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USVI rides away with over...Horse owners from St Thomas in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands walked away with more than $36,000...
April 24, 2019 at 7:17 AM -
Soca artistes rock Virgin...Trinidadian soca artiste Farmer Nappy at this year’s staging of the Virgin Gorda Easter festival....
April 23, 2019 at 12:35 PM -
Croal strikes historic go...File photo of local Under-17 sprinter Jaleel Croal. British Virgin Islands athletes wrote their names...
April 23, 2019 at 7:50 AM
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Construction of new ESHS will begin next year
Premier Andrew Fahie (BVI News photo) Premier Andrew Fahie has assured that the construction of new Elmore Stoutt High School buildings will begin by 2020. He made this announcement at the contract signing ceremony for the...
April 23, 2019 at 7:30 AM -
PHOTOS: Governor, residents report good fun at 2019 Easter Parade
Scene from this year’s Easter Parade on Virgin Gorda. (Photos by Esther Durand/BVI News)Scene from this year’s Easter Parade on Virgin Gorda. (Photos by Esther Durand/BVI News) This year’s staging of the Virgin Gorda...
April 23, 2019 at 7:20 AM -
BVI named 2nd runner-up in global pageant
Charles Local beauty Syvanna Charles copped the second runner-up position in the recently-held Miss Plus-size Universe competition. The event was held on Saturday at Sunset Shores Beach Hotel in St Vincent and the Grenadines....
April 23, 2019 at 7:14 AM
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Budget for local festivals will start coming sooner – Clyne
Chairman of the Festival & Fairs Committee, Carnel Clyne In an effort to improve the delivery of festivals in the British Virgin Islands, government has pledged to provide funds to the festival organising committees sooner....
April 21, 2019 at 3:17 PM -
PHOTOS: VG Fest opens, Dexta Daps delivers
Dexta Daps during his performance at Saturday’s staging of the Virgin Gorda Easter Festival. (Photo by Esther Durand)Former government employee Roy O’Neal is this year’s honouree for the Virgin Gorda Easter festival....
April 21, 2019 at 3:02 PM -
Premier urges businesses to donate to ESHS’ reconstruction
The L-shaped building at Elmore Stoutt High School in Road Town. Premier Andrew Fahie is challenging local businesses to donate towards the completion of classrooms at the Elmore Stoutt High School to ensure a smooth start to...
April 19, 2019 at 8:44 AM
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$3.7M to restore ESHS L-shaped building, gov’t signs four contracts
Education Minister Dr Natalio Wheatley (left) and Premier Andrew Fahie. Premier Andrew Fahie has signed four contracts totalling $3.7 million for repairs to the L-shaped building at the hurricane-ravaged Elmore Stoutt High School...
April 18, 2019 at 4:52 PM -
Court to decide on D4 dispute on May 2
Representative-elect of the Fourth District, Mark Vanterpool. Justice Ann-Marie Smith is set to rule on whether Mark Vanterpool will be sworn-in as the Fourth District Representative in the next two weeks. “Judgement will...
April 18, 2019 at 1:20 PM -
Kenai Jacobs charged with attempted murder after Monday’s shooting
Road Town Police Station Police have charged the man believed to be the gunman in Monday night’s shooting with attempted murder. Charged is 21-year-old Kenai Jacobs of Long Look on Tortola. “Jacobs was charged additionally...
April 18, 2019 at 10:15 AM
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Cop gets suspended sentence for leaking information
Starcy Huggins (File photo) Interdicted police officer Starcy Huggins has been given a two-year suspended prison sentence for leaking police information back in 2013. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo handed down the sentence...
April 18, 2019 at 7:54 AM -
Active search for missing US citizen suspended
Photo Credit: VISAR The active search for the 71-year-old US citizen who went missing while swimming in BVI waters nearly two weeks ago has been suspended. Information Officer for the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF)...
April 18, 2019 at 7:11 AM -
12yo threatens magistrate in open court
A Hispanic minor is likely to face criminal charges after he disrupted the Magistrate’s Court and made repeated threats towards Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo on Wednesday. The seventh-grader enrolled at the Elmore Stoutt...
April 18, 2019 at 7:04 AM
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VISAR reopens VG base, to procure new vessel
Photo provided The Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) is to procure a new vessel this year amidst the reopening of their Virgin Gorda Base Station. This announcement was made by VISAR’s Virgin Gorda action representative,...
April 17, 2019 at 4:26 PM -
Flow now offering strictly gigabyte packages for smartphone users
Acting Country Manager for Flow, Ravindra Maywahlall. Flow has launched new prepaid plans as they move to offer strictly gigabyte packages for smartphone users. This announcement was made by the telecommunications company’s...
April 17, 2019 at 3:35 PM -
Court orders retrial after jury fails to agree on verdict for accused cops
Simon Power and Pamphil Prevost Following roughly nine hours of deliberations, jurors in the high-profile criminal case against two interdicted police officers returned with a ‘not guilty’ verdict for one of two charges...
April 17, 2019 at 7:20 AM
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We need legal services on demand, says RDA
CEO of the RDA, Paul Bayly The Recovery & Development Agency more commonly known as the RDA is seeking to retain legal services on a more regular basis. The RDA — which was created to execute government’s recovery...
April 17, 2019 at 7:04 AM -
Restored Long Trench centre to be used as ‘model’ for other emergency centres
The restored and refurbished Long Trench Community Centre on Tortola. Following its $95,000 repair and upgrade, the Long Trench Community Centre is now ready to be reused as a shelter in the event of another emergency. The...
April 17, 2019 at 6:45 AM -
UPDATE: Suspect in custody after Monday night’s shooting
One male suspect has been taken into custody in connection to Monday night’s shooting in Old Plantation on the eastern end of Tortola. Police did not disclose the identity of the suspect or that of his reported victim...
April 16, 2019 at 12:00 PM
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Gov’t gives Skelton Cline $98K consultancy contract
Skelton Cline A staunch supporter of the Andrew Fahie-led Virgin Islands Party administration Claude Skelton-Cline has inked a consultancy contract with the government for close to $100,000. The six-month contract was awarded...
April 16, 2019 at 9:51 AM -
Recycling trucks being purchased as part of agreement between Green VI, gov’t
Health Minister Carvin Malone Green VI is purchasing two recycling trucks while government is making “supplementary funds” available to improve waste management operations in the territory. The purchase of these...
April 16, 2019 at 7:39 AM -
Territory’s first cardiac lab produces 100% success in cases so far
Dr Heskith Vanterpool of the Bougainvillea Clinic The lone Cardiac catheterization laboratory in the territory has so far produced a 100 percent success rate. This was revealed at a media conference held at the Bougainvillea...
April 16, 2019 at 7:11 AM
