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Articles By: Julia Donavan

First national basketball champs to be awarded rings

First national basketball champs to be awarded rings

PRESS PRELEASE: When the Honourable Julian Fraser’s Save the Seed National Basketball League started in August of 2013, there were no rings awarded for the first championship team. However, following that year (2014) a decision was made by the directors to […]

by / on March 14, 2017 at 6:00 AM /
Commonwealth Day Message:

Commonwealth Day Message:

By John Duncan, Governor Ladies and Gentleman, Virgin Islanders, long-term residents and visitors to the Virgin Islands, today, the 13 March, 2017 is Commonwealth Day. It is my honour and privilege to read out the traditional Commonwealth Day Message by […]

by / on March 13, 2017 at 11:33 AM /
Two weeks for work permit renewal

Two weeks for work permit renewal

The Labour Department said it will start testing a new process for the renewal of work permits on March 15. The processing time, which sometimes takes up to three months, is to be reduced to two weeks. Full implementation of […]

by / on March 12, 2017 at 11:13 AM /
Five certified as patient care technicians

Five certified as patient care technicians

The H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has announced that five more persons have been certified as Patient Care Technicians in the territory. They are Tamica Williams, Paula Millet-Williams, Madonna Daly, Sharon Ellis, and Marvalene Pinnock. Within one year of […]

by / on March 12, 2017 at 10:45 AM /
Police warn against reprisals following deaths

Police warn against reprisals following deaths

Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews has appealed for calm amid reports of possible reprisals following the death of two men in separate incidents on the island of Tortola. Thirty-year-old Ashburn Dawson died in a shooting incident near the Sunday Morning […]

by / on March 11, 2017 at 3:16 PM /
STATEMENT: Premier saddened by deaths

STATEMENT: Premier saddened by deaths

The following is a statement issued by Premier Dr D Orlando Smith following what appears to be two violent deaths in the British Virgin Islands on Friday, March 10. I AM DEEPLY SADDENED to learn of the recent tragic deaths […]

by / on March 11, 2017 at 3:00 PM /
Values, norms, and failed states

Values, norms, and failed states

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The proceeding story is part two in a three part series. The narrative states the importance of values, morals, and culture, to the prosperity of countries. The Virgin Islands adopts the western values model of freedom, […]

by / on March 11, 2017 at 12:24 PM /
Man escapes attempted shooting in Road Town

Man escapes attempted shooting in Road Town

A man, whose name is being withheld, has survived an attempt on his life close to the heart of the British Virgin Islands capital today, March 11. He was at a car rental business in Road Town shortly after noon […]

by / on March 11, 2017 at 12:00 PM /
Dawson murdered – About 10 gunshots heard

Dawson murdered – About 10 gunshots heard

Groups of residents watched in bewilderment as crime scene detectives combed the Sunday Morning Well area of Road Town tonight (March 10) for clues surrounding the gun murder of Ashburn Dawson. He became the third person to be reportedly killed […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 10:19 PM /
OPEN LETTER: BVI Airways says it’s disappointed

OPEN LETTER: BVI Airways says it’s disappointed

Dear Editor, BVI Airways successfully received its revised Air Operations Certificate from our regulator, Air Safety Support International, and we have submitted our application to the United States Department of Transportation for approval to operate non-stop service between the BVI […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 5:59 PM /