The Sugar Boys beat Islanders Football Club 1-0 to win the President’s Cup in front a relatively large crowd at the A O Shirley Recreational Ground in Tortola on Sunday, February 12. The win is a redemption of sorts for […]
Archive for February, 2017
Woman to pay $6,500 for beating cop, handyman
Melicia Bodkin, who was convicted for seriously assaulting a police officer and a handyman during separate unprovoked attacks, was slapped with a $6,500 penalty in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. The 28-year-old is convicted of two counts of assault occasioning actual […]
Too much noise on a Sunday!
There is an appeal for Government to take action to ensure ‘there is a period where there is quietude in the society’ instead of allowing people to work and make noise from Monday to Monday. Social commentator Douglas Wheatley made […]
Love never fails us!
Contributed by Sandra Phillip Hodge (Related by Humanity) I have great admiration for couples who successfully face the challenge of marriage though it may not be as easy as it seems. Experts say you have to ‘work’ at it. For […]
Gov’t to sign revised water deals
The government has announced that it will sign “amendments to the water purchase agreements” that it currently has with GE Water/ Aqua Designs and Ocean Conversion tomorrow, February 14. It added that the move “will decrease the cost of water […]
Auxiliary cop injured during traffic operation
A female auxiliary police officer was treated at Peebles Hospital today after a motorist allegedly ran a vehicle over one of her feet while she was on duty at Paraquita Bay, Tortola. Details of the incident are still sketchy. But […]
Man badly beats woman over photos, court hears
A Grenadian man, who is accused of beating and stealing from his ex-lover after he searched her mobile phone and found photos that were not to his liking, has been put on $60,000 bail. Roger Alexander is facing charges of […]
Death of visitor shows up ‘heart’ shortcomings
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The passing of a 90-year-old American tourist has brought into sharp focus, the struggle that the state-owned BVI Health Authority (BVIHSA) faces in dealing with patients who require treatment from some specialists including […]
Frett accused of dousing woman with beer
Long Look resident Kadeem Frett has been called before the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly dousing a woman with beer. He pleaded not guilty to the offence when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo this morning. Allegations are that, on July […]
INSPIRE BVI: A community dream rescued
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The make-shift gym in East End where some 18 young men usually gather to sharpen their boxing skills was forced to close late last year. That’s because the volunteer who coaches the youngsters […]
