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Articles By: Julia Donavan

USVI p#ssed over Obama visit, BVI parliament told

USVI p#ssed over Obama visit, BVI parliament told

A government lawmaker today had to retract the word ‘p#ssed’, which he used in the House of Assembly while claiming that the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) is envious of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) due to recent developments including […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 1:57 PM /
Details of bloody gun fight revealed in court

Details of bloody gun fight revealed in court

Kani Hazel, who is accused of shooting a man during a fight last year, was hauled before the Magistrate’s Court today, February 23. The 20-year-old accused is charged with possession of a firearm with intent to endanger life, and unlawful […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 1:00 PM /
Vanterpool: I am not interested in leading NDP

Vanterpool: I am not interested in leading NDP

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff While declaring that he has never seen a more impressive group of potential leaders than those now in the governing National Democratic Party (NDP), Mark Vanterpool said he is not among persons jostling […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
Masa testifies in gun trial – VERDICT NEARS

Masa testifies in gun trial – VERDICT NEARS

Both the prosecution and defence have closed their initial trial arguments in relation to the gun case involving well-known social media personality Ramoamasagana ‘Masa’ Pemberton. Pemberton is charged with unlawful possession of firearm and ammunition. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo is […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 8:51 AM /
NEW PLAN: Margaritaville not coming this year!

NEW PLAN: Margaritaville not coming this year!

Margaritaville is not likely to start operating in the British Virgin Islands until perhaps the next two years; this as Government charts new plans for the building that was to be constructed at Tortola Pier Park to house the multi-national […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 7:46 AM /
Seven Seas promises ‘long term’ partnership

Seven Seas promises ‘long term’ partnership

AquaVenture – the parent company of Seven Seas Water – said it is committed to being an effective long-term partner to the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Seven Seas, which made the declaration in a press statement this […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 7:41 AM /
Steer clear of marijuana: dialysis patient fined $4K

Steer clear of marijuana: dialysis patient fined $4K

George Bradshaw, a dialysis patient who was found with 43 grams of marijuana, was spared direct imprisonment when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court for sentencing. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo slapped the offender with a $4,000 fine, which is to be […]

by / on February 23, 2017 at 7:17 AM /
Trump calls Trinidad about terrorism

Trump calls Trinidad about terrorism

United States President Donald Trump has invited Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley to visit him in Washington; this while both leaders had a telephone conversation this week about what the White House called ‘shared priorities’. The White House, […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 3:35 PM /
Doctors pull back, give hospital board more time

Doctors pull back, give hospital board more time

Doctors have given the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) more time to address their plight regarding ‘discrepancies’ in the payments being made to members of staff. Vice-president of the BVI Medical Doctors Association Dr Craig Stoutt told BVI News […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 1:48 PM /
No bad blood – WALWYN

No bad blood – WALWYN

Minister of Culture Myron Walwyn said he has great confidence in the ability of the new chairman of the state-owned Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee, adding that there is no animosity between himself and the immediate past chair. News […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 8:30 AM /