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Archive for January, 2017

‘Don’t mess with the poor!’

‘Don’t mess with the poor!’

Some clergymen yesterday used a special service at the New Life Baptist Church to warn against burdening the poor and other less fortunate persons in the community. “God says don’t mess with the widow, don’t mess with the fatherless, don’t […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 3:43 PM /
Accident: Driver critical; 2 tourists in stable condition

Accident: Driver critical; 2 tourists in stable condition

Three of the seven persons who were injured in a motor vehicle accident yesterday (January 16) are still being treated at Peebles Hospital, Tortola. They include two cruise ship passengers who are in stable condition, as well as a taxi […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 12:16 PM /
$323M BUDGET: Gov’t reveals road, environment fee

$323M BUDGET: Gov’t reveals road, environment fee

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has announced a $323.1 million budget, adding that there will be new fees including an environmental fee to be charged when leaving airport, a cruising fee, and a road maintenance fee. […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 12:00 PM /
UPDATE: Photo op gone wrong – Canadian teen dead

UPDATE: Photo op gone wrong – Canadian teen dead

More information reaching BVI News Online about the tragic incident on Jost Van Dyke in the British Virgin Islands yesterday is that the deceased is an 18 year-old Canadian citizen, Wilson Reading. He was among a group of five visitors […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 9:52 AM /
Pastor tells church: No salvation in NDP, VIP

Pastor tells church: No salvation in NDP, VIP

Politicians who gathered at a high-profile religious event they helped to organize yesterday were restricted to scripture reading, and most of the religious leaders avoided controversial issues such as the quality of governance in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Of […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM /
Gov’t ignores proposal to appoint press secretary

Gov’t ignores proposal to appoint press secretary

Bishop John Cline, who recently was forced to resign as chairman of the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority due to his outspokenness, said he had advised the National Democratic Party (NDP) government to employ a press secretary if it is […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 7:34 AM /
Digicel launches ‘lighting fast’ LTE network

Digicel launches ‘lighting fast’ LTE network

PRESS RELEASE: Digicel BVI has kicked off the New Year with the launch of BVI’s fastest Long-term Evolution (LTE) network. The launch marks the first phase of the company’s investment in its LTE infrastructure and will include the expansion of […]

by / on January 16, 2017 at 5:45 AM /
Build a sturdy bridge to ‘Charlotte Amalie’

Build a sturdy bridge to ‘Charlotte Amalie’

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor For the working and middle Class, British Virgin Islands traveler, with a US Visa, or US Citizenship, there is no substitute to the air travel mini hub, Cyril E King International Airport, Charlotte Amalie. The airport, […]

by / on January 14, 2017 at 1:00 PM /
Emergency repairs considered for undermined road

Emergency repairs considered for undermined road

The government is moving to expedite repairs to a section of the roadway in Cane Garden Bay that is being undermined apparently by groundswells. Representative of the Second Electoral District including Cane Garden Bay, Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull, said the government […]

by / on January 14, 2017 at 12:08 PM /
BVI Airways establishes office in Road Town

BVI Airways establishes office in Road Town

BVI Airways has announced the establishment of its headquarters in the capital of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Road Town, as the airline continues preparation to launch non-stop service between the BVI and Miami International Airport. The office, which is […]

by / on January 13, 2017 at 2:15 PM /