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Elijah Chinnery

Nearly $50K raised to assist Elijah Chinnery

Virgin Islanders at home and abroad have once again shown they are not afraid to support their own — especially when a life depends on it. Residents have raised some $44,000 on the crowd-funding website, GoFundMe, to cover medical expenses for […]

by / on July 4, 2023 at 7:37 AM /
McMaster (File photo)

McMaster grabs silver in 400m hurdles at Diamond League

Virgin Islands star athlete Kyron McMaster placed second in a tough men’s 400m hurdles final at the 2023 Galan Diamond League meet in Stockholm, Sweden this past Sunday.  The performance earned McMaster a silver medal in the meet behind a […]

by / on July 4, 2023 at 7:03 AM /
R City performing during the Non-stop Concert held at the festival grounds in Road Town at the weekend. (Photos by: Cleave Farrington/BVI News)

PHOTOS: Big turn-out for Non-stop Concert

Residents turned out in their numbers on June 30, to enjoy the food, art and performances at the Non-stop concert held at the festival grounds in Road Town. The number of people who enjoyed the acts and festivities at the […]

by / on July 4, 2023 at 6:40 AM /
Airport immigration beefed up as flights pour in

Airport immigration beefed up as flights pour in

The Department of Immigration has announced that it has ramped up its operations at the Terrance B Lettsome International Airport in an effort to facilitate the increase in the number of travellers coming through that port of entry. Recently, American […]

by / on July 3, 2023 at 7:53 AM /
BVI to get National Meteorological Service

BVI to get National Meteorological Service

The government is taking steps to establish a national meteorological service in the BVI. Currently, the Antigua National Meteorological Service provides these services to the Virgin Islands through the Department of Disaster Management (DDM). But the minister responsible for meteorology […]

by / on July 3, 2023 at 7:48 AM /
Motion on same-sex referendum may come before HOA this month

Motion on same-sex referendum may come before HOA this month

A resolution about a planned referendum on same-sex marriage in the territory is expected to be brought before the House of Assembly for a decision very soon. That indication was given by Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley late last week when […]

by / on July 3, 2023 at 7:29 AM /
Governor John Rankin and Premier Dr Natalio Wheatley.

NSC promises ‘increased presence’ after Pier Park robbery

Officials from the National Security Council (NSC) have sought to reassure residents that their safety is utmost priority. That message follows a hair-raising daylight robbery committed at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park’s House of Luxury by two masked, gun toting […]

by / on July 3, 2023 at 7:11 AM /
The statue of Cyril B Romney mounted at the pier park on Tortola.

Daring armed robbery reported at Pier Park’s House of Luxury

Two men, dressed in all white, were seen running away from the scene of a robbery today, July 1, at the Cyril B Romney Tortola Pier Park. Reports indicate that the men conducted a robbery at the House of Luxury […]

by / on July 1, 2023 at 4:44 PM /