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VISTS starts recruitment drive to double student population

VISTS starts recruitment drive to double student population

The Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) is conducting a recruitment drive to increase its student population. “Currently we only have 63 students. We are seeking to double that number,” said Principal-in-training, Willis Potter. Potter said the recruitment drive […]

by / on March 19, 2018 at 6:21 AM /
Police release murder suspects

Police release murder suspects

The two men who police arrested on suspicion of killing Michael Stevens and Clevaughn Sweeney have been released. They have not been charged. “Both men have been discharged pending further investigations,” police briefly said in a media release Friday morning. […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 1:11 PM /
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheerful Chicken Hawks

PHOTO OF THE DAY: Cheerful Chicken Hawks

BVI News captured these young Chicken Hawks in action on Friday (March 16) at the AO Shirley Recreation Grounds in Road Town. They were among four teams participating in a cheerleading competition as part of Althea Scatliffe Primary School’s 2018 Sports […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 12:22 PM /
Immigration officer charged for stealing

Immigration officer charged for stealing

An Immigration officer has been arrested and charged with theft, according to reports reaching BVI News. The Immigration Officer in question is said to be a resident of Virgin Gorda. He allegedly stole the funds sometime this week while working […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 7:35 AM /
Pier Park to fully reopen in May; wins award

Pier Park to fully reopen in May; wins award

The Tortola Pier Park, which was named the ‘Port of the Year’, is aiming to reopen fully in the next two months. Leasing and Marketing Manager at the pier park Meslyn Allan told BVI News yesterday that the multimillion-dollar shopping […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 7:15 AM /
Local couple selected as guest chefs on cruise ship

Local couple selected as guest chefs on cruise ship

Local husband and wife chefs, Neil and Erika Cline have been invited aboard a cruise ship to cook for guests for a week. The power couple will be showcasing BVI cuisine aboard Holland America’s MS Prinsendam from March 16 to […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 6:50 AM /
BVIHSA records first pacemaker insertion surgery

BVIHSA records first pacemaker insertion surgery

The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) has recorded its first pacemaker insertion procedure. The surgery was conducted at Peebles Hospital on March 13 by Dr Roger Miller, a cardiothoracic surgeon with more than eight years experience in that speciality. The procedure […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 6:40 AM /
Winner aiming to make impact through music

Winner aiming to make impact through music

Twenty-seven-year-old Guyana native Charles ‘Winner’ Bakker is hoping to make waves on the music scene with his positive, just-released singles. Bakker, who is a recruit firefighter at BVI Airport Authority, has been composing and compiling songs but never recorded them […]

by / on March 16, 2018 at 6:18 AM /
‘Gov’t marketing a lie to residents’

‘Gov’t marketing a lie to residents’

By Davion Smith, BVI News Journalist Why did the Premier Dr D Orlando Smith postpone today’s critical Budget Address for a tsunami exercise that only lasted one hour? That is the question weighing on the minds of a number of […]

by / on March 15, 2018 at 2:36 PM /
Police arrest two in double-murder investigation

Police arrest two in double-murder investigation

Police have arrested two persons on suspicion of murdering Michael Stevens and Clevaughn Sweeney. Police arrested a 25-year-old man from West End and a 32-year-old man from Free Bottom. Police did not release the names of the murder suspects. Meanwhile, the […]

by / on March 15, 2018 at 12:08 PM /