A Fat Hog’s Bay man was fined $3,000 when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday for being in possession of 21 grams of marijuana. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards ordered Grashaun Audai to pay the fine by November 30 […]
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Visitor spreads nearly $50K worth of ‘crime money’ across Tortola
An Anguillan visitor who dispersed nearly $50,000 across multiple rented properties on Tortola has confessed that those monies are proceeds of crime. Kirk Hughes made the confession in the Magistrate’s Court on Tuesday when he pleaded guilty to overstaying, failing […]
University student allegedly inflicts severe stab wounds in BVI
A Carrot Bay man who attends a university in Florida, USA was placed on remand at Her Majesty’s Prison for allegedly stabbing another man while on summer break in the territory. Twenty-five-year-old Travis ‘Bumpy’ Osborne – a full-time scholarship recipient […]
Local tribunal set up to discipline ‘unethical’ legal practitioners
A seven-member tribunal is now in place to discipline legal practitioners who are not abiding by the profession’s code of ethics/conduct in the British Virgin Islands. Attorney General Baba Aziz said members of the public who have proof of misconduct […]
Gov’t to forge ‘closer’ relations with private schools
In an effort to get a more accurate representation of overall student-performance territory-wide, the Ministry of Education intends to create closer ties with privately-owned and operated schools in the British Virgin Islands. Governor Augustus Jaspert said the BVI Education Act […]
LETTER: Seeing my father’s school reopened brought me to tears
Dear Editor, It brought tears to my eyes, last Saturday, September 15, 2018, when I attended an open-day celebration of the completion of the Robinson O’Neal Primary School in North Sound, Virgin Gorda. It stirred emotions within me for different […]
Electricity Corporation workers honoured
Workers at the British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) were treated to an appreciation luncheon and ceremony for a job well done during the restoration of power after Hurricane Irma in September last year. Minister for Communications and Works, Honourable […]
Premier leading BVI’s first financial services mission to Africa
The British Virgin Islands is expanding its financial services reach by embarking on a two-week trade mission to Africa in November. Minister responsible for finance, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith will be leading a local delegation across three African nations […]
Cops on a roll: Another illegal gun recovered, Hispanic man held
Police recovered another illegal gun in East End/Long Look on Saturday — making this at least the fifth firearm discovery in the last few weeks alone. A Spanish-speaking man is now custody in relation to the discovery. Members of the police […]
BVI tops OECS in CXCs again
The British Virgin Islands has once again topped the Organisation of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) by producing the most students to pass five or more CXC subjects in one sitting this year. This achievement has caught the attention of the […]
