As the BVI moves to restore its once-booming tourism industry, a number of initiatives are being rolled out to enhance visitor experience in the hurricane-hit territory. One of those initiatives includes mounting telescopes on each of the main islands of […]
Archive for November, 2018
USVI national granted $60K bail after drug find
A St Thomas, US Virgin Islands national has been granted $60,000 bail with one surety after he was allegedly found carrying 60 grams of cannabis. Twenty-nine-year-old construction worker Hakeem Leonard did not enter a plea during his first appearance before Senior […]
COMMENTARY: Is this the end to two-party politics in BVI?
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor In twenty years, the state of Virgin Islands politics has never seen the flux and flow it sees today. In the past twenty years, the two-party system has governed the political landscape. Two party politics has […]
UPDATE: Premier details Ronnie Skelton’s firing as Health Minister
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has fired Minister of Health and Social Development, Ronnie Skelton. In detailing the circumstances under which Skelton was sacked, Premier Smith said this morning: “Over the weekend after reading an […]
Hard to pass new laws between now and election, gov’t too broken
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff While announcing an earlier-than-planned timeframe for General Election, Governor Agustus Jaspert called for legislators to band together and get as many laws passed between now and the April 2019 election deadline. But, Opposition Leader […]
Day-trippers flocking BVI, 28% increase compared to last year
Notwithstanding declines in overnight visitors and cruise arrivals, day tripper statistics have shown an impressive increase this year when compared to last year, the BVI Tourist Board has reported. More than 11,000 day-trippers visited the BVI between January and September of […]
Brandywine business robbed weeks before fire, operators suspect arson
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Considering that Nolly’s By The Beach Restaurant & Bar in Brandywine Bay experienced two major ill-fated events in less than four months of opening for business, operators of the establishment are now contemplating whether the […]
A beautiful mind | VIP honours entrepreneur living with cerebral palsy
Several individuals including Karyn Alexander, an entrepreneur living with cerebral palsy, were recognized at the 47th anniversary gala of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) on Saturday. Despite her condition — which is a neurological disorder that affects body movement and […]
Kitt Hodge fined for drugs, disorderly conduct
A Fort Hill man was fined a total of $950 for having cannabis and behaving disorderly at a police station two years ago. Magistrate Shawn Innocent ordered Kitt Hodge to pay a $750 fine for possession of 4.3 grams of […]
UPDATE: Turnbull’s reason for ‘switching sides’
Second District Representative Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull has every intention of continuing to serve his constituents and the rest of the territory, he just refuses to continue doing so under the National Democratic Party (NDP) government who he said has become […]
