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Articles By: Julia Donavan

How much are people prepared to suffer under NDP?

How much are people prepared to suffer under NDP?

Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has called for the National Democratic Party (NDP) government to furnish the territory with ‘nothing but the truth’ regarding the $7 million it has provided to the privately owned cash-strapped BVI Airways. He made […]

by / on July 18, 2017 at 12:04 PM /
Woman blocks road to beat woman, court hears

Woman blocks road to beat woman, court hears

A woman who allegedly blocked a roadway with her vehicle in order to corner another female into a beating has been called before the Magistrate’s Court. Forty-five-year-old Loraine Callwood from Cane Garden Bay, who appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards […]

by / on July 18, 2017 at 8:51 AM /
We need money to fly – BVI Airways lays off staff

We need money to fly – BVI Airways lays off staff

BVI Airways today confirmed recent speculation that it does not have enough money to commence its long delayed service between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Miami in the United States, adding that it has laid off all its pilots […]

by / on July 18, 2017 at 8:39 AM /
Investment under threat – Climate board meets

Investment under threat – Climate board meets

Several months after his ministry started the Brandywine Bay Beach project on Tortola, Minister of Natural Resources and Labour Dr Kedrick Pickering is expressing concern that the project is among those that may be devastated by sea activities, especially those […]

by / on July 18, 2017 at 8:31 AM /
Magistrate tells man to substitute marijuana

Magistrate tells man to substitute marijuana

A young man who claimed he has metal affixed to one of his feet has told Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards that he uses marijuana to ease his pain and stress. “You need to learn other ways to deal with your […]

by / on July 18, 2017 at 7:28 AM /
Magistrate: Message must be sent to escapees!

Magistrate: Message must be sent to escapees!

While she handed down a six-month sentence for the offence of escaping lawful custody, Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards decried the frequency at which the offence is being committed in the British Virgin Islands, adding that the judiciary will do its […]

by / on July 17, 2017 at 2:17 PM /
Photos: Shameful!

Photos: Shameful!

Members of the community have expressed dissatisfaction with what they consider to be the lukewarm response of the government regarding the cleansing of water directly around one of the territory’s main ports of entry – the Road Town Jetty. They […]

by / on July 17, 2017 at 1:06 PM /
2017 crown revealed as competition starts officially

2017 crown revealed as competition starts officially

The contest to decide the next Miss British Virgin Islands (BVI) started officially last Saturday night, when contestants participated in the swimwear competition, and persons got an opportunity to see the Mi Amor tiara that the winner will wear on […]

by / on July 17, 2017 at 8:31 AM /
INSPIRE BVI: From night club cleaner to boss

INSPIRE BVI: From night club cleaner to boss

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Journalist When she left secondary school at age 17, Evelyn Wong-Dawson landed her first job, which was to clean a night club at Penguin International Hotel in Guyana. Now, decades later, she stands tall […]

by / on July 17, 2017 at 8:23 AM /
Robbers sentenced -Contractor had sleepless nights

Robbers sentenced -Contractor had sleepless nights

Two natives of the neighbouring US Virgin Islands have been sentenced respectively to three years, and three-and-half years in prison for robbing a contractor at gunpoint last year on Tortola, British Virgin Islands. Shaqkil Roberts and Shamori Richardson were sentenced […]

by / on July 17, 2017 at 8:13 AM /