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List of shelters for 2017

List of shelters for 2017

The Department of Disaster Management (DDM) said it is important for members of the public to become familiar with the location of land-based emergency shelters, as well as the list of marine shelters. It said persons should know “the details […]

by / on June 19, 2017 at 5:52 AM /
Photos: Several awarded

Photos: Several awarded

Twenty-five uniformed officers were awarded yesterday for good conduct and long service to the British Virgin Islands. A number of residents showed up to witness the moment, which was part of a grand celebration in honour of Queen Elizabeth’s 91st […]

by / on June 18, 2017 at 8:21 PM /
Cicely Malone, Edward Bannister to be honoured

Cicely Malone, Edward Bannister to be honoured

Two persons from the British Virgin Islands have been named on Queen Elizabeth II Birthday Honours List for 2017, and will soon be formally honoured. They are veteran educator Cicely Malone and former Commercial Court judge Edward Bannister, QC. Governor […]

by / on June 18, 2017 at 2:55 PM /
‘It feels surreal’ -Teacher wins for District 3

‘It feels surreal’ -Teacher wins for District 3

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Shauna-Kay Miller is a guru in the culinary arts and home economics, having taught in that field both here in the British Virgin Islands and in Jamaica where she also co-owns the Sweet […]

by / on June 18, 2017 at 8:10 AM /
Woman claims she lied under duress -MURDER PROBE

Woman claims she lied under duress -MURDER PROBE

Rebekha Persaud has claimed that she lied to law enforcers under ‘duress’ in an attempt to protect Kenaz Hazell who has been implicated in a deadly bar robbery at Long Look, Tortola. During the robbery at Fahie Boy’s Bar on […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 11:34 AM /
Gov’t blasted amid claims it shuns peace concert

Gov’t blasted amid claims it shuns peace concert

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The sincerity of the National Democratic Party government’s spoken abhorrence towards crime is again being questioned; this after no member of the administration was seen at a major event hosted yesterday to promulgate […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 9:00 AM /
Court hears how murder unfolds: Fahie shot for words?

Court hears how murder unfolds: Fahie shot for words?

While Kenaz Hazell was ordered remanded when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday (June 16), more persons are said to be at large in relation to the murder of businessman Frankie Fahie and a robbery that took place during […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 8:36 AM /
Photos: Musicians decry gun violence, sex crimes

Photos: Musicians decry gun violence, sex crimes

Musicians from across the British Virgin Islands sent a powerful message of peace from a ‘Stop The Crime’ concert held at Tortola Pier Park last evening in response to the territory’s murder rate that currently stands at six. Children and […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 7:19 AM /
COMMENTARY: A maritime dejavu

COMMENTARY: A maritime dejavu

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Observations by the Virgin Islands political establishment on the matter of expatriate control of the maritime, yachting, and boating industry, are accurate. The maritime industry in the country is owned, managed, and directed, by expatriates. However, […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 6:35 AM /
Six vying for junior pageant titles

Six vying for junior pageant titles

Four females and two males will vie respectively for the titles of Mister and Miss Junior British Virgin Islands 2017. The females are Khadijah Liburd, Anondah Hodge, Yhenya Matthew, and Daniella Industrius. In the male version of the show, the […]

by / on June 17, 2017 at 6:22 AM /