A resident, Jane Tyrrell, has been getting support as she pushes to have Premier Dr D Orlando Smith ban plastic straws and Styrofoam containers from the British Virgin Islands. Through an online petition that started in May, she, so far, […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
VIDEO: McMaster finishes second in London
British Virgin Islands athlete Kyron McMaster finished second at the prestigious Müller Anniversary Games in London yesterday – his first international clash since May when he set a world leading 47.80 seconds in Jamaica. He, yesterday, also became the first […]
Premier ‘staying on path to prosperity’
Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith will present the mid-year review of his government’s work in a radio and television simulcast at 8 o’ clock this evening, July 10. The government’s Director of Communication, Arliene Penn, said […]
Culture and race
By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Globalization and the one world order have been supplanted by a resurgent western nationalism. This is a new beast based upon cultural power, not race. OK. Culture directs power and wealth, more than the other way […]
Trinidad hard? Two allegedly try to smuggle $67K
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online staff Two visitors from Trinidad and Tobago were hauled before the Magistrate’s Court this afternoon for allegedly trying to smuggle a combined total of US$67,538 out of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). The court […]
Motorists warned again
Within months of making an appeal for motorists to desist from traveling with loose material such as gravel on the public road, the government has found it necessary to make another such appeal. The government, in a public notice this […]
Man accused of inflicting grievous bodily harm
Shannon John, 31, has been arrested and charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm. He is also charged with unlawful possession of cannabis as well as warrant in default, said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). John, who is a […]
Three women, one ultimate vacation goal
Although they have different academic and professional backgrounds, three ambitious young ladies have joined forces to establish a highly promising addition to the travel market in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Their company, Ultimate Vacation BVI Limited, is now providing […]
Control the children during festival, Parents told
Parents planning to attend the emancipation festivities with minors this year are being asked to exercise more vigilance over their children at the events. “We cannot get involved in actually patrolling whose kids are around the festival village, unfortunately. We […]
VG puts on gallant fight to reach quarter final
Virgin Gorda United stunned Old Madrid with a late equalizer, and then a penalty shoot-out victory in the same game to reach quarter final in the Terry Evans Cup. The winning team will next play in the quarter final against […]