Police have responded to a shooting in Road Town on Saturday night, December 29. The shooting is in relation to an attempted armed robbery at RiteWay food market on Fleming Street. There are no reported injuries, BVI News understands. Details […]
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Major red flags: Gov’t addressing ‘oversight’ in spending 11 years later
A major concern has been raised over the general overseeing of the territory’s finances; this after several supplementary bills dating as far back as a decade ago have only now come before the House of Assembly. According to the Virgin […]
Quick fixes a waste of money: Demolish, rebuild ESHS, fire station — Scatliffe
Progressive Virgin Islands Movement (PVIM) political candidate Karl Scatliffe believes it is a waste of taxpayers money to conduct remedial works on structures weakened by the 2017 hurricanes. In a recent interview with BVI News, Scatliffe used the Fire and […]
Brace for strong winds, rough seas and wet weather, says DDM
Residents and visitors are being told to brace for strong winds that will generate pockets of moisture and a high chance of showers across the British Virgin Islands on Friday into the weekend. These wind conditions will also result in […]
Gov’t gifts local centenarian with $5,000
Living to see 100 years old is not something very many persons get to experience. Virgin Gorda resident Eda Flax Varlack is one of the few local who reached that milestone and was gifted with $5,000 grant as a result. […]
Stoutt-Igwe appointed Deputy Governor’s PS after acting in post for 2 years
It’s official. After more than two years ‘acting’ in the post, Carolyn Stoutt-Igwe has now been confirmed as Permanent Secretary in the Deputy Governor’s Office. Governor Augustus Jaspert officially appointed her to the post on November 1. A media release […]
Successful return of horseracing to BVI | USVI overall winners of Box Day event
After months of preparation and more than a year of no action at the Ellis Thomas Downs on Tortola, horseracing successfully returned to the British Virgin Islands on Boxing Day. In usual fashion, the BVI went head-to-head against horseracing aficionados from […]
BVI’s accommodation inventory to normalize in a year or so
Residents and visitors have been given a clearer indication of how much longer they will have to wait before the BVI returns to operating at full capacity as it relates to accommodation in the territory. “From all accounts, we anticipate […]
US visitor’s body stuck in BVI as RVIPF probe death | Family distressed
Family members of Dr Joseph Horgan, the 66-year-old visitor whose body was found in BVI waters last Thursday, have expressed some amount distress that their loved one’s body is still stuck in the BVI as local authorities investigate his death. […]
Five Haitians detained after being refused leave to land in BVI
Nearly half-dozen Haitians were detained after being refused leave to land in the territory days ago. The five Haitians were under what is known as an ‘Immigration Detention Warrant’, BVI News understands. Usually-credible sources said the Haitian group, which comprised […]
