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Archive for June, 2017

CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege

CCT among 3 approved for duty free privilege

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 […]

by / on June 23, 2017 at 8:08 AM /
Fewer suspensions – Principal rethinks punishment

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 […]

by / on June 23, 2017 at 7:18 AM /
Three students offered second chance

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 […]

by / on June 23, 2017 at 5:29 AM /
Two new cases of HIV – both young people

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 9:29 PM /
Update: Suspect held after seventh murder

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 8:05 PM /
Case dropped against alleged drunk driver

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 11:55 AM /
Mainly locals employed in financial services – REPORT

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 11:47 AM /
‘I could not eat’

‘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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 10:01 AM /
Witnesses coming forward after murder – Police

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM /
Gov’t has no ‘undue influence’ over major report

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 […]

by / on June 22, 2017 at 9:30 AM /