While declaring that it will not allow employees to pay their own contributions into the National Health Insurance (NHI) system, the management of the NHI today emphasized that the onus is on employers to make the necessary payments monthly. “We […]

A driver using the Ballast Bay roadway on Tortola had an abrupt end to the journey when the car crashed into a utility pole. Up to publication time, there wasn’t much information about the driver or the cause of the […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff There has been a lot of talk about British Virgin Islands youths not reaping enough benefits from the territory’s marine industry. Elian Frazer, one of the two top performing male students at Elmore […]

Government has accepted a recommendation education minister Myron Walwyn recently made for operators of charter boats to lose a special incentive they usually enjoy during the typically slow tourism business period each year – May to November. As a result, […]

The office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) has dropped the case it had started against Jareem Fahie, who was accused of injuring another person. No clear indication was given as to why the case was being dumped. Fahie’s […]

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said it is important for members of the public to become familiar with the location of land-based emergency shelters, as well as the list of marine shelters. It said persons should know “the details […]

Twenty-five uniformed officers were awarded yesterday for good conduct and long service to the British Virgin Islands. A number of residents showed up to witness the moment, which was part of a grand celebration in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 91st […]

Two persons from the British Virgin Islands have been named on Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours List for 2017, and will soon be formally honoured. They are veteran educator Cicely Malone and former Commercial Court judge Edward Bannister, QC. Governor […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Shauna-Kay Miller is a guru in the culinary arts and home economics, having taught in that field both here in the British Virgin Islands and in Jamaica where she also co-owns the Sweet […]

Rebekha Persaud has claimed that she lied to law enforcers under ‘duress’ in an attempt to protect Kenaz Hazell who has been implicated in a deadly bar robbery at Long Look, Tortola. During the robbery at Fahie Boy’s Bar on […]