More than 20 young Virgin Islanders between the ages of 18 and 35 yesterday took Oath of Affirmations as they officially became members of the Virgin Islands Youth Parliament. The young parliamentarians hail from various communities across the BVI and […]
Archive for October, 2020
Guns at large! Fireman, accused robbery accomplices denied bail
Two locals and a US Virgin Islands national accused of robbery on Virgin Gorda were denied bail after it was revealed that the two guns allegedly involved in the incident were yet to be recovered. Local firefighter Rakeem Lennard of […]
Is crime spiralling in the BVI because of COVID-19?
While admitting that there has been a slight increase in crime since COVID-19 hit the BVI, Police Commissioner Michael Matthews has assured the public that crime isn’t spiralling because of the economic hardships brought on by the health pandemic. Speaking […]
BVI schools send multiple complaints to CXC after 2020 exams
Several institutions in the BVI submitted multiple queries to the Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) following this year’s Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (CAPE) and Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) exams. In an exclusive interview with BVI News, Education Minister Dr Natalio […]
BVI edges closer to CARICOM | Independence on the horizon?
With the historic opening of a St Vincent & the Grenadines’ consulate in the BVI, the question of whether the Andrew Fahie administration is looking to take concrete steps towards independence can’t be ignored. As Premier Fahie mentioned, the establishment […]
Customs officer to spend 2 months in prison for failure to pay fine
Senior Customs officer, Delvin Green will have to spend a couple of months at Her Majesty’s Prison after failing to pay a fine which he received for common assault. He was found guilty on September 14, 2020, for an incident […]
Six students selected as winners of territorial essay competition
Six students prevailed in the recently-concluded Territorial Back-to-School Essay Competition, edging more than 60 competing entries submitted from the various grade categories. Each category of students ranged from grades one to the tertiary level and were tasked with writing an […]
Local man comes clean about burglarising grocery store in March
With mass evidence including fingerprints and CCTV footage stacked against Purcell Estate resident Dekembe Parsons, the 21-year-old reversed his original plea of ‘not guilty’ and confessed to burglarising Sunshine Grocery Store in March. Parsons, who was on remand at Her […]
Gov’t, Opposition legislators donate over $12K to D5 Economic Zone
Three district representatives have made personal contributions totalling more than $12,000 towards the Fifth Electoral District’s Economic Zone that government will build in the Huntums Ghut community of Tortola. The pledges were made on Monday, October 19 at the groundbreaking […]
EU grants Caribbean countries 3 million euros to secure COVID vaccine
The BVI is one of 24 Caribbean countries that will benefit from the European Union’s (EU) grant of 3 million euros given to the region for the purchase of COVID-19 vaccines (COVAX) or treatments when they become available. The countries […]
