Another contestant has been taken to hospital after falling ill during a pageant held as part of the 2017 Emancipation Festival in the British Virgin Islands. Tecora Morgan did not finish her campaign to become Miss BVI 2017 last night […]

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The establishment of a third party before the upcoming general election that must be held before the end of 2019 is now imminent. And there are indications that the new third party will not be a […]

Patrons were treated to world-class performances from several artistes who rocked Road Town from last night up to almost daybreak today. The event dubbed International Soca Night saw performances from Blaxx and the All Stars, Rupee, Tizzy, Orlando Octave, and […]

The British Virgin Islands’ hope of winning its first medal on the international stage became more difficult today when the world leading Kyron McMaster faced disqualification. As such, he did not advance out of Heat Two at the IAAF World […]

It was a night when two international entertainers – Dean Fraser and Pressure Buss Pipe – ended up observing their birthday while on stage at the Road Town festival village. It was a night when three powerful performers – Rock […]

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Journalist Sitting members of the House of Assembly are usually allowed to automatically contest the next general election for their respective parties, but representative of the Third Electoral District Julian Fraser will not enjoy […]

Police charged four men with robbery and confiscated an illegal gun amid simultaneous raids conducted early yesterday morning (August 3) at premises on Tortola and Virgin Gorda. The operation stemmed from an incident on July 17 when a man was […]

Residents of Sea Cows Bay and a number of other communities have been left in distress in the middle of the Emancipation Festival celebration because they have been without piped water for the last two days. The government-owned Water and […]

Two-time Soca Monarch competition winner Jevaughn ‘JJ’ Parsons has called on organisers of the Emancipation Festival to stop sidelining local artistes, adding that photographs of local participants should be prominently displayed on posters used to advertise the event each year. […]

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Jevaughn Parsons, who goes by the stage name JJ, has defended his Soca Monarch title, thus giving the British Virgin Islands (BVI) bragging rights in the regional competition for yet another year. Dressed […]