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Looters being identified – Commissioner Matthews

Looters being identified – Commissioner Matthews

Nedburn Thaffe – Police Commissioner, Michael Matthews has sounded the warning to those behind the looting of business establishments that his team is in the process of identifying some of them and it is only a matter of time before […]

by / on September 11, 2017 at 9:40 AM /
Irma’s Aftermath – What you need to know (Sept. 11)

Irma’s Aftermath – What you need to know (Sept. 11)

If you are in the British Virgin Islands at this time, these are some of the things you may need to know today. BVI News Online will update the information seen here as the days progress. Only  charter flights operating. […]

by / on September 11, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
Premier eyes UK financial support to help rebuild

Premier eyes UK financial support to help rebuild

Nedburn Thaffe – Premier Dr. D Orlando Smith has said that the British Virgin Islands will be counting on its mother country – the United Kingdom (UK) – to provide financial support to help rebuild the territory. His statement comes […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 7:03 PM /
Scenes of chaos at gas stations

Scenes of chaos at gas stations

Cars lining up in droves stretching as far as a mile away is now a common scene at gas stations on Tortola as motorists scramble to fill their tanks in a territory ravaged by Hurricane Irma. BVI News Online journeyed […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 5:52 PM /
Some businesses survived, says Premier in latest statement

Some businesses survived, says Premier in latest statement

Premier Dr. D Orlando Smith has said that despite the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Irma, a number of business establishments across the territory survived its onslaught, including many in the financial sector. The Premier, in his latest statement, also […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 3:02 PM /
Residents lament food shortage; Vanterpool says food flowing

Residents lament food shortage; Vanterpool says food flowing

While the government has disclosed that the territory’s food relief supply is ‘flowing’, reports coming in from residents are that there is hardly any food getting to many who are in desperate need of it. “We getting things organized; food […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 1:38 PM /
Guyanese killed inside shop by Hurricane Irma

Guyanese killed inside shop by Hurricane Irma

A news outlet in Guyana is reporting that one of the five persons found dead in the Territory after Hurricane Irma struck has been identified as Derek Ragnauth, a Guyanese man who was living on Tortola. The 55-year-old man was […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 11:42 AM /
Health Services makes appeal for private medical volunteers

Health Services makes appeal for private medical volunteers

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has made an appeal for private medical practitioners to volunteer their services at Peebles Hospital in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma. “While we all cope with the effects of the recent disaster due to […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 11:03 AM /
Residents running low on cash

Residents running low on cash

Some residents across the territory are facing the likelihood of running out of cash after Hurricane Irma caused serious damage to at least two major financial institutions and their Automated Teller Machines on the Islands. Images have emerged of the Scotiabank […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 9:16 AM /
PHOTOS: Medical supplies delivered

PHOTOS: Medical supplies delivered

  This helicopter was caught on camera yesterday delivering medical supplies to persons on the ground in Tortola yesterday. The British Virgin Islands has been ravaged by Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in the territory on Wednesday, September 6. It […]

by / on September 10, 2017 at 6:30 AM /