While declaring that crime is not an issue that Government alone can address, outspoken citizen Sharie DeCastro has called for residents to support the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), which she said is also in need of resources and […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Suspected drowning at Long Bay beach
A visitor from New York in the United States reportedly drowned on Saturday (January 7) while at Long Bay beach, BEEF ISLAND, British Virgin Islands. He has been identified as Edward Wolf, 46. Reports reaching BVI News Online are that […]
INSPIRE BVI: Labourer rising after major fall
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff A labourer who was left without a stable income for years said he did not get justice following an accident that happened on the job two years ago. Still, he never lost faith. […]
3 families booted from homes in 4 days
Hours after rushing to the assistance of a family of five that was ejected from a rented property yesterday, Executive Director of the Family Support Network (FSN) Dr Sylvia Simmons told BVI News Online she is concerned about the number […]
Suspect held for deadly bar shooting
Reports reaching BVI News Online are that police have taken a young man from Purcell Estate into custody in relation to the fatal shooting that unfolded at a bar in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola late Friday […]
Premier: I won’t give up finance ministry
Following calls from senior National Democratic Party (NDP) member Eileen Parsons for the Ministry of Finance portfolio to be handed over to Ronnie Skelton, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has made it clear that the ministry […]
Legal enmity between children and parents?
By Sandra Phillip Hodge (contributor) Kidnapped. Lured into the trap of human-trafficking. Enslaved to pornographic and prostitution kingpins. Drugged out. Abused. Murdered! It all begins with separation from family by will or by force. And it usually happens during the teen […]
VG records first robbery for 2017
The island of Virgin Gorda has recorded its first robbery since the start of 2017, BVI News Online has confirmed. Reports are that a woman was conducting business late last week on a porch outside Dixie’s Bar and Restaurant in […]
Local footballer making major strides, eyes professional career
PRESS RELEASE: With one semester left of his two-year stint at the Atlanta-based Andrews College in the United States, 22-year-old Troy Ceasar, has already begun to assess what his next step will be. The young talent is currently studying computer […]
Man shot dead during robbery
A businessman identified as Franklyn Fahie was shot in the Long Look area of Tortola last night during a robbery. Highly placed sources said he was pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital. Details about the incident that unfolded at a bar […]
