A Lower Estate man that was found with a relatively large quantity of cannabis and $1,770 cash told police he sold the drugs because his salary as a sales clerk was not enough for him to survive. Twenty-two-year-old Randolph Wescott […]
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71 public officers honoured for years of service
PRESS RELEASE: Seventy-one former Public Officers were recognised and honoured at a ‘Retirees Dinner’ for their years of service to the territory. Deputy Governor, Mr David D Archer, Jr congratulated the retirees and esteemed them as persons who have shown […]
Monday’s murders could be connected, says police
RVIPF RELEASE: Detectives have not ruled out that the early morning slaying at Brady Ghut could be linked to last night’s shooting which has left one Fahie Hill resident dead but are, right now, keeping all lines of inquiry open. […]
Fraser, Turnbull adamant: Decries ‘issues’ with recovery plan
While ardent Premier Dr D Orlando Smith supporters like Mark Vanterpool insist that legislators should ‘stop wasting time’ but rather back the Recovery & Development Plan, Opposition legislator Julian Fraser and government legislator Melvin ‘Mitch’ Turnbull have maintained that they […]
Frustrated: Top cop begs politicians to effect recovery plan
By Davion Smith, BVI News Staff Now more than a year of waiting, Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews said he has grown frustrated about the same appalling state of infrastructure in the local police service and is calling on legislators […]
Gunmen entered home, murdered Ettienne while children present
Gunmen entered 24-year-old Kareem Ettiene’s Fahie Hill residence and killed him while women and children, including his own, were present. The incident unfolded between 9 and 10 o’clock Monday night, October 22. Highly-placed sources said that Ettiene received at least […]
DPP claims man resists arrest because of ‘family prominence’
A young man — who is claiming he was injured because police used excessive force to handcuff him two years ago — allegedly attempted to resist arrest because he is the son of a prominent local businessman, the Office of […]
Not forgotten: Anegada to receive road repairs, more PWD staff
Anegada’s modest road network is set to receive a slice of $7 million that has been earmarked for the territory’s road infrastructure. Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Works, Anthony McMaster, told BVI News on Saturday that the ministry is […]
COMMENTARY: The wealthy investor
The investor is one of the three critical components of the global economy: the other two are markets and consumers. Together, these three facets of the global economy interface with each other and form the ‘world economic ecosystem’. In today’s […]
Another shooting on Monday, another man killed
A second person was shot dead on Monday, October 22, police have reported. This second shooting happened in the Fahie Hill area of Tortola during night hours. Circumstances of this second killing are not known nor is it clear whether […]
