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BREAKING NEWS: Student in hospital after suicide attempt

BREAKING NEWS: Student in hospital after suicide attempt

A student is in stable condition at Peebles Hospital following a suicide attempt today, March 21. Details of how the incident unfolded are still sketchy. BVI News Online will provide more information when it becomes available.

by / on March 21, 2017 at 10:10 PM /
Net Neutrality: How will it affect the Caribbean telecoms industry?

Net Neutrality: How will it affect the Caribbean telecoms industry?

PRESS RELEASE  –  Net Neutrality was high on the agenda at today’s inter-governmental CTU Executive Council meeting in Antigua with attendees zeroing in on the issue of the impact of Net Neutrality on investment in the region. Commenting on the […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 10:09 PM /
Fraser appeals for phone number portability

Fraser appeals for phone number portability

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff While declaring that he is tired of complaining about the relatively poor service being provided by telephone companies in the British Virgin Islands, member of the parliamentary opposition Julian Fraser today called for […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 6:46 PM /
Carrot Bay man charged with rape

Carrot Bay man charged with rape

Police said a resident of Carrot Bay on Tortola has been charged with one count of rape. He is 46-year-old Cuthbert Robinson. While confirming that the charge has been laid, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force did not give details […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 6:43 PM /
Businesses urged to employ persons with disability

Businesses urged to employ persons with disability

Supervisor of Disability Services in the Ministry of Health Lorna Dawson has made an appeal for business owners in the territory to consider employing persons affected by different forms of disabilities such as Autism and Down’s syndrome. The call comes […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 3:13 PM /
All salaries to increase at hospital

All salaries to increase at hospital

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), which manages all public health facilities in the territory, has agreed to increase salaries for all categories of its workers, and to review current contracting guidelines to ensure equality in the engagement of staff. […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
Skelton hints at hiding information

Skelton hints at hiding information

Minister of Health and Chairman of the parliament’s Standing Orders Committee Ronnie Skelton has hinted at possible moves to prevent certain information presented in the House of Assembly from being published in the press. He is making the suggestion months […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 7:36 AM /
Tribute to the late Kenneth ‘Pupa Ken’ Phillip

Tribute to the late Kenneth ‘Pupa Ken’ Phillip

By Sandra Phillip Hodge My youngest sibling, Kenneth, also known to his peers as “Pupa Ken”, has transitioned from this life on March 5, 2017. He is survived by three sons, two grand-daughters, six siblings, numerous extended family members and […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 7:15 AM /
NDP announces big meeting as it tries to revamp

NDP announces big meeting as it tries to revamp

The governing National Democratic Party (NDP) is hosting another general meeting as it tries to gauge the perspectives of its members and supporters, and to better organize the political organization. The general meeting, which will be held at 6pm tomorrow […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 7:14 AM /
BVI footballers selected to face 28 in Flow markets

BVI footballers selected to face 28 in Flow markets

Sixteen-year old Markus Lake and 14-year-old Sheldon Harry Jr have been selected to represent the British Virgin Islands against footballers from 14 other Caribbean countries where telecoms company Flow currently operates. They were among 27 up and coming footballers between […]

by / on March 21, 2017 at 7:11 AM /