A boat captain of a well-known charter company has reportedly drowned while on duty at Norman Island. BVI News understands that the incident occurred sometime between 12:30 pm to 1 pm on Sunday, June 23. “He was at work and […]

A new Revenue Collection system is urgently needed for the British Virgin Islands as the existing system is likely to ‘crash at any time’. Deputy Commissioner of the Inland Revenue Orris Thomas gave that indication when he appeared before the […]

Self-taught singing sensation Dwight Hutchinson, Jr from plans to utilize his recent victory at the Gen Y Factor ‘Battle of the Sexes’ competition to propel his gospel music career to higher heights. Following his victory at the Multipurpose Sports Complex […]

Virgin Gorda residents Cheryce Todman and Rakesheah Young are the top achievers at Virgin Islands School of Technical Studies (VISTS) for 2019. Todman graduated as the valedictorian with a grade point average of 3.70 while Young, the salutatorian, graduated with […]

Government is implementing a policy giving BVIslanders and Belongers first preference for jobs in the marine sector. This according to the latest Cabinet statements published on June 20. The statement said: “In an effort to empower the people of the […]

Some education officials believe a major problem plaguing the local school system is the inability of some students to fully read and comprehend well; even at the secondary school level. This position was voiced at a meeting held to discuss […]

Dominican Cornelius Fontaine was slapped with an eight-month prison sentence after he was caught with $52,000 earned through gambling. Fontaine, a fisherman who resides in Antigua, had pleaded guilty to the offence of being in possession of proceeds of criminal […]

Nineteen-year-old Officer Jeremy Tuckett is attributing humility to his success in sweeping several awards and being named the top recruit in the third cohort of officers to complete the recent series of police recruit training exercises. The East End man […]

The majority of stakeholders who attended a meeting in Road Town to discuss the additional school year seem to agree with the Education Minister’s proposal to allow advanced learners to graduate from secondary school after the 11th grade and removing […]

On June 18, 2019, the Tortola Toastmasters installed it’s 2019/2020 Executive Board Members. At the last meeting of the Toastmasters’ Year Area Director Kisha Frett, ALB, CC conducted the installation ceremony. The final meeting was themed with quotes from William […]