A Sophie Bay resident was slapped with a $6,000 fine in the Magistrate’s Court for cocaine possession. Shaunlee Fahie was sentenced this month after pleading guilty to 7.8 grams of the drug. Magistrate Shawn Innocent ordered the offender to pay […]
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Imported workers deserting employers for higher paying jobs
Construction workers imported into the territory under the post-hurricane Skilled Workers Programme are abandoning their employers for better-paying jobs. Labour Minister Dr Kedrick Pickering has therefore called for a review of the policy governing the programme, which allows for needed […]
Struggling Man accused of aggravated burglary
The well-known restauranteur accused of aggravated burglary and damaging the property of his Dominican Republic girlfriend after learning that another man lived with her has been granted bail. Clarence Mactavious, the owner of the popular Sea Cow’s Bay restaurant called […]
Housing, transport problems hurting policing on VG
Housing and transportation problems are hurting police operations on the sister islands – especially Virgin Gorda. That is according to Police Commissioner Michael Matthews who spoke on local radio recently. “We’ve recently tried to increase the number of officers on […]
Amended vehicles and road traffic legislation in effect
PRESS RELEASE: An amendment to the Vehicles and Road Traffic (Traffic Signs) legislation is now in effect. Acting Deputy Secretary in the Ministry of Communications and Works, Mr Andrew St. Hilaire said the policy on traffic signs is to reflect […]
BVI needs horse racing, restore the sport — Fraser
Representative for the Third Electoral District Julian Fraser is, once again, calling for the legislators to give attention to horse racing, which he described as the largest sport in the British Virgin Islands. He complained that the sport was given […]
Keep your truck loads covered
PRESS RELEASE: The Ministry of Communications and Works is reminding the public to practice safety on the roads. Motorists have been spotted on occasion operating dangerously on public roadways, which poses an inherent danger to other users. Heavy equipment and […]
Former hotel manager gets 3-month suspended sentence
The Jamaican manager who was accused of stealing nearly $10,000 from his former workplace at Pusser’s Marina Cay Hotel and Restaurant was given a three-month suspended sentence after confessing. Curtis James’ suspended sentence requires him to keep out of trouble […]
UWI honours three BVI nationals with Pelican Award
Three British Virgin Islanders have received the highest honour from the University of the West Indies’ Alumni Association (UWIAA) chapter. Dr Heskith Vanterpool and Queen’s Counsels Gerard Farara and Dancia Penn were bestowed with the 2018 UWIAA Open Campus Pelican Award. […]
The VIP and I will save this territory
While citing cases of financial mismanagement by the Smith administration, Opposition Leader Andrew Fahie is pledging that he and his party will be the proverbial saviour of the British Virgin Islands. “The day to save these beloved Virgin Islands of ours […]