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Archive for February, 2017

Williams-Sylvester appointed Court Manager

Williams-Sylvester appointed Court Manager

Annette Williams-Sylvester has been appointed Manager of the Magistrate’s Court in the British Virgin Islands. The appointment, which took effect on January 27, was made by Governor John Duncan, acting in accordance with advice from the Judicial and Legal Services […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 8:10 AM /
Teen sentenced for dissing police in Sea Cows Bay

Teen sentenced for dissing police in Sea Cows Bay

Juwan Richardson has been fined in the Magistrate’s Court for resisting arrest and threatening police. The 19-year-old was fined after he pleaded guilty to the offences when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo. He reportedly threatened to ‘f**** up’ a […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 8:08 AM /
Gov’t urged to intervene in salary dispute

Gov’t urged to intervene in salary dispute

As the Board of Directors at the BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) meets today in an attempt to settle a major salary dispute, Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has called for central government to become involved in the matter […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 7:35 AM /
BVI suffering from ‘huge brain drain’

BVI suffering from ‘huge brain drain’

Sharie DeCastro, an educator, has raised concern that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been ‘suffering from a huge brain drain’. Brain drain, in this context, means that many highly trained or qualified people have been leaving the territory to […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 7:11 AM /
‘We are not machines!’ Medics protest at hospital

‘We are not machines!’ Medics protest at hospital

Peebles Hospital had an usually low number of medical professionals this morning (February 20); this as some members of staff took on the role of patients in what appeared to be a ‘sick out’. The peaceful protest was against what […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 2:45 PM /
Job-seeking immigrants get 6 months in prison

Job-seeking immigrants get 6 months in prison

Three natives of the Dominican Republic were each sentenced to six months at Her Majesty’s Prison for illegal entry into the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Thirty-seven-year-old Rosa Jimenez, 38-year-old Victor De La Rosa, and 44-year-old Roberto Ubiera were sentenced after […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 1:11 PM /
Traffic cop in fatal accident was taken to hospital

Traffic cop in fatal accident was taken to hospital

The best-known traffic cop in the British Virgin Islands was taken to Peebles Hospital after he was shaken up late Saturday evening during the motor-vehicle accident that claimed the life of Nathaniel Wheatley. The police officer, who BVI News Online […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 10:40 AM /
Dispute brews – Hospital pushed to review salaries

Dispute brews – Hospital pushed to review salaries

The BVI Medical Doctors Association is fuming over what it said is the government’s delay in addressing the ‘discrepancies’ in compensation being made to different medical practitioners employed to the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), which manages all public […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 8:10 AM /
INSPIRE BVI: Barzey breaks glass ceiling in BVI

INSPIRE BVI: Barzey breaks glass ceiling in BVI

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Since being involved in the Red Cross Society back in secondary school, Tashima Barzey realised relatively early what she wanted to do with her life. Help people. Not only has she achieved that […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Medics illegally forced to sign contracts?

Medics illegally forced to sign contracts?

The state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), which manages all public health facilities in the British Virgin Islands, is being accused of breaking the law by allegedly forcing medical practitioners to sign contracts under ‘duress’. The claim is being made […]

by / on February 20, 2017 at 7:58 AM /