PRESS RELEASE: ZBVI recently celebrated the accomplishments of the General Knowledge Quiz participants. On July 14, the top 19 students and their parents, along with sponsors and supporters, were recognized at the annual luncheon which was held at The Moorings. Rakeel […]
Archive for July, 2017
It wasn’t me – Man contradicts about 21 immigrants
Contrary to the word of some 21 illegal immigrants who named him as the person who smuggled them into the British Virgin Islands, Luc Eloi has declared that he was just another boat passenger on the day in question. That […]
Airport project poses serious threat – BVI Airways
BVI Airways said the impending extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport may pose a ‘serious threat’ to its viability, because the project would facilitate competition from large airlines that are based in the United States. The […]
How much are people prepared to suffer under NDP?
Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has called for the National Democratic Party (NDP) government to furnish the territory with ‘nothing but the truth’ regarding the $7 million it has provided to the privately owned cash-strapped BVI Airways. He made […]
Woman blocks road to beat woman, court hears
A woman who allegedly blocked a roadway with her vehicle in order to corner another female into a beating has been called before the Magistrate’s Court. Forty-five-year-old Loraine Callwood from Cane Garden Bay, who appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards […]
We need money to fly – BVI Airways lays off staff
BVI Airways today confirmed recent speculation that it does not have enough money to commence its long delayed service between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Miami in the United States, adding that it has laid off all its pilots […]
Investment under threat – Climate board meets
Several months after his ministry started the Brandywine Bay Beach project on Tortola, Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering is expressing concern that the project is among those that may be devastated by sea activities, especially those […]
Magistrate tells man to substitute marijuana
A young man who claimed he has metal affixed to one of his feet has told Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards that he uses marijuana to ease his pain and stress. “You need to learn other ways to deal with your […]
Magistrate: Message must be sent to escapees!
While she handed down a six-month sentence for the offence of escaping lawful custody, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards decried the frequency at which the offence is being committed in the British Virgin Islands, adding that the judiciary will do its […]
Photos: Shameful!
Members of the community have expressed dissatisfaction with what they consider to be the lukewarm response of the government regarding the cleansing of water directly around one of the territory’s main ports of entry – the Road Town Jetty. They […]
