A resident of Fish Bay on Tortola, Mario Skelton Jr, has been slapped with a number of charges for mainly violations after he allegedly led police on a chase through sections of the island. He was arrested recently and charged […]

Normality is returning to the St William’s Catholic Church in Road Town that was flooded severely last Monday during heavy rainfall, which also resulted in the sanctuary losing Bibles and various other items valued at some $6,000. The building was […]

While claiming that the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the streets of Tortola are proving to be worth the investment made, Dr Natalio ‘Sowande’ Wheatley said more of those cameras are needed. The Virgin Islands Party president made the […]

Tariq Aaron was remanded in custody after he told the court last Friday that he did not stick to his bail condition due to car trouble. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards revoked Aaron’s bail for breaking a court-imposed curfew last week. […]

Shortly before he left the British Virgin Islands on August 7, then governor John Duncan urged local politicians to make wise choices that will benefit the territory. “This country, like many around the world, has many challenges ahead. The future […]

The youth committee supporting Minister of Education Myron Walwyn this year raised $25,000 to support their annual Back to School Voucher Programme. Youth for Walwyn member, Whitney George, said the funds came from both Walwyn and the group’s fundraising initiative […]

Police are investigating what appears to be a case of arson at the recently opened Style Shoes Store, which is located inside the building that once housed Hazem’s Shoes Store in Road Town, Tortola. Reports are that there was an […]

While noting that an approaching tropical wave is still likely to dump rainfall on the territory today (August 14), the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said there seems to be an increase in the frequency of such weather pattern. That […]

Eustace Freeman is promising to do better next time round; this after he failed to finish in the top three at the Leeward Islands Calypso Competition held last Saturday in Anguilla. He represented the British Virgin Islands in the competition […]

Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has revoked Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan’s bail, leaving Harrigan’s sureties to potentially pay the full $600,000 they had signed as collateral in relation to the bail bond. The former Customs officer’s bail was revoked following reports that […]