While imploring residents to do things such as remove garbage from their property and derelect vehicles from roadsides, Government said it hopes to address all major infrastructural damage before the territory reaches the height of the hurricane season. August to […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist The official start to the academic year for all public primary and secondary schools has been pushed backed by two weeks. Students will not start classes until September 18. Noting that mould and […]

While urging residents to purify contaminated water in cisterns and other storage facilities before use, the Environmental Health Division said it is concerned that flooded septic tanks may have resulted in effluent entering some homes along with flood waters. The […]

There was an accident near Nanny Cay in the Hannah’s Estate area of Tortola this afternoon. A sports utility vehicle with the licence plate number PX-398 collided into a perimeter wall in the area. Based on amateur video footage captured […]

A resident of Fish Bay on Tortola, Mario Skelton Jr, has been slapped with a number of charges for mainly violations after he allegedly led police on a chase through sections of the island. He was arrested recently and charged […]

Normality is returning to the St William’s Catholic Church in Road Town that was flooded severely last Monday during heavy rainfall, which also resulted in the sanctuary losing Bibles and various other items valued at some $6,000. The building was […]

While claiming that the closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed in the streets of Tortola are proving to be worth the investment made, Dr Natalio ‘Sowande’ Wheatley said more of those cameras are needed. The Virgin Islands Party president made the […]

Tariq Aaron was remanded in custody after he told the court last Friday that he did not stick to his bail condition due to car trouble. Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards revoked Aaron’s bail for breaking a court-imposed curfew last week. […]

Shortly before he left the British Virgin Islands on August 7, then governor John Duncan urged local politicians to make wise choices that will benefit the territory. “This country, like many around the world, has many challenges ahead. The future […]

The youth committee supporting Minister of Education Myron Walwyn this year raised $25,000 to support their annual Back to School Voucher Programme. Youth for Walwyn member, Whitney George, said the funds came from both Walwyn and the group’s fundraising initiative […]