There is an unconfirmed suspicion that armed police may have been deliberately diverted from RiteWay food market in Road Town moments before it was robbed two Saturdays ago. According to Police Commissioner Michael Matthews, his officers were at the location […]
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62yo man sentenced to 18 months for molesting child
The 62-year-old Dominican man who confessed to molesting a 14-year-old girl on three different occasions has been sentenced to 18 months at Her Majesty’s Prison for the offence. Magistrate Shawn Innocent handed down the sentence on Tuesday. The magistrate closed […]
RVIPF launch collaborative probe into tour bus fire with taxi commission, BVITB
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said they are conducting a collaborative investigation into the fire that destroyed a tour bus carrying tourists on Tuesday. Police said they are collaborating with the BVI Tourist Board and the Taxi & […]
Former hospital cashier pleads guilty to beating disgruntled customer
More than two years after assaulting a female customer at Peebles Hospital, a former cashier at the facility, Kindel Vanterpool, has pleaded guilty. Vanterpool who had pleaded not guilty back in June 2017 seemingly had a change of heart when […]
Local contractors, consultants to be ‘graded’ in govt’s new classification system
Contractors and consultants operating in the British Virgin Islands will be “classified and graded” in relation to the services offered as soon as government launches a framework called the Contractors Registration and Classification System (CRCS). In making the announcement on […]
UPDATE: Tourists escape tour bus fire unharmed, broken fuel line causes combustion
Authorities have confirmed that none of the near-two dozen passengers or tour operators were injured during the fire that consumed a safari bus while touring Tortola on Tuesday morning. The bus caught fire while travelling up Joe’s Hill. “All 23 […]
Love lost? NDP not getting full slate of candidates ‘alarming’, says Fahie
The governing National Democratic Party (NDP) has had the last eight years to run the territory’s affairs in a manner that would inspire enough persons from all corners of the BVI to join their campaign. But, since the NDP only […]
O’Neal, de Castro, Wheatley to square off in 9th District debates
Three candidates vying to be the next Ninth District Representative are set to square off in a political debate on Wednesday. The debate kicks of at 7:30 pm at the Catholic Community Centre in the Valley on Virgin Gorda. The […]
Political Newcomers | Wade Smith guns for D5 seat with shelter, tourism, sewerage initiatives
By Esther Durand, BVI News Staff Resigning his post as Commissioner of Customs after 15 years to contest the upcoming general elections, the question now on the minds of voters in the Fifth Electoral District is whether Wade Smith is […]
Over 400 unclaimed vessels in BVI, Shipping Registry issues ‘urgent’ call
After some 16 months after Hurricane Irma, more than 400 unclaimed vessels, or just about, are on the verge of being written off as ‘derelict’ or ‘abandoned’ vessels in the territory. The Virgin Islands Shipping Registry (VISR) has therefore issued what […]
