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Timeline in trouble –Still no airport negotiation

Timeline in trouble –Still no airport negotiation

The National Democratic Party government is likely to miss the time-line within which it said it would have been able to signed a contract for extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Lawyer accuses magistrate of bias in drug case

Lawyer accuses magistrate of bias in drug case

Defence attorney Marlon Gordon, who is representing three of the four men currently on trial for possession of some 80 kilograms of cocaine, has accused Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards of being biased in the proceedings. “Ma’am, I don’t feel like […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 7:59 AM /
Premier sings different tune: Chinese seek concessions

Premier sings different tune: Chinese seek concessions

Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith is now claiming that China Communications Construction Company (CCCC) is seeking concessions from Government regarding plans to extend the runway at the government-owned Terrence B Lettsome International Airport. That declaration came […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 7:18 AM /
How St Georges wins debate showdown

How St Georges wins debate showdown

St Georges Secondary School is the new Inter Secondary Schools’ Debate champion. Its three debaters argued their way to victory last night at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College, leaving their opponents from Claudia Creque Educational Centre to settle for […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 7:04 AM /
BREAKING NEWS: Three in hospital after crash

BREAKING NEWS: Three in hospital after crash

Three people were injured – one critically – in a motor vehicle accident on Tortola this evening (March 15), usually reliable sources have told BVI News Online. The two men and a woman were taken to Peebles Hospital. The one […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 11:11 PM /
Never write off a student, teachers told while being honoured

Never write off a student, teachers told while being honoured

During an event where some of the territory’s top teachers were honoured last evening (March 14), Minister of Education Myron Walwyn used himself as an example of why educators should never write off students who are under their charge. Making […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 4:35 PM /
Scooter rider treated at hospital after police chase

Scooter rider treated at hospital after police chase

A young man from the Purcell Estate area of Tortola was treated at Peebles Hospital after a red scooter on which he allegedly was trying to escape a police dragnet crashed. The youngster, who was treated and released from the […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 2:40 PM /
In-laws get prison sentence for illegal entry

In-laws get prison sentence for illegal entry

Brothers-in-law Chevon Russell and Jack Gordon Benjamin, who pleaded guilty to illegal entry, will spend time at Her Majesty’s Prison for the offence. Russell, who is said to be more culpable than Benjamin, was handed the heavier sentence in the […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 9:41 AM /
TPP investors paid – Vanterpool reveals figures

TPP investors paid – Vanterpool reveals figures

Minister responsible for ports Mark Vanterpool has disclosed a plethora of figures showing what he described as the financial stability of the government-owned BVI Ports Authority and Tortola Pier Park (TPP), as well as the citizens who have invested in […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 8:58 AM /
Sewerage problem worsens – Penn mulls loan

Sewerage problem worsens – Penn mulls loan

While indicating that the sewerage problem in East End/Long Look has worsened, representative of the Eighth Electoral District Marlon Penn said the government should consider borrowing money to complete an ongoing sewerage project in the area if financial setbacks are […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 7:14 AM /