Fortune smiled on a 61-year-old motorist in the Magistrate’s Court recently when a traffic matter against him was dismissed. Long Look resident Cedric George was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol. However, Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo dropped the case […]
Articles By: Julia Donavan
Mainly locals employed in financial services – REPORT
A report funded by the British Virgin Islands government has found that belongers occupy close to 70 percent of positions in the territory’s international businesses and finance centre, followed by expatriates from other Caribbean countries. It should be noted that […]
‘I could not eat’
When called to testify against his alleged attacker Klenton Pickering this week, Louis Callwood told the court that doctors had to wire his mouth shut for eight weeks to allow his dislocated jaw to heal. “I couldn’t eat; I couldn’t […]
Witnesses coming forward after murder – Police
While noting that there is still a ‘large number of persons’ who are yet to come forward regarding the fatal shooting of David ‘Mooney’ Springette last evening, June 21, police said they have been exploring links with a number of […]
Gov’t has no ‘undue influence’ over major report
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Financial services leaders in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) are sticking to their position that a report, which speaks glowingly of the territory’s financial services industry, is independent and factual although it was […]
Gunfire at Fort Hill
Residents are reporting that there was gunfire and an attempted robbery in the Fort Hill area of Tortola this morning. Details are sketchy at this time. But police officers are in the community on an operation.
BVI supports 2 million jobs globally -REPORT
The British Virgin Islands (BVI) enables global investment and trade, which supports more than two million jobs worldwide, according to a detailed report published today. The report, which analyses the significant global economic contribution of the BVI, will be launched […]
Suspended! Leagues declare war on indiscipline
Amid plans to make each disciplinary action applicable across all basketball leagues in the territory, President of the BVI Basketball Federation Guy Malone today disclosed that the player involved in a recent fight at a match venue in Road Town […]
NHI announces ‘tremendous’ savings, new deal
The management of the National Health Insurance (NHI) today announced that it has signed a contract with a different company, UnitedHealthcare, to provide overseas healthcare access for residents. NHI said the agreement is for six months in the first instance, […]
Cable TV laments ‘malicious acts’
BVI Cable TV has claimed that a number of its fiber optic cables are being damaged mainly as a result of ‘malicious acts’ in a number of communities on Tortola, resulting in widespread disruption in service. Based on photographs posted […]