Omarie Winter has pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of explosives and unlawful possession of a firearm. The 19-year-old answered to the gun offences when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday, February 1. Magistrate Ayanna Batiste-DaBreo further remanded him, pending […]

President of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Dr Natalio Wheatley has lauded the leadership qualities that he said are possessed by his party’s chairman Andrew Fahie, adding that Fahie is poised to lead the organization to general election victory. […]

Reports reaching BVI News Online are that police have held a second suspect in relation to the gun murder of bar operator Franklyn Fahie. Law enforcers held the young man during an operation in which an illegal item was found. […]

Although they have to wait for the official presentation of the trophy, the Islanders on Sunday (January 29) secured a fourth consecutive BVI Football Association National League title. They did so with a 2-1 win over the Rebels Football Club. […]

Sonnel Hanley, who has faced the court in at least his third case of randomly slapping a member of the public, has declared that everyone makes mistakes. During his latest appearance before the Magistrate’s Court, Hanley, in a bid to […]

A 21-year-old Virgin Gorda man who burgled his cousin’s residence because he reportedly was desperate for food and water has been granted $30,000 signed bail. Jelani Marquis pleaded guilty to burglary and two counts of theft when he appeared before […]

Former teacher at Elmore Stoutt High School Sharie DeCastro has claimed that teachers in the territory are leaving public schools now more than ever, adding that the exodus is for plausible reasons including low salaries, lack of consultation regarding curriculum, […]

A Jamaican man accused of assaulting his wife has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate Court. Raymond Bryan, who resides at Old Plantation, told the court that it was his wife who attacked him. Police observed ‘scratches’ on Mr Bryan, […]

While claiming that teaching has become too politicized in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), former educator Devon Osborne has called for teachers to hold Minister of Education Myron Walwyn accountable for ‘turning a blind eye’ to issues affecting them. “While […]

Government Information Service (press release) – Phase II of the Force Main on the East End road continues this week for the installation of force main pipes from Paraquita Bay to Long Swamp. Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the […]