With an increase in sexual offence court matters appearing across the eastern Caribbean, the region could have its first sexual offences court by year’s end, Chief Justice of the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court Janice Pereira has said. Pereira said the […]
Archive for September, 2018
Tropical wave spotted miles away, development ‘highly uncertain’
A tropical wave has been spotted more than 1,000 miles southeast of the BVI and authorities are not yet able to confirm the effects it will have on the territory, if any. “High level of uncertainty exists with the development […]
ZBVI celebrates quiz winners, Merritt Herbert honoured
PRESS RELEASE: As done annually, ZBVI recently highlighted the accomplishments of the General Knowledge Quiz participants. The top students and their parents, along with sponsors and supporters, were recognized at an early evening gathering at The Virgin Queen restaurant. Although […]
Man fined $3K for 21 grams of marijuana
A Fat Hog’s Bay man was fined $3,000 when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for being in possession of 21 grams of marijuana. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered Grashaun Audai to pay the fine by November 30 […]
Visitor spreads nearly $50K worth of ‘crime money’ across Tortola
An Anguillan visitor who dispersed nearly $50,000 across multiple rented properties on Tortola has confessed that those monies are proceeds of crime. Kirk Hughes made the confession in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to overstaying, failing […]
University student allegedly inflicts severe stab wounds in BVI
A Carrot Bay man who attends a university in Florida, USA was placed on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison for allegedly stabbing another man while on summer break in the territory. Twenty-five-year-old Travis ‘Bumpy’ Osborne – a full-time scholarship recipient […]
Local tribunal set up to discipline ‘unethical’ legal practitioners
A seven-member tribunal is now in place to discipline legal practitioners who are not abiding by the profession’s code of ethics/conduct in the British Virgin Islands. Attorney General Baba Aziz said members of the public who have proof of misconduct […]
Gov’t to forge ‘closer’ relations with private schools
In an effort to get a more accurate representation of overall student-performance territory-wide, the Ministry of Education intends to create closer ties with privately-owned and operated schools in the British Virgin Islands. Governor Augustus Jaspert said the BVI Education Act […]
LETTER: Seeing my father’s school reopened brought me to tears
Dear Editor, It brought tears to my eyes, last Saturday, September 15, 2018, when I attended an open-day celebration of the completion of the Robinson O’Neal Primary School in North Sound, Virgin Gorda. It stirred emotions within me for different […]
Electricity Corporation workers honoured
Workers at the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) were treated to an appreciation luncheon and ceremony for a job well done during the restoration of power after Hurricane Irma in September last year. Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable […]
