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Defending champion out of Calypso competition

Defending champion out of Calypso competition

After winning the Calypso competition on Tortola for four consecutive years, Sistah Joyce has decided to steer clear of the competition this year. The artiste, whose real name is Joycelyn Searles, told BVI News Online she does not wish to […]

by / on July 21, 2017 at 8:51 AM /
Don’t sue them – VIP thinks airline would win

Don’t sue them – VIP thinks airline would win

Two senior members of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) said the government should avoid launching a legal battle against the cash-strapped BVI Airways, which is yet to fulfill its contractual obligation to commence direct flights between the British Virgin […]

by / on July 21, 2017 at 8:51 AM /
National airline coming? Gov’t accused of conspiracy

National airline coming? Gov’t accused of conspiracy

The National Democratic Party government, which is headed by Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, is being accused of possibly conspiring with the privately owned BVI Airways to pull off a massive hoax in order to simply start a national airline. […]

by / on July 21, 2017 at 8:43 AM /
Flow launches TV service

Flow launches TV service

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Adding to the phone and internet services it already offers in the British Virgin Islands, telecoms provider Flow yesterday launched its television service, which is being dubbed Flow TV. The service gives television […]

by / on July 21, 2017 at 6:19 AM /
Digicel announces unlimited rollover data and talk

Digicel announces unlimited rollover data and talk

PRESS RELEASE – With Digicel’s Unlimited Rollover Data and Talk, lost data and talk are a thing of the past. This week, the total communications and entertainment provider announced that prepaid and postpaid customers can browse, stream, share and chat […]

by / on July 21, 2017 at 5:36 AM /
Man sentenced to just over 6 years for incest

Man sentenced to just over 6 years for incest

Frandi Thomas will spend just over six years at Her Majesty’s Prison for an incestuous relationship he had with a youngster to whom he is closely related. Justice Nicola Byer today sentenced the East End man who is just over […]

by / on July 20, 2017 at 7:04 PM /
Jamaican promoted to Digicel’s top job in BVI

Jamaican promoted to Digicel’s top job in BVI

Telecoms company Digicel today announced the promotion of Kevin Gordon to Chief Executive Officer of its operations in the British Virgin Islands effective immediately. In this role, Gordon, a Jamaican national, will have oversight for all areas of business and […]

by / on July 20, 2017 at 7:00 PM /
Woman injured in crash

Woman injured in crash

A woman was injured today (July 20) when the vehicle she was in plunged off the roadway at Belmont Estate on the western end of Tortola. Details surrounding the accident are not yet clear to BVI News Online. But sources […]

by / on July 20, 2017 at 12:55 PM /
Donovan to replace Lorna Smith

Donovan to replace Lorna Smith

The board of BVI Finance today announced the appointment of Elise Donovan as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer, adding that she has replaced Lorna Smith who served as Interim Director. Smith, to whom the board publicly expressed gratitude, will […]

by / on July 20, 2017 at 12:54 PM /
Theft of dinghies rising in summer again!

Theft of dinghies rising in summer again!

There is widespread theft of dinghy in the summer months, said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF), which added that the trend has resumed. It stated that, already, there are a number of reports about dinghy theft in Cane […]

by / on July 20, 2017 at 12:52 PM /