Newly-elected President of the Horse Owners Association, Lesmore Smith has announced plans to get the Ellis Thomas Downs ready for the annual Emancipation horse racing event held in August. According to a media release from the Association, at least two […]
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Inmate reportedly attacks UK prison guard, breaks tooth
An inmate at Her Majesty’s Prison in Balsam Ghut has reportedly attacked a prison officer who was deployed to the BVI from the UK. It is said the prison officer sustained a number of injuries, including lacerations to the face. […]
At least 5 vehicles collide in parking lot
Police today responded to a multiple-vehicle collision in the parking lot of Bobby’s Supermarket in Road Town. Circumstances surrounding the accident are not presently known to BVI News, but a rental vehicle involved in the crash sustained considerable damage. When our […]
Nearly $2M worth of cocaine | J’can answers to charges
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has reported that the street value of the drugs recently found in luggage belonging to Jamaican visitor Jillany Mullings is $1,590,000. Local law enforcement reportedly held Mullings nearly a month ago trying to smuggle […]
PHOTOS: VISAR’s SUP fundraiser a success
The Virgin Islands Search and Rescue’s (VISAR) fundraiser held on Sunday has been deemed successful. The annual event dubbed Swim and Stand Up Paddling (SUP) was hosted at Leverick Bay on Virgin Gorda. “It was fantastic. We had a really […]
COMMENTARY: Attacking offshore territories popular with UK public
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor OK, a very savvy mind, who over the decades has been a major player in the Virgin Islands offshore finance industry, told this writer that he was not overly concerned about the UK government decision to […]
Food handlers clinic scheduled for May
PRESS RELEASE: The Environmental Health Division is alerting new and renewing food handlers on Tortola and Virgin Gorda of the Food Handlers Clinics scheduled for the month of May. The schedule is as follows: May 10 at Nature’s Way East […]
Move heavy equipment from Wickham’s Cay I, owners told
PRESS RELEASE: The Office of the City Manager is asking that the owners of tanks, boats, trailers and other heavy equipment located on Wickham’s Cay I, adjacent to the eastside of the Central Administration Complex be remove by Monday, May […]
$100K reward | Trinity, Penn probably not intended targets
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) is now offering a $100,000 reward for information leading to the arrest of the killers responsible for the murder of young Trinity Moses and Franklyn Penn, who police say may not have been […]
We can’t play dead | 20K hoped to sign ‘anti-UK register’ petition
A petition hoped to generate at least 20,000 signatories is among actions local stakeholders are taking in response to the United Kingdom’s public register controversy. The BVI Christian Council organised the petition as well a May 17 march from the […]
