Organizers of Sir Richard Branson’s loan programme have announced an application time-frame for persons in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to seek loans, which they said require no interest rate or down-payment. The KickStart BVI Small Business Loan programme, however, […]
Archive for May, 2017
Parham Town road closure May 13 and 14
PRESS RELEASE – The public is notified that the Parham Town road in East End will be closed to traffic from 11:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 13 to 3:00 a.m. on Sunday, May 14. The purpose of the road closure […]
Junior Minister of Tourism speech competition
PRESS RELEASE – Join the British Virgin Islands Tourist Board as we support five secondary students competing in the Junior Minister of Tourism Speech Competition. Keira St. Ross of Bregado Flax Educational Centre; Za-Riana Grant of Cedar International School; Keliann […]
Skelton appointed deputy director of tourism
Rhodni Skelton has been appointed Deputy Director of the BVI Tourist Board. The Board, in a media release today, said the appointment took effect May 8. Skelton served as Film Commissioner and Events Marketing Manager at the Tourist Board from […]
Jesus quoted in gun case – No gun shop in BVI
Now at the mercy of a senior magistrate, Selvin Chinnery today declared that he had no intention to use the illegal gun police found at his Jost Van Dyke residence just over a year ago. “This is not something I […]
No lengthy speech – Community’s help needed!
Noting that he doesn’t have a lengthy speech at this time, Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews today vowed to catch the perpetrators of murder in the Territory, adding that justice will be served in each case, no matter how long […]
Woman attacked, wounded in Baugher’s Bay
Police have made an arrest as they dig deeper into a case in which a young Jamaican woman visiting the British Virgin Islands (BVI) was ganged and severely beaten allegedly by other women. BVI News Online has confirmed that a […]
Four leave Digicel – including Hull
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Kareem-Nelson Hull is among four people who left Digicel BVI at the end of last month, and a number of other employees are said to be expecting approval of their requests under the […]
Technical school PTA meeting on May 17
PRESS RELEASE – Parents and guardians of students in Grades 10, 11, and 12 at the Virgin Islands Technical School are invited to attend the final PTA meeting for the school year on Wednesday, May 17 at 5:00 p.m. on […]
More than 99% of Tortola, VG now covered – DIGICEL
Digicel today announced the completion of its 4G LTE network upgrade, adding that the development has increased its coverage to more than 99 percent of the population in Tortola and Virgin Gorda – the most populated islands in the British […]
