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Two visitors die amid rough seas

Two visitors die amid rough seas

Two visitors died within the past three days after encountering difficulties while they swam in the waters of the British Virgin Islands, which has been experiencing rough sea conditions all week. A 61-year-old woman from Missouri in the United States, […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 5:27 PM /
PHOTOS: Students experience Commonwealth

PHOTOS: Students experience Commonwealth

Waving flags that represent various Caribbean countries in the Commonwealth, students from the Althea Scatliffe Primary School marched today through the streets of Road Town for a pre-Commonwealth Day celebration. Commonwealth Day will be observed this year on Monday (March […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 2:00 PM /
Penn found dead – scene bears signs of a fight

Penn found dead – scene bears signs of a fight

The man found dead in the Windy Hill area of Tortola shortly before daybreak today (March 10) is Alston Penn. The East End resident was seen in what appeared to be a pool of blood in the middle of the […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 1:50 PM /
Revenue increases by more than 90%

Revenue increases by more than 90%

The Department of Trade, Investment Promotion and Consumer Affairs said it raked in a near 92 percent increase in revenue last year. It added that revenue amounted to $1.5 million, compared to the $600,000 that is ‘normally received’ annually. Director […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 1:16 PM /
Woman beaten for not paying ‘enough’ attention

Woman beaten for not paying ‘enough’ attention

A man who admitted to injuring his lover after accusing her of paying more attention to other men than him has been put on $50,000 signed bail. Delwin Percival, 29, was granted bail after he pleaded guilty to assault occasioning […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 9:14 AM /
Visa exemption for all cruise ship passengers

Visa exemption for all cruise ship passengers

The government has taken steps to allow all cruise ship passengers to enter the British Virgin Islands (BVI) without visas for up to 24 hours. That is being done through a Cabinet Order that seeks to amend the Immigration and […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 8:02 AM /
Premier pushing for open skies regime in OECS

Premier pushing for open skies regime in OECS

Fresh from St Kitts where he attended the 64th meeting of the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS), Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has declared that his government will further pursue an open skies regime that would make it easier […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 7:38 AM /
USVI native to be deported

USVI native to be deported

Governor John Duncan has ordered the deportation of US Virgin Islands (USVI) native Camille King Jr, who was sentenced last year for a myriad of offences including illegal possession of a firearm. The deportation order was made on March 8 […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 7:30 AM /
BVI notes changes in weather patterns

BVI notes changes in weather patterns

Government Information Service – The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) has noted changes in weather patterns across the Territory when compared to historical data. According to data published on the World Bank Group Climate Change Knowledge Portal, the average temperatures […]

by / on March 10, 2017 at 6:17 AM /
MORE CONFUSION: Gov’t did not approve BiWater sale

MORE CONFUSION: Gov’t did not approve BiWater sale

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool has declared in the House of Assembly that Government, to date, has not agreed to the purported sale of BiWater BVI Limited to another company known […]

by / on March 9, 2017 at 5:37 PM /