Reports reaching BVI News Online are that a male scooter rider has suffered an apparent broken leg in an accident near Big Brothers Gas Station in Baughers Bay, Tortola. The scooter reportedly collided with a Jeep transporting tourists about mid-day, […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Motorist fined after hit and run
A motorist accused of hitting another person’s vehicle with his car before fleeing the accident scene has been fined $1,475. Dale Peters, a native of St Vincent, was sentenced today after he pleaded guilty to five traffic offences in the […]
BREAKING NEWS: Kyle Frank dead in scooter crash
The young man who died before daybreak today (January 17) in a scooter accident on Tortola has been identified as Kyle ‘Coochie’ Frank from Purcell Estate. As BVI News Online earlier reported, the 26-year-old was pronounced dead at the accident […]
Malicious Propaganda – Premier on airport project
While noting that he will push ahead with extension of the runway at Terrence B Lettsome International Airport despite concerns even within his Cabinet, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday said the improved facility is expected to pump an additional […]
Crime declined by 4 percent – Premier
Premier Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday told the House of Assembly that crime decreased by 4 percent last year when compared to the year 2015, adding that plans are afoot to enhance the police firearms response mechanisms ‘in line with […]
Cops saw gunman who murdered Fahie
Commissioner of Police Michael Matthews last night confirmed that police officers were near the bar in Long Look when Franklyn Fahie was shot dead on January 6, and that one suspect has been held in relation to the murder. He […]
Beach access laws should be upheld, Gov’t declares
The National Democratic Party (NDP) government said it will ensure the laws regarding beach access are upheld. “All beaches in the BVI are public, and my government will ensure that it is equally so in their use as it is […]
Closure of beaches will not ‘severely’ affect tourism
While noting that the ongoing rough sea conditions that caused beach closures across the territory is the worst he’s seen in roughly a decade, Chairman of the BVI Tourist Board Russell Harrigan said these conditions have had both negative and […]
‘Don’t mess with the poor!’
Some clergymen yesterday used a special service at the New Life Baptist Church to warn against burdening the poor and other less fortunate persons in the community. “God says don’t mess with the widow, don’t mess with the fatherless, don’t […]
Accident: Driver critical; 2 tourists in stable condition
Three of the seven persons who were injured in a motor vehicle accident yesterday (January 16) are still being treated at Peebles Hospital, Tortola. They include two cruise ship passengers who are in stable condition, as well as a taxi […]
