A second person was shot dead on Monday, October 22, police have reported. This second shooting happened in the Fahie Hill area of Tortola during night hours. Circumstances of this second killing are not known nor is it clear whether […]
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UPDATE: Man killed in Monday morning shooting identified
The man who was killed in an early-morning shooting on Monday is East End resident Tyrone Thomas, BVI News understands. He was reportedly killed just before daybreak on October 22, while in the company of an unidentified female. The woman […]
Disrespectful! Walwyn breached protocol by publicising wall report
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has publicly come out and reprimanded Education Minister Myron Walwyn for circumventing protocol and publicising the Auditor General’s ‘special report’ on the construction of the perimeter wall around the Elmore Stoutt High School campus. “Due […]
Another ‘mental’ offender sent to HMP | Gov’t called on to act
Just days after a senior member of the local judiciary lamented the same issue, Magistrate Christilyn Benjamin has now said she wants government to place establishing a facility for mental health offenders on the proverbial front burner. “It is time that […]
Remove all items from festival grounds by October 19
Owners of items on the Festival Ground are asked to have them removed by 12 noon on Friday, October 19 to accommodate an event on Saturday, October 20 on the grounds. Your cooperation is solicited.
HOA positioned to get more inclusion in RDA operations
Cabinet has approved a list of principles that, seemingly, has positioned the House of Assembly to have greater inclusion in the massive rehabilitative and reconstruction effort that the Recovery and Development Agency (RDA) will govern over the next few years. […]
VG resident implicated for burglary, 829 grams of marijuana
A 25-year-old father of four who has been implicated in a series of burglary and drug-related matters wants the court to extend leniency when handing down his sentence. Magistrate Shawn Innocent is scheduled to sentence United States citizen and Virgin […]
Norwegian Cruise returns to grand welcome from BVI
Thousands of passengers sailed into the BVI on a Norwegian cruise ship on Thursday, marking the cruise lines first return to the territory since the September 2017 hurricanes. As armies of cruise passengers disembarked the Norwegian Getaway, Minister responsible for […]
St Kitts visitor caught sneaking out of BVI, sobs at prison prospect
A female visitor from St Kitts was fined $500 in the Magistrate’s Court on Thursday after she was caught en route, sneaking off to St John in the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI). Helena Henry, who had visited the territory […]
Week dedicated to celebrate emergency nurses locally
The BVI Health Services Authority is dedicating a week to celebrate Emergency Nurses in the territory. These nurses are said to have shown “expertise in the treatment of patients who present to the Emergency Department”. Nurse Manager of the Emergency […]
