Apostle Dr Gerald McLean said there is no logic behind assertions that his late niece Sherika Nelson was part of any plot to murder Lennox DaSilva – the man she later married and relocated to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) […]
Archive for July, 2017
Incomplete lineup announced weeks before festival
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Weeks before the twice-delayed launch of the 2017 Emancipation Festival, the Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee has announced an incomplete lineup of artistes, amid a playful call for more money to fill […]
Festival vendors told early: Pay may be late again
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff Ahead of the Emancipation Festival that will commence late this month, Minister of Culture Myron Walwyn said he cannot “make promises” as to how long vendors will have to wait for their pay. […]
Airline fully regulated, blames gov’t for delay
While stating that others jumped the proverbial gun in announcing that it will commence service to Miami next month, BVI Airways today declared that the “official launch date will be announced as soon as all outstanding obligations and matters between […]
Mother gets chilling message; autopsy report released
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff While sharing details of a report based on an autopsy conducted on murder victim Sherika Nelson, the bereaved family has claimed that the victim’s mother was sent one of the most chilling voice […]
Belizean court orders Destra to pay for bladder
Trinidad Express newspaper – Soca star Destra Garcia has been ordered to pay damages to a male fan who ruptured his bladder during a concert in Belize back in 2015. Last Wednesday, Justice Courtney Able ordered that Garcia must pay […]
App launched to help fight high prices in BVI
In light of the frequent complaints about relatively high cost of goods in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), Jhon Samuel is seeking to empower consumers. He yesterday launched a cellphone app he had created to help shoppers find the best […]
Governor blamed for crime, court problems
Former head of the BVI Ports Authority Claude Skelton-Cline has placed squarely at the feet of the Governor’s Office, blame for the territory’s relatively high murder rate, the number of unsolved murders, disturbances at Her Majesty’s Prison, and the glaring […]
Man tells court his version of jaw-breaking story
When he took to the witness stand in the Magistrate’s Court today, Klenton Pickering hit back at allegations that he unlawfully broke an employee’s jaw. While admitting that he punched the complainant Luis Callwood twice on the day in question, […]
Minor accused of stealing thousands
Police have arrested and charged a minor from the Slaney area in relation to the alleged theft of cheques and cash amounting to thousands of dollars from a building operated by Virgin Traders at Nanny Cay, Tortola, BVI News Online […]
