A Fat Hogs Bay man who was caught with 26.4 grams of cannabis was fined $1,500 for the drugs when he appeared before Magistrate Shawn Innocent on Tuesday. Forty-five-year-old plumber Kevin Small is to pay the fine in three months […]
Articles By: Davion
Speaker adjourns ‘illegal’ HOA sitting after Opposition raises alarm
Tuesday’s sitting of the House of Assembly was ordered adjourned on account of it being illegally called and convened. Speaker of the House, Ingrid Moses-Scatliffe, gave the order this afternoon after calls from members of the parliamentary opposition, Andrew Fahie […]
PHOTO OF THE DAY: Parliamentary shift
This BVI News photograph captured on Tuesday, November 27 tells the story of the ‘new normal’ in the House of Assembly; at least until the House of Assembly dissolves so the territory can go to the polls. The glaring parliamentary […]
Major fire contained but still burning | Efforts to extinguish continue
Fire officers and other supporting workers are still on the scene of the massive fire that combusted at the waste facility/incinerator in Pockwood Pond, Tortola less than 24 hours ago. Large clouds of smoke are still being emitted from the […]
GUILTY: Father claims ‘mistaken identity’ after having sex with 15yo daughter
A 43-year-old local who was found guilty of incest on Monday has claimed that it was a case of ‘mistaken identity’ when he had sex with his then 15-year-old daughter nearly two years ago. Eight of the nine-member jury panel […]
Departed NDP legislators does not impact our ability to govern — Premier
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Political chatter has permeated the British Virgin Islands following the recent upset within the National Democratic Party (NDP) government, and there are now recurring questions of whether the party is still capable of doing […]
Nearly dozen persons seek to become At-Large candidates for VIP
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Congress (executive members) of the Virgin Islands Party (VIP) will be convening on Saturday, December 1, to select the four candidates they want to run for an At-Large seat in the next General Election […]
Lack of court equipment causes further delay in 3yo cocaine case
The three-year-old trial against David Straker, Donald George, Anderson Flax, and Lindon Chiverton — the four men who were allegedly caught at sea with 80 kilograms of cocaine — has reached another delay. On Monday, the Director of Public Prosecutions […]
Explosion leads to massive fire at Pockwood Pond waste facility
The waste facility in Pockwood Pond, Tortola is on fire. The fire was caused by an explosion in the ‘yard’ of the facility minutes before 3 pm on Monday, November 26. “It appears as if, probably, a gas can or something […]
BVIPA workers undergo ‘intensive training’ in anti-money laundering
One hundred-and-thirty-five BVI Ports Authority (BVIPA) workers have been introduced to more than 16 hours of ‘intensive training’ in anti-money laundering and terrorist financing. The BVIPA subjected its workers to this training in response to a National Risk Assessment Report […]
