There was jubilation at the Road Town Jetty yesterday as supporters welcomed the return of local athletes who participated in last week’s Commonwealth Youth Games in The Bahamas. The week-long competition ended with the BVI walking away with two medals. […]
Archive for July, 2017
History makers return home
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist When Beyonce DeFreitas crossed the finish line in the 200 metres final on Sunday, she stopped the clock at 23.88 seconds, landing the British Virgin Islands (BVI) its second medal ever in the […]
Gov’t approves work permit exemptions for business visitors
Government Information Service (press release) – Government is moving proactively to initiate the changes necessary to facilitate more substance-based economic activity in the Territory as part of the BVI Forward campaign. Cabinet has approved the exemption for work permits under […]
Premier to face no-confidence motion
The parliamentary opposition will move a no-confidence motion against Premier Dr D Orlando Smith when the House of Assembly next meets on Tuesday, August 1. According to copies of the Order Paper leaked to the press, Leader of the Opposition […]
Saved by studies – offender told to finish school
A 21 year-old car washer’s academic exploits has spared him from penalties in the Magistrate’s Court, where he appeared on a drug charge. Shaquille Benjamin was charged with possession of 25.4 grams of marijuana. He pleaded guilty. During his sentencing […]
Chief planner wants land ownership law checked
Chief Planner Gregory Adams said he is supportive of any assessment and possible review of current laws regarding the ownership of land in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). He said the effectiveness of the current laws should be tested. “Clearly, […]
INSPIRE BVI: Lena opens store, for Ashburn
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist The opening of Sew It Seams should have happened a few months ago, but it was delayed. That’s because Ashburn Dawson, who was among key pushers of the plan, was shot dead in […]
Liquor thief appeals for more counselling
A man who stole a bottle of liquor from One Mart supermarket in Purcell Estate nearly two years ago, Delwin Percival, has walked away without imprisonment or even a monetary penalty. He was sentenced this month. The 29 year-old offender, […]
Lawyer wants duo fined – not sent to prison
Defense lawyer Stephen Daniels has urged a senior magistrate not to imprison two natives of Trinidad who were caught leaving the British Virgin Islands (BVI) with a combined total of US$67,538. He said the court should instead ‘hit the pockets’ […]
Passenger tax – a tax on all their dreams
Dear Editor, What the Caribbean region needs is so simple: rapid, reliable mobility at reasonable rates. What makes it so difficult? It is almost as short and simple to explain. There are two players; the aviation industry and the governments. […]
