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Relief supplies to reach right hands, Rotary assures Digicel

Relief supplies to reach right hands, Rotary assures Digicel

The humanitarian efforts of the local Rotary Club were bolstered yesterday when the organization received several food and medical supplies from telecommunications giant Digicel. The company donated some 560 cases of water, in excess of 12 cases of medical supplies, […]

by / on October 7, 2017 at 5:15 PM /
One taken to hospital after crash

One taken to hospital after crash

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) has reported that one person was taken to Peebles Hospital following a motor vehicle accident in the Joe’s Hill area of Tortola. The crash reportedly happened last night, October 6. Two vehicles were […]

by / on October 7, 2017 at 6:20 AM /
CIBC promises to help customers; gives $100K

CIBC promises to help customers; gives $100K

While promising leniency to customers affected by Hurricane Irma, CIBC FirstCaribbean International Bank recently donated $100,000 to the Virgin Islands’ National Relief Fund. The funds from the bank are to assist in the recovery efforts, following category 5 hurricanes Irma […]

by / on October 7, 2017 at 5:33 AM /
Get out of my country – Skelton to expat looters

Get out of my country – Skelton to expat looters

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist While noting that BVIslanders also participated in looting after hurricanes Irma and Maria, Minister of Health and Social Development Ronnie Skelton yesterday called for expats who looted to be booted from the British […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 9:00 PM /
Prison sentence likely for curfew breach – Bill passed

Prison sentence likely for curfew breach – Bill passed

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Based on a proposed law passed in the House of Assembly yesterday, Government will get powers to impose a curfew without the governor first declaring a state of emergency, and residents may be […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 8:00 PM /
New curfew announced – residents get more hours

New curfew announced – residents get more hours

Less than 24 hours after a new Curfew Act was rushed through the House of Assembly, Governor Augustus Jaspert announced that the new law has facilitated a brand new curfew, which is now in effect from 10pm to 6am daily. […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 1:57 PM /
A story on disaster: Hurricane Irma and the Virgin Islands

A story on disaster: Hurricane Irma and the Virgin Islands

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor This Old Boy manages a Facebook page he has named the Geography Game. On his page, he downloads data and information specific to geography, and how geography impacts human life. His page also attempts to give […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 11:38 AM /
Politician weeps in post-hurricane parliament

Politician weeps in post-hurricane parliament

By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Journalist Government parliamentarian Archibald Christian wept in the House of Assembly yesterday as he recalled the monstrosity of Category 5 hurricane Irma, which caused wide-scale wreck throughout the British Virgin Islands (BVI) a month […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 10:30 AM /
Gastro threat heightened

Gastro threat heightened

Local health authorities said they are concerned about the possibility of persons contracting gastroenteritis; this after  category 5 hurricanes Irma and Maria affected the territory last month. Viral gastroenteritis is a common infection of the stomach and intestines that results in […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 7:25 AM /
Fahie wants special curfew for bad behaving minors

Fahie wants special curfew for bad behaving minors

Leader of Opposition Andrew Fahie has called for the proposed curfew law to be amended to include specific cut-off hours for minors who he said are becoming unfavourably precocious. The curfew bill was passed eventually yesterday during the first House […]

by / on October 6, 2017 at 7:01 AM /