The end-of-year grades are out at St George’s Secondary School on Tortola, and 16-year-old Chris-Tiann Roberts and Brandon Kartic have been named the top students in academics. Roberts achieved the highest spot with a perfect 4.0 Grade Point Average (GPA) […]
Archive for June, 2017
Woman struck down by vehicle
A female pedestrian was struck down by a motor vehicle this morning while she used the roadway in the vicinity of the Flow flagship store in Road Town, Tortola. Residents said the victim is a senior citizen and the vehicle […]
INSPIRE BVI: Jomar upbeat about major comeback
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff If it’s broken, Jomar Balcombe will work until it’s fixed. “I would just see something old, and find a way to fix it and get it working again. That’s just me,” he noted. […]
7 residents of Valley injured in weekend crashes
Seven residents of the Valley on Virgin Gorda are counting their blessing after they emerged alive from two serious motor vehicle accidents on their home island on Saturday, June 24. Two of those injured were admitted to Peebles Hospital. The […]
Aspiring lawyer wins $2,500
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff With an intention to jet off to a university to pursue her dream of becoming an attorney, 17-year-old Ki’eyra Dawson said a $2,500 cash award from the BVI Tourism Board will be of […]
Write To Read marches into summer programme
PRESS RELEASE – With school about to break for the summer, Write To Read will be hosting the March Into Greatness Summer Program, which focuses on developing academic skills as well as the development of values and life skills in […]
Premier tries to build confidence in BOSS
Days before the British Virgin Islands (BVI) implements a new system that will have far-reaching implications for the territory’s financial services industry, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has claimed that the system is a world class platform that perfectly blends […]
Underhill promises ‘adequate’ space
Principal at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS) Sandy Underhill said the additional classrooms that Government is building at her school should be able to adequately accommodate a projected 10 percent increase in the school’s population in September. “Our school is […]
Injured persons ferried to Tortola for treatment
A vessel carrying two injured passengers arrived at the Road Town Jetty approximately 7:20pm, following reports of a motor vehicle accident on Virgin Gorda today, June 24. The injured parties were then removed from the vessel, stretchered to two awaiting ambulances, and […]
Walwyn calls for trade school
Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has called for the establishment of a trade school in the British Virgin Islands. He directed the call at Premier Dr D Orlando Smith during a graduation ceremony yesterday (June 23) at the Virgin Islands […]