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No jury trials for months now! Fraser says non-Belongers should not become jurors

No jury trials for months now! Fraser says non-Belongers should not become jurors

By Kamal Haynes, BVI News Staff While asserting that non-Belongers should not serve on any jury panel in the British Virgin Islands, Opposition legislator Julian Fraser has raised concern that there have not been any jury trials in the territory […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 8:40 AM /
Gov’t pledges full financial support to local athletes participating in Summer Olympic Games

Gov’t pledges full financial support to local athletes participating in Summer Olympic Games

Government has made a commitment to offering full financial support to all local athletes who will participate in the upcoming Summer Olympic Games in Tokyo, Japan later this year. Premier Andrew Fahie made that promise during the BVI Athletic Association […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 7:46 AM /
Opposition legislator reports decline in registered vessels locally

Opposition legislator reports decline in registered vessels locally

Opposition legislator Julian Fraser is reporting that the British Virgin Islands has been experiencing a decline in registered vessels over the last few years. While speaking a recent sitting of the House of Assembly in late 2019, Fraser said he […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 7:23 AM /
Scenes from Foxy's Old Year's Night Celebration on New Year's Eve. (Photos by Andre 'Shadow' Dawson)

Patrons flock Foxy’s Old Year’s Celebration to ring in new year

Organisers of the Foxy’s annual Old Year’s Night Celebration held on New Year’s Eve has had yet another successful staging of the event. The party, which was held on Jost Van Dyke, saw scores of patrons flocking the sister island […]

by / on January 2, 2020 at 7:17 AM /