The thrilling match-up between the top-two National League teams ended with a draw at the Virgin Gorda Recreational Grounds on Sunday, April 15. The Sugar Boys and One Love match ended 3-3. Mohammed Kachour of the Sugar Boys scored the […]
Archive for April, 2018
All still not well in NDP camp
It appears the relationship between Premier Dr D Orlando Smith and some government members is still sour following the debate on the Virgin Islands Recovery Agency Act last month. During the debate, emotions were high and tempers flew between National […]
BVI gospel artistes are finalists in Antigua music awards
Two local gospel artistes are finalists in the Antigua and Barbuda Gospel Music Awards (ABGMA) to be held on Saturday, April 21. The ABGMA is an annual award show that recognises gospel artistes and media personnel around the Caribbean. Local […]
Salmonella alert | US supplier recalls 207 million eggs
Roughly 207 million eggs were recently recalled to the United States; a country that is one of the BVI’s primary suppliers of eggs. The US Health Department’s Food and Drug Administration reported Friday that Rose Acre Farms in Indiana recalled […]
School meets raffle target, more fundraisers ahead
Pelican Gate School’s goal of taking a number of its students on an educational excursion to Jamaica is now closer to becoming a reality. Following what has been described as a successful raffle of a 2018 Toyota Yaris, airfare and […]
Dr Allison Flax-Archer visits schools on VG
PRESS RELEASE: Secretary-General of the BVI National Commission for UNESCO, Dr Allison Flax-Archer recently visited students at the Bregado Flax and Robinson O’Neal Primary Schools on Virgin Gorda. Dr Flax-Archer’s visit was part of activities to commemorate World Poetry Day […]
Remove materials from festival grounds
PRESS RELEASE: All government agencies with responsibility for structures and/or materials, including storage trailers/containers are asked to remove or dismantle these objects from the Road Town Festival Grounds as soon as possible. This notice is to be treated with the […]
HMP gets 12 prison officers from Scotland
Her Majesty’s Prison has received 12 additional prison officers from the United Kingdom. The officers were deployed from the Scottish Prison Service, and they arrived in the territory two weeks ago. Superintendent of the adult penitentiary in Balsam Ghut, David Foot […]
Visitors caught on camera allegedly snorting cocaine
Caucasian visitors have been captured on local CCTV footage openly snorting what appears to be cocaine. The visitors were seen committing the act while at a well-known beach facility on the island of Jost Van Dyke recently. The eight-minute-long video […]
Fahie: Workers suffer as gov’t rejects free West End facility
While sharing a photograph of Customs and Immigration Officers operating from a tent in rough weather conditions at the West End Ferry Dock, Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie has reprimanded government for negligence. Law enforcers at the West End port have […]