PRESS RELEASE: The Bougainvillea Clinic, a private hospital in Road Town, has successfully carried out a procedure called radioactive seed implantation, also known as brachytherapy, on three patients with early-stage prostate cancer. The operation was done on January 6 which […]
Archive for January, 2017
Man accused of breaching bail condition gets bail again
A major shortcoming in the testing of suspected illegal drugs in the British Virgin Islands yesterday prompted a magistrate to re-offer bail to Nikhoy Phillip, who was locked up shortly before Christmas for allegedly breaching the terms of a previous […]
No charge yet in murder case
There was a tense calm yesterday around the bar where a gunman committed the British Virgin Islands’ first reported murder for 2017. When BVI News Online visited the area in the afternoon, no one was seen in and around the […]
Beaches closed due to dangerous sea conditions
The National Parks Trust has ordered the closure of all beaches under its control in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The move comes as the Antigua and Barbuda Meteorological Service issued a warning against currently dangerous sea conditions including gale […]
John Cline resigns amid massive split in NDP gov’t
Bishop John Cline has tendered his resignation as Chairman of the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) after coming under tremendous pressure for his outspokenness on a number of sensitive national issues. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith, […]
Sharie DeCastro decries murder, wants RVIPF overhaul
While declaring that crime is not an issue that Government alone can address, outspoken citizen Sharie DeCastro has called for residents to support the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), which she said is also in need of resources and […]
Suspected drowning at Long Bay beach
A visitor from New York in the United States reportedly drowned on Saturday (January 7) while at Long Bay beach, BEEF ISLAND, British Virgin Islands. He has been identified as Edward Wolf, 46. Reports reaching BVI News Online are that […]
INSPIRE BVI: Labourer rising after major fall
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff A labourer who was left without a stable income for years said he did not get justice following an accident that happened on the job two years ago. Still, he never lost faith. […]
3 families booted from homes in 4 days
Hours after rushing to the assistance of a family of five that was ejected from a rented property yesterday, Executive Director of the Family Support Network (FSN) Dr Sylvia Simmons told BVI News Online she is concerned about the number […]
Suspect held for deadly bar shooting
Reports reaching BVI News Online are that police have taken a young man from Purcell Estate into custody in relation to the fatal shooting that unfolded at a bar in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola late Friday […]
