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Articles By: Julia Donavan

Grounds broken with advice: You must pay mortgage

Grounds broken with advice: You must pay mortgage

While breaking grounds for what will be known as Joe’s Hill Manor, which will have more homes and a bigger budget than initially announced, Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton underscored the importance of prospective homeowners paying their […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 3:01 PM /
Give me the F** money – gunman with local accent

Give me the F** money – gunman with local accent

Reports reaching BVI News Online are that the gunman who robbed Riteway at Flemming Street in Road Town pointed a gun at a cashier’s head and threatened to shoot her while he demanded that funds be handed over to him […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 1:07 PM /
Update: Police suspect American commits suicide

Update: Police suspect American commits suicide

Police said they have determined that 33-year-old Daniel Godsey of Tennessee in the United States may have committed suicide aboard Norwegian Escape yesterday (April 19), adding that they also have been able to ascertain that the incident took place in […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 1:01 PM /
Lawmakers promise shorter wait for bodies – BILL PASSED

Lawmakers promise shorter wait for bodies – BILL PASSED

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Lawmakers yesterday passed a new Bill that they said will help bring ‘relief’ to people who would otherwise endure stress and a protracted wait for the authorities to hand over their loved ones’ […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 8:31 AM /
Man who threatens business owner sentenced

Man who threatens business owner sentenced

A 42-year-old man who threatened a businessman with a machete over $10 has been put on a two-year bond to keep the peace. Steadwin Coakley was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass, using threatening language, disorderly conduct, and […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 7:38 AM /
New fee sends positive message abroad

New fee sends positive message abroad

Minister of Natural Resources Dr Kedrick Pickering said the imposition of a $10 environmental levy on visitors to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will send a positive message overseas about the BVI, adding that it may result in the Territory […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 7:36 AM /
Revealed – new building to replace staff room at ESHS

Revealed – new building to replace staff room at ESHS

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has released a proposed drawing for what he said is a new building that is being considered to house the teachers’ staff room, auditorium, gymnasium, and cafeteria at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). He […]

by / on April 20, 2017 at 7:16 AM /
BREAKING NEWS: RiteWay supermarket robbed again

BREAKING NEWS: RiteWay supermarket robbed again

Riteway Supermarket in Road Town has been robbed again. Masked robbers stormed the business establishment on Flemming Street shortly before 8pm today, April 19. The robbers took an amount of money and then reportedly disappeared behind the supermarket. No one […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 9:15 PM /
Scooter rider overseas after serious crash

Scooter rider overseas after serious crash

A man has been airlifted overseas for treatment after he suffered serious injuries when the scooter he was riding reportedly plunged into bushes near Big Bamboo Restaurant on the island of Anegada. The injured man is a resident of the US […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 5:56 PM /
Man allegedly robs former schoolmate at gunpoint

Man allegedly robs former schoolmate at gunpoint

A man is now facing a charge of robbery after he allegedly armed himself with a gun and robbed his former schoolmate of a motor scooter, which was later being re-sprayed. Charged for the offence is Kiover Hatchett of Long […]

by / on April 19, 2017 at 10:40 AM /