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Archive for June, 2017

St George’s names top students

St George’s names top students

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) […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 2:53 PM /
Woman struck down by vehicle

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 12:00 PM /
INSPIRE BVI: Jomar upbeat about major comeback

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. […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
7 residents of Valley injured in weekend crashes

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 7:59 AM /
Aspiring lawyer wins $2,500

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 7:37 AM /
Write To Read marches into summer programme

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 6:34 AM /
Premier tries to build confidence in BOSS

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 6:04 AM /
Underhill promises ‘adequate’ space

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 […]

by / on June 26, 2017 at 5:59 AM /
Injured persons ferried to Tortola for treatment

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 […]

by / on June 24, 2017 at 7:09 PM /
Walwyn calls for trade school

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 […]

by / on June 24, 2017 at 5:30 PM /