While encouraging more businesses to contribute towards the development of the education system, Minister for Education Myron Walwyn said a number of private and public schools will benefit from financial contributions that have been provided by Delta Petroleum Caribbean Limited. […]
Archive for June, 2017
Deadly crash was Williams’ fault – EXPERT
Though concluding that taxi operator Roger Williams caused the accident that claimed the lives of two passengers, automotive expert Spencer Grant said Williams also saved the lives of several others. The accused, Williams, had told police that he was driving […]
Leaders silent because murder victims ‘targeted’
Member of the parliamentary opposition Julian Fraser has suggested that the issue of murder has not attracted enough high-level discussions in the territory because the victims appear to have been targeted. Police have confirmed that, so far this year, seven […]
$154K for financial services report
The government-owned BVI Finance said it invested $154,000 to commission the recently published report on the British Virgin Islands (BVI) financial services industry, adding that the highly favourable report will help it in “drawing a line in the sand for […]
From deputy head boy to top boy
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Being a student leader was a major inspiration for Brandon Kartic to become the top male student at St Georges Secondary School where he served as deputy head boy. “It’s a responsibility, so […]
Governor should be seen and not heard – FRASER
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Opposition lawmaker Julian Fraser and clergyman Claude Skelton-Cline last evening harshly criticized the outgoing governor, John Duncan. Both critics are among persons against whom Governor Duncan reportedly took action during his tenure in […]
Not under my watch!
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has declared that he will not lower the academic bar for any student. He made the declaration while he noted that 67 percent of the Grade 12 students […]
I try to hold brakes, but it wasn’t stopping
Defence attorney Richard Rowe has told the High Court that he intends to call his own expert witness to testify in the trial involving his client Roger Williams. Williams is on trial for two counts of manslaughter and two counts […]
ARREST BLOTTER:
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has published the following Arrest Blotter, which contains a summary of charges laid during the period June 18 to 24: Burglary On 21-06-2017 at 0745hrs – Police arrested and charged a 17-year-old male native […]
Pedestrian recuperating well
The 63 year-old woman who was injured in an accident in the vicinity of Flow store in Road Town yesterday (June 26) is recuperating well. Sources said she has been released from Peebles Hospital, where she was treated for an […]