After spending two nights on remand at Her Magistrate’s Prison for staying in the British Virgin Islands without a valid permit, Fior Feliciano changed her plea to guilty when she returned to court for trial yesterday, January 19. Magistrate Ayanna […]
Archive for January, 2017
Gov’t to provide housing for new small businesses
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith said his government will this year improve the mechanism in place to help Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), adding that temporary housing will be provided to start-ups that are promising. “We will introduce a business […]
Man fined for dislocating girlfriend’s finger
A man accused of dislocating his lover’s finger during a quarrel was fined $750 in the Magistrate’s Court today. Germaine Stevens pleaded guilty to the offence. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo ordered the Free Bottom resident to pay the fine by […]
It’s official: President Donald Trump
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – President Donald Trump has painted a bleak picture of a broken country after being sworn in as US president. He decried abandoned factories, crime and a failed education system as problems of the past, pledging […]
Electronic water billing coming soon
Consumers will soon have the opportunity to pay their water bills online through electronic billing (eBills). Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith made the announcement during his budget address on Monday, January 16. “Throughout 2017, we will […]
Gov’t not fazed by drop in financial services
Amid new information that the territory’s financial services industry continues to be plagued by declines in company incorporation, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has tried to allay fears, saying the ‘extremely attractive’ British Virgin Islands (BVI) has an ‘internationally respected’ […]
UK specialists to assess BVI gun needs
It appears Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews is slightly softening his apparently hardline approach that more police officers should not carry guns. He, this week, told BVI News Online that the United Kingdom has agreed to assess the Royal Virgin […]
More bad news for financial services: 35% drop
Less than a week after Premier Dr D Orlando Smith declared that the financial services industry in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) is being threatened to its core, more worrying statistics have been made public. The BVI Financial Services Commission […]
Evil increasing: Pastors warn BVI may be punished
Persons in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are being warned that they may lose – among other things – their houses and land. That is because evil is increasing in the territory, said Pastor Calvin Mills from the Church of […]
Commish: Tortola road bad for swift response
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said one of its goal is to get to the scene of a crime within 10 minutes of being called. However, it stated that the response time may be longer because it is […]
