The government has awarded pioneer status to three entities including Caribbean Cellular Telephone Limited (CCT). The designation allows the approved companies to import certain goods duty free for a period of time. The goods being allowed in relation to the […]
Archive for June, 2017
Fewer suspensions – Principal rethinks punishment
Principal at Elmore Stoutt High School Sandy Underhill said she intends to reduce the number of suspensions meted out to students, adding that she will instead formulate an intervention method to foster a culture of discipline. She said the initiative […]
Three students offered second chance
All is not lost for the three students who did not meet the new graduation requirements at Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS), said Principal Sandy Underhill. She said one of the three students only failed the Mathematics Proficiency Exam. That […]
Two new cases of HIV – both young people
Two new cases of HIV have been reported so far this year in the British Virgin Islands, and the persons with the virus are both young, said Chief Nursing Officer with responsibility for family health Jascinth Hannibal. She stated that […]
Update: Suspect held after seventh murder
Police have confirmed an earlier BVI News Online report that a person of interest has been taken into custody in relation to the fatal shooting of David ‘Mooney’ Springette. Highly placed BVI News Online sources said the suspect is a […]
Case dropped against alleged drunk driver
Fortune smiled on a 61-year-old motorist in the Magistrate’s Court recently when a traffic matter against him was dismissed. Long Look resident Cedric George was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. However, Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo dropped the case […]
Mainly locals employed in financial services – REPORT
A report funded by the British Virgin Islands government has found that belongers occupy close to 70 percent of positions in the territory’s international businesses and finance centre, followed by expatriates from other Caribbean countries. It should be noted that […]
‘I could not eat’
When called to testify against his alleged attacker Klenton Pickering this week, Louis Callwood told the court that doctors had to wire his mouth shut for eight weeks to allow his dislocated jaw to heal. “I couldn’t eat; I couldn’t […]
Witnesses coming forward after murder – Police
While noting that there is still a ‘large number of persons’ who are yet to come forward regarding the fatal shooting of David ‘Mooney’ Springette last evening, June 21, police said they have been exploring links with a number of […]
Gov’t has no ‘undue influence’ over major report
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Financial services leaders in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are sticking to their position that a report, which speaks glowingly of the territory’s financial services industry, is independent and factual although it was […]