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There were sleepless nights – Top achiever Zora Williams

There were sleepless nights – Top achiever Zora Williams

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff It is no surprise that, of the three universities to which Zora Williams applied, all have jumped to have her enrolled in their respective medical programmes. She however has settled with Andrews University […]

by / on June 9, 2017 at 6:18 AM /
Family fights to keep murder from among cold cases

Family fights to keep murder from among cold cases

While noting that tomorrow (June 10) will mark three months since 31-year-old Ashburn Dawson was shot dead near the Sunday Morning Well in Road Town, relatives of the deceased said they are offering a monetary reward for information leading to […]

by / on June 9, 2017 at 6:16 AM /
BVI footballers test skills in Saint Maarten

BVI footballers test skills in Saint Maarten

Teams selected from the Virgin Gorda Football League, but also containing a few players from Tortola, travelled to Saint Maarten over the holiday weekend and returned home with bragging rights. The overall team, which is known as the Virgin Gorda […]

by / on June 9, 2017 at 5:23 AM /
Graduates told to avoid bad labels in the BVI

Graduates told to avoid bad labels in the BVI

Minister of Education Myron Walwyn yesterday told graduates at the H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) to guard their professional reputations jealously because, once labeled in the British Virgin Islands, they are properly labeled. “Watch your brand. By this, I […]

by / on June 9, 2017 at 4:31 AM /
Uncertainty  – UK election ends with hung parliament

Uncertainty – UK election ends with hung parliament

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – The general election has ended in a hung Parliament, meaning no party can reach an overall majority. So what happens now? Will the party with the most MPs form the next government? Not necessarily. The […]

by / on June 9, 2017 at 2:26 AM /
I was in a bad situation, says woman on theft charge

I was in a bad situation, says woman on theft charge

Defence attorney Jamal Smith has told the court that his client Denise Stanley was not being paid ‘consistently’ by her employers when she stole cash she had received on behalf of her workplace. The court previously heard that Stanley stole […]

by / on June 8, 2017 at 4:38 PM /
College reveals top students as 190 graduate

College reveals top students as 190 graduate

The management of H Lavity Stoutt Community College (HLSCC) has announced that Science students Zora Williams and Julissa Cedano are the top performers graduating today, June 8. They both scored the highest Grade Point Average (GPA) of 4.0, and are […]

by / on June 8, 2017 at 4:00 PM /
BVI brings home squash championship title

BVI brings home squash championship title

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) has won the title of Overall Senior Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) Squash Champion. It was represented by 15 players in competitions against St Vincent and The Grenadines (SVG), as well as St Lucia […]

by / on June 8, 2017 at 3:31 PM /
Law coming to better protect BVIslanders

Law coming to better protect BVIslanders

While declaring that the British Virgin Islands (BVI) was built on foreign direct investment, Junior Minister of Trade and Investment Promotion Marlon Penn said current legislation will be strengthened to better protect natives in some areas of commerce. “That’s one […]

by / on June 8, 2017 at 8:42 AM /
CCT announces it is platinum sponsor of festival

CCT announces it is platinum sponsor of festival

Telecoms company CCT said it has signed an agreement as the official ‘Platinum Telecommunications Sponsor’ of the 63rd annual emancipation festival to be held from July 23 to August 12. When contacted about the monetary value of the sponsorship, Public […]

by / on June 8, 2017 at 8:36 AM /