Government Information Service (press release) – BVIslander Mr Kyron McMaster ranks 2nd fastest in the world in the 400 metres Hurdles (400mH) after having completed the race at the Florida Relays with a time of 48.71. Mr McMaster recovered from […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Russian leader says relations worsened under Trump
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – The US and Russian presidents have revealed the wide gulf between them over Syria, even as their foreign ministers were meeting in Moscow. Donald Trump said Russia was backing “an animal” in Syria’s [president] Bashar […]
MALE now using farming as a tool
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff In a bid to teach its young members greater responsibility, local youth mentorship programme MALE has expanded its usual list of activities to include farming. MALE, which stands for Mentoring Anointed Leaders Everywhere, […]
Major project launched to save coastline in CGB
The government today launched the Cane Garden Bay Revetment Project that will, among other things, facilitate the rebuilding of the seawall along a section of the Cane Garden Bay (CGB) coastline. Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool underscored the […]
Man charged for driving without taxi permit
A resident of Cane Garden Bay on Tortola, Andrie Lanns, has been slapped with various charges that include driving a taxi without a taxi driver’s permit. He is also charged with driving over a side-walk, refusing to provide specimen of […]
More than 12 illegal immigrants held
Police, with assistance from Customs and Immigration officers, detained a number of illegal migrants at Biras Creek in Virgin Gorda yesterday afternoon. Among the group, which exceeds a dozen persons, are a number of children. A search is being conducted […]
Serial burglar sentenced to over a year in prison
A man who burglarized three business-places last year, Shadrach Thompson, has been sent to Her Majesty’s Prison as punishment. He received a suspended sentence for one of the crimes, but will serve a year and four months in prison for […]
Branson upbeat about new tourism venture in BVI
The BVI Tourist Board is upbeat about the economic prospects of a dive site being established locally by British billionaire Sir Richard Branson, who said a World War II ship will be placed under water as an artificial reef to […]
Gov’t told foreign investors not giving enough
A lawmaker in the British Virgin Islands, Delores Christopher, has expressed concern that the government is not demanding enough from foreign investors who intend to set up shop in the territory. “We somehow must ask and seek out to get […]
‘We are recovering’
While noting that economic recovery is now taking place on Virgin Gorda, political representative of the island Dr Hubert O’Neal urged persons in the villa rental business to better position themselves for money-making opportunities such as sailing regattas. He noted […]
