen Michael Hudson, who miraculously survived Sunday’s deadly plane crash at the VC Bird ...
Saturday, October 13 – Relatives and friends of the late Brandon “Brandi” George today painted vivid pictures of the youngster’s final hours, ...
One week after a small plane-crash in Antigua killed three people, the Caribbean is now being notified of a similar incident, this time in the US Virgin Islands. ...
At least three hundred people converged on Tortola’s main town shortly after sunset Thursday (October 11) to participate in a candle-light procession in ...
Eighteen year-old scooter rider, Brandon George, will be laid to rest at the Sea Cows Bay cemetery in Tortola on Saturday (October 13). Thanksgiving service for the ...
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Annya Duncan, the Jamaican teacher who died in a plane crash at VC Bird International Airport in Antigua on Sunday, was today remembered as a ...
Law enforcers are now confirming that 18-year-old Brandon George was wearing a protective helmet when a Mitsubishi pickup allegedly knocked him from his scooter on ...
Relatives of the late Brandon George are hopping mad with the police even as they grieve the tragic passing of a loved one who they say was among the most ...
The Commonwealth of Dominican national who had to be flown to the University Hospital in Jamaica after he fell and received serious head injuries while working at ...
Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a male found this morning outside his home in Paraquita Bay. The body of 73-year-old Arnold ...
The driver of this vehicle escaped serious injuries when his car overturned at Ross Path Road (overlooking Cane Garden Bay). The incident occurred just before noon ...
Monday, June 25 – An American male visitor was pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital this afternoon after experiencing apparent difficulties while in the water near ...
Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority John Cline says the issue with the mother and the missing baby, who was cremated without her permission by Peebles ...
Thursday, April 26 – Minister for Education and Culture Honorable Myron V. Walwyn said his prayers are with those persons who were involved in this morning’s ...
Wednesday, April 4 – A man was pronounced dead around 4:30pm yesterday at the Iris O’Neal Clinic in Virgin Gorda after collapsing at the Taylors Bay in the ...
Monday, March 19 – Motorists and pedestrians are being advised to adhere to the rules of the road in light of startling statistics. By observing the road ...
Today, March 17, 2012 BVI News Online got snapshots for the farewell sendoff of Sgt. Joseph Toulon, who died on March 2 in a vehicle accident. A parade of officers ...
Saturday, March 3 – Officers gathered around Peebles Hospital last night after news of the death of a sergeant within the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force was ...
This letter is a heartfelt thank you to the police department, the volunteers, and all who prayed for, cared for or contributed to the search and rescue of my mom, ...
Agriculture supporter and talk show host Edmund Maduro said he is against the Farmers on the Move Group’s plans to boycott the annual agricultural week ...
Traffic Investigation Bureau officers on St. Thomas are investigating an auto accident that left two pedestrians dead and another in critical condition. At about 5 ...
A German national died on cruise ship MV Aida which was docked in Road Town yesterday. Leonard Hoernes, 83, became unconscious shortly after he was observed coughing ...
An accident involving two vehicles resulted in the death of retired police officer and former political candidate Maxwell Smith Sunday evening in West End. Smith of ...
The medical examiner’s report says that the South African boat captain who died when he was trying to retrieve a camera that fell into the sea died from ...
A 53-year-old Chapel Hill resident died yesterday after complaining of feeling ill. Reports are that Valiska Allen called her husband and told him she was at home, ...
Police sources believe arson was the cause of a vehicle fire in Josiah’s Bay on Wednesday. The vehicle, a Suzuki Geo Tracker, was burnt completely. Reports are ...
The Police Information Office (PIO) has confirmed that a scooter accident took place in the west of the island today. The PIO reports that two persons received minor ...
Police are investigating the death of a male tourist at Devil’s Bay, Virgin Gorda at about 10:00 this morning. Phil Aspinall of Virgin Islands Search and Rescue ...
Friday, December 2 – Acting Chief Fire Officer Mr. William Penn is cautioning the Virgin Islands community to be very careful and to observe safety rules when ...
Two persons sustained minor injuries in a traffic accident involving one vehicle in Sea Cow’s Bay on Saturday, Nov. 26. Police sources said the driver, Kevin ...
A coroner’s inquest into the death of four persons will begin this morning at 10:00 at the Magistrate’s Court in John’s Hole, Road Town, Tortola, ...
A talk show host believes the fundamental cause of crime in the territory is not being addressed, yet the police are expected to work magic to tackle crime. Speaking ...
Police are investigating the death of an American tourist at a popular dive site yesterday afternoon. Reports are that Dennis Keller, 73, of Washington DC, was ...
Monday, November 14 – Premier Dr. The Honourable D. Orlando Smith OBE, in a letter to Prime Minister Honourable Stephenson King, has extended condolences to the ...
The Police Information Office has confirmed that a boy is nursing injuries following a vehicular accident in The Valley, Virgin Gorda Sunday afternoon. Police ...
A local bailiff is now nursing serious injuries at Peebles Hospital following a two-vehicle collision at near the entrance of Dolphin Discovery, Prospect Reef today ...
Police are officially investigating a fire at One Mart Superstore in Purcell Estate last night that damaged flammable items. Sources told BVI News that a boy, around ...
A young man from East End was scheduled to undergo emergency surgery after his scooter collided with a car. Reports are that at about 4:50 a.m., Kehinde Frett of ...
A woman and child were spared the wrath of a possible drunk driver earlier tonight, having walked away with their lives after a White Terios Jeep (PK-94) slammed ...
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