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Archive for April, 2017

UNICEF report sparks fiery debate in BVI

UNICEF report sparks fiery debate in BVI

A report produced by the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) has sparked a fiery debate in the British Virgin Islands about various issues raised by the international organization, as well as the credibility of the said 2016 report entitled Situation […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 3:25 PM /
Adultery appears ‘common’ in the BVI – UNICEF

Adultery appears ‘common’ in the BVI – UNICEF

Adultery appears to be among the main reasons for the high number of single-parent households headed by women in the British Virgin Islands, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) said while citing interviews it conducted with people locally. It reported […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 1:23 PM /
Brin leaving CCT for managerial post at BVI-IAC

Brin leaving CCT for managerial post at BVI-IAC

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Long-serving marketer in the telecoms industry, Janette Brin, has been appointed Manager at the British Virgin Islands International Arbitration Centre (BVI-IAC). The BVIslander has been the Marketing and Public Relations Manager at telecommunications […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 8:33 AM /
US moves to tax remittances sent to BVI

US moves to tax remittances sent to BVI

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Persons in the United States sending remittances to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) may soon have to fork out more funds to cover a proposed tax amounting to 2 percent of the remittance […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 8:02 AM /
Oil Nut Bay hosts local basketball team  Bayside Blazers 

Oil Nut Bay hosts local basketball team  Bayside Blazers 

PRESS RELEASE – The local basketball team Bayside Blazers, founded in 2014, was on April 14 hosted for a tour and lunch at the world famous Oil Nut Bay, on the island of Virgin Gorda, BVI. Both members and players […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 8:01 AM /
What Fahie likes about Donald Trump

What Fahie likes about Donald Trump

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has touted an aspect of the economic philosophy being expressed by United States President Donald Trump. President Trump has been pushing measures such as trade protectionism. He has proposed huge cross-border taxes for companies […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Don’t charge children below 12, UNICEF recommends

Don’t charge children below 12, UNICEF recommends

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) is being urged to amend its “internationally unacceptable” law that places the minimum age of criminal responsibility at 10 years. Effectively, the current minimum age of criminal responsibility means that a child below 10 years […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 7:59 AM /
Long Look resident guilty of not paying attention

Long Look resident guilty of not paying attention

A 61-year-old man will – among other things – spend 30 days at Her Majesty’s Prison if he does not pay a $250 fine following an incident in which his van collided into a government-owned vehicle. Cedric George of Long […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 7:13 AM /
First annual Mahi Mayhem fishing tournament coming in May

First annual Mahi Mayhem fishing tournament coming in May

PRESS RELEASE – Caribbean Sustainable Fisheries (CSF), in partnership with Nanny Cay, is presenting the first annual Mahi Mayhem Fishing Tournament on the weekend May 6 and 7. A top prize of $5,000 will be awarded to the crew catching […]

by / on April 27, 2017 at 4:23 AM /
Mysterious figure in public accounts: $589,916

Mysterious figure in public accounts: $589,916

At the end of two financial years, the Auditor General was still struggling to account for a mysterious monetary figure that she said appeared in the territory’s accounts in the year 2010, when the Virgin Islands Party was in government. […]

by / on April 26, 2017 at 8:08 PM /