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Fraser blasts governor for ‘desperate’ move

Fraser blasts governor for ‘desperate’ move

Opposition member of the House of Assembly Julian Fraser has blasted Governor John Duncan for using his constitutional powers yesterday (March 16) to force Government to allocate an additional $800,000 to the Royal Virgin Islands (RVIPF) for this year. According […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 8:14 AM /
Scooter rider charged after highway chase

Scooter rider charged after highway chase

The scooter rider who crashed recently while reportedly being chased by police officers has been slapped with seven charges. According to the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force, Rondell Calliste of Purcell Estate on Tortola was arrested and charged on March […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 7:17 AM /
BVI Reading Council Awards Keden Ortiz

BVI Reading Council Awards Keden Ortiz

PRESS RELEASE – Keden Ortiz, a grade one student of the Joyce Samuel Primary School is the recipient of the BVI Reading Council’s (BVIRC) 2017 Literacy Award. Keden was awarded during a ceremony held at the Joyce Samuel Primary School […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 7:16 AM /
Women to be punished too

Women to be punished too

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Representative of the Sixth Electoral District Alvera Maduro-Caines ran into masculine correction yesterday when she went soft on women while rebuking men for not paying child maintenance. She also suggested that the House […]

by / on March 17, 2017 at 7:02 AM /
Scooter rider hospitalized after crash

Scooter rider hospitalized after crash

A motorcyclist has been taken to Peebles Hospital following a crash on the highway a short distance from ‘The Moorings’ intersection, Tortola. It is said that he was driving a red scooter. The man was removed from the crash scene […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 8:05 PM /
Governor forces gov’t to give police more money

Governor forces gov’t to give police more money

Governor John Duncan has exercised his constitutional powers, and has forced the Government to allocate more funding to the Royal Virgin Islands Force (RVIPF). The RVIPF will receive roughly an additional $800,000 to its budget for this financial year, which […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 5:51 PM /
Teen dies in crash – Tried to evade garbage truck?

Teen dies in crash – Tried to evade garbage truck?

Two of the persons who were taken to Peebles Hospital after a nasty crash last evening (March 15) were treated and released, but the driver Justice Amory did not survive. Amory, the 19-year-old son of Superintendent of Police St Clair […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 3:59 PM /
Not just money – Fraser wants emotion in child law

Not just money – Fraser wants emotion in child law

A member of the parliamentary opposition has suggested that emotional bonding between parents and their children should be clearly stipulated in a new law being proposed. Julian Fraser, who up to recently served as Leader of the Opposition, lamented that […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 2:35 PM /
Lorna Smith: Airport project may not happen tomorrow

Lorna Smith: Airport project may not happen tomorrow

While making it clear that she was not speaking in her capacity as the wife of Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, Lorna Smith last evening defended the government’s plan to expand the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport, but […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 10:13 AM /
Cops arrest motorist after cocaine find

Cops arrest motorist after cocaine find

Police have arrested a man who they said was found in possession of cocaine in the Baughers Bay area of Tortola this morning, March 16. “A male was arrested after a search of his vehicle in Baughers Bay this morning […]

by / on March 16, 2017 at 8:54 AM /