Parham Town resident Akeem Moses who police allegedly found driving with a ‘photocopied’ license sticker on his vehicle has appeared before the Magistrate’s Court on four charges. He is charged with forgery, driving an uninsured vehicle, driving unlicensed vehicle, and […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan

$200K promise – Walwyn chides school debaters
Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has blamed members of the Elmore Stoutt High School Debating Club for making a sub-regional commitment without prior Government approval, adding that the commitment would probably cost about $200,000. The Club was scheduled to host […]

BVI remains top offshore jurisdiction – REPORT
Government Information Service – The British Virgin Islands (BVI) remains the top offshore jurisdiction in the world, according to the 2017 edition of the Vistra 2020 Report, launched in Hong Kong and Singapore last week. The report ranked the United […]

Seize private land for school, Walwyn told to consider
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Following a suggestion for Government to use possible force in acquiring land for the expansion of Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn last evening said the necessary […]

Tourists using dangerous road – Gov’t wants land
Amid concern that tourists are heavily using a dangerously narrow roadway on the island of Tortola, Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool last evening issued a general appeal for private landowners to willingly surrender property where necessary to facilitate […]

COMMENTARY: Thanks to ‘Trumpism’ people may see the light
The rapid Transition from Bad to Worse As we leave one month and enter the next, there is so much happening that it’s difficult to keep up. Nonetheless, we must choose whether to reside under the bubble of ignorance or […]

Gun case contradiction
A contradiction as well as indirect criticism of forensic works yesterday highlighted proceedings when two natives of the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) appeared in court for trial in relation to a gun case. Those charged are boat captain Jarvis […]

UPDATE: Dore turns himself in
Olanzo Dore is now in police custody after he turned himself in late yesterday evening, said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The 31-year-old native of St Kitts has been charged with escaping lawful custody. Police had sought the […]

US approves BVI Airways, gives explanation
The Department of Transportation (DOT) in the United States has given the privately owned BVI Airways permission to fly into that country directly from the British Virgin Islands, adding that the airline appears financially and operationally qualified. The Deputy Assistant […]

Don’t park at the yacht harbour, ferry users told
Some residents have complained to BVI News Online that they are being locked out of the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, but the management of the private property said it only intensified screening of motorists amid major transportation changes on the […]