Members of the local entertainment fraternity have expressed shock and sadness over the passing of a US Virgin Islands (USVI) band member who met his demise in a plane crash recently. Kylo Sylvester, a lead singer of the well-known Stylee […]
Archive for December, 2017
Hundreds turn out for annual Speedy’s Feel Good Holiday Concert
Christmas songs permeated the slightly chilled air in the Valley, Virgin Gorda as hundreds of persons from the territory gathered at Speedy’s headquarters’ parking lot for the annual Speedy’s Feel Good Holiday Concert. This is the first time the event […]
BVIEC offering temporary jobs to residents
The BVI Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) is offering temporary jobs to unemployed residents. Jobs became available just recently after Works Minister Mark Vanterpool instructed the BVIEC to employ willing residents. “I opened up the door last Thursday to the Board to […]
Thad Lettsome to represent BVI in Youth Sailing World Champs in China
Fifteen-year-old Thad Lettsome will be representing the British Virgin Islands next week in the 47th Youth Sailing World Championships in Sanya, China. The Youth Sailing World Championship is said to be the pinnacle event in the youth racing calendar and, […]
COMMENTARY: The threat of a long recession post-Irma
By Dickson Iwe, Contributor The floods and hurricanes of September 2017 were the worst disasters to visit the Virgin Islands since the 1800s. The month of September 2017 was a crossroad for the Virgin Islands. The disasters of the month […]
Two caught on camera allegedly stealing electronics
Two men who were allegedly caught on CCTV camera carting off several electronic appliances from a warehouse at Port Purcell have been arrested and charged by police, according to reports reaching BVI New Online. It is understood that sometime this week, […]
EXCITING: Taxi operators react to cruise passengers arrival
It was a mixture of pleasure and cautious optimism as the territory welcomed two cruise vessels this week following a three-month lull as a result of the devastation caused by Hurricane Irma. A pleasure for many taxi operators who stopped […]
CGB Beach Closed: High bacteria, sewage in water
Government has ordered the Cane Garden Bay beach closed due to ‘poor water quality’. Authorities who recently conducted water quality tests at the beach said they suspect the water was exposed to untreated sewage from a non-functioning sewage plant nearby. […]
We don’t support gay marriage here, visitors told
Junior minister for tourism Archibald Christian wants to make it clear to visitors that gay marriages are not accepted in the British Virgin Islands. Christian made his position against same-sex marriage known in the House of Assembly yesterday during a […]
Trellis Bay Market and Grill goes modern; explores floating dock
Three months after Hurricane Irma destroyed a wooden dock belonging to Trellis Bay Market and Grill, the culinary establishment has kicked tradition to the curb and gone modern with a brand new 80-foot versadock. The dock which took a “few […]
