A 25-year-old father of four who has been implicated in a series of burglary and drug-related matters wants the court to extend leniency when handing down his sentence. Magistrate Shawn Innocent is scheduled to sentence United States citizen and Virgin […]

Thousands of passengers sailed into the BVI on a Norwegian cruise ship on Thursday, marking the cruise lines first return to the territory since the September 2017 hurricanes. As armies of cruise passengers disembarked the Norwegian Getaway, Minister responsible for […]

A female visitor from St Kitts was fined $500 in the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after she was caught en route, sneaking off to St John in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI). Helena Henry, who had visited the territory […]

The BVI Health Services Authority is dedicating a week to celebrate Emergency Nurses in the territory. These nurses are said to have shown “expertise in the treatment of patients who present to the Emergency Department”. Nurse Manager of the Emergency […]

There are conflicting reports in relation to an incident involving an alleged assault on a police which resulted in one man being tasered by law enforcement officials at the Road Town festival grounds four years ago. Roland Simon’s trial for […]

As the general public and government workers grow more eager to get public infrastructure restored, a calendar is being prepared to give timelines when all government projects will be completed. Deputy Governor David Archer announced recently that the calendar will […]

Kelvin Mercer, the government employee who claimed he smokes marijuana to treat his diabetes, was slapped with a $4,500 fine on Wednesday after Magistrate Shawn Innocent found him guilty of possession of a controlled drug with intent to supply to […]

Donations are being sought for the new Nurse Iris O’Neal Medical Centre being constructed on Virgin Gorda. To that end, public health authorities are launching a programme to help generate funds for the centre. Funds from initiative being dubbed the Iris […]

A 29-year-old East End man who pleaded guilty to drug-related offences will spend several months at Her Majesty’s Prison for his crimes. Magistrate Shawn Innocent sentenced Kyle Barronville on Wednesday to 12 months imprisonment for possession of cocaine. He was given […]

Designs for new National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) are now halfway complete. In a progress update this week, the Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said a draft of the designs have also been sent to the Project Support Services Unit […]