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Social Security wants to invest in National Bank

Social Security wants to invest in National Bank

Ronnie Skelton has declared that the Social Security Board for which he has ministerial responsibility is willing to invest in the government-owned National Bank of the Virgin Islands. He made the declaration last evening (May 11) while lawmakers debated and […]

by / on May 12, 2017 at 8:59 AM /
Tourist pepper-sprayed in fight with police

Tourist pepper-sprayed in fight with police

A tourist who was pepper-sprayed after he became drunk and committed a string of offences including assaulting a cop, was slapped with more than $5,000 in fines and compensation orders when he appeared before Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards this week. […]

by / on May 12, 2017 at 7:14 AM /
PREMIER: Not many other airlines were interested

PREMIER: Not many other airlines were interested

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith yesterday indicated in the House of Assembly that not many airlines were interested in the ‘opportunity’ to fly direct between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Miami in the United States. But he was rebuffed […]

by / on May 12, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
Lawmakers pass bill giving bank new lease on life

Lawmakers pass bill giving bank new lease on life

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff In what has been presented as a rescue effort for the National Bank of the Virgin Islands, lawmakers yesterday approved a bill that will enable statutory bodies and other companies incorporated locally to […]

by / on May 12, 2017 at 6:57 AM /
Aiden Brydon raises over $1K for animal shelter

Aiden Brydon raises over $1K for animal shelter

Aiden Brydon has raised $1,126 through the sale of raffle tickets for the Humane Society of the British Virgin Islands. The Cedar International School student handed over the cheque to the management of the animal shelter this afternoon, May 11. […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 7:56 PM /
Man locked up for allegedly seeking abortion

Man locked up for allegedly seeking abortion

Police today locked up a man from the Greenland area of Tortola as they conduct an investigation into his suspected efforts to have a woman commit abortion. Information regarding the case is very limited and, up to publication time, there […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 5:05 PM /
Holder ordered deported after feud with ex-lover

Holder ordered deported after feud with ex-lover

Governor John Duncan has ordered the deportation of Andy Gostain Holder, who had committed the offence of aggravated burglary against his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. The Jost Van Dyke resident, who is also called Splurt, should leave the British […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 3:12 PM /
Man to visit police station after alleged death threat

Man to visit police station after alleged death threat

A resident of Vanterpool Estate on Tortola Maximin Casimir has been put on $40,000 bail amid allegations that he made death threats against his neighbour at a time when he was in possession of a machete. A native of St […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 2:46 PM /
Tourist Board supports students’ boat effort

Tourist Board supports students’ boat effort

The BVI Tourist Board has made a sizable donation of supplies to the Art and Craft Department at Claudia Creque Educational Centre on Anegada. The donation was made to boost the department’s effort in refurbishing one of the derelict boats […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 12:23 PM /
Flooding, fallen boulders, office closure on VG

Flooding, fallen boulders, office closure on VG

There are reports of flooding, fallen boulders, and business closure on the island of Virgin Gorda following unstable weather conditions (rain, thunderstorms and lightening) generated early this morning by a persistent trough affecting the territory. The area covering Scotia Bank […]

by / on May 11, 2017 at 11:04 AM /