Students at Elmore Stoutt High School have been captured in yet another public fight. The latest incident happened outside RiteWay supermarket in Pasea Estate on Monday afternoon. Amateur footage of the brawl shows two female students exchanging what can be […]
Archive for March, 2018
UPDATE: Budget $23M less, major spending projected
The 2018/2019 budget for the British Virgin Islands has decreased by 7.3 percent compared to the last fiscal year. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith announced a budget of $299,525,366 million for this year. That figure is […]
3-vehicle accident in Road Town
At least one person reportedly has been hospitalized following a three-vehicle traffic collision on Waterfront Drive. The accident happened before 10 o’clock Monday morning. Traffic was momentarily halted and police has responded at the scene of the crash.
No new taxes in upcoming budget — Premier
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith said no new taxes will be included in the 2018/2019 fiscal budget. The Premier will be making his budget address in the House of Assembly this morning, March 19. He said […]
Punish me and release my daughter, says guilty father
“Pass all the sentence on me,” Leonel Calderon told the court while trying to absolve his 18-year-old daughter, Leonela, from serving any further time in prison. The father-daughter duo was caught trying to enter the territory with fake BVI visas […]
Another timeline promised for reopening West End dock
Residents and visitors will have to wait another month or two before government erects the long-promised temporary structure at the West End Ferry Dock. The Ministry of Communications and Works has been promising to erect a temporary structure at the […]
No animosity with gov’t, I have not resigned
Director of the BVI London Office and EU Representative, Benito Wheatley has said there is no animosity between him and local government, nor has he resigned from his posts. Wheatley made the announcement following recent reports from a local online […]
VISTS starts recruitment drive to double student population
The Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) is conducting a recruitment drive to increase its student population. “Currently we only have 63 students. We are seeking to double that number,” said Principal-in-training, Willis Potter. Potter said the recruitment drive […]
Police release murder suspects
The two men who police arrested on suspicion of killing Michael Stevens and Clevaughn Sweeney have been released. They have not been charged. “Both men have been discharged pending further investigations,” police briefly said in a media release Friday morning. […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheerful Chicken Hawks
BVI News captured these young Chicken Hawks in action on Friday (March 16) at the AO Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town. They were among four teams participating in a cheerleading competition as part of Althea Scatliffe Primary School’s 2018 Sports […]
