By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Following a suggestion for Government to use possible force in acquiring land for the expansion of Bregado Flax Educational Centre on Virgin Gorda, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn last evening said the necessary […]
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Tourists using dangerous road – Gov’t wants land
Amid concern that tourists are heavily using a dangerously narrow roadway on the island of Tortola, Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool last evening issued a general appeal for private landowners to willingly surrender property where necessary to facilitate […]
COMMENTARY: Thanks to ‘Trumpism’ people may see the light
The rapid Transition from Bad to Worse As we leave one month and enter the next, there is so much happening that it’s difficult to keep up. Nonetheless, we must choose whether to reside under the bubble of ignorance or […]
Gun case contradiction
A contradiction as well as indirect criticism of forensic works yesterday highlighted proceedings when two natives of the neighbouring US Virgin Islands (USVI) appeared in court for trial in relation to a gun case. Those charged are boat captain Jarvis […]
UPDATE: Dore turns himself in
Olanzo Dore is now in police custody after he turned himself in late yesterday evening, said the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF). The 31-year-old native of St Kitts has been charged with escaping lawful custody. Police had sought the […]
US approves BVI Airways, gives explanation
The Department of Transportation (DOT) in the United States has given the privately owned BVI Airways permission to fly into that country directly from the British Virgin Islands, adding that the airline appears financially and operationally qualified. The Deputy Assistant […]
Don’t park at the yacht harbour, ferry users told
Some residents have complained to BVI News Online that they are being locked out of the Virgin Gorda Yacht Harbour, but the management of the private property said it only intensified screening of motorists amid major transportation changes on the […]
Mother, step-father arrested for child abuse
The authorities have launched an investigation into the circumstances under which a child on one of the Sister Islands was badly beaten, allegedly by the mother and step-father. BVI News Online has confirmed that the mother, whose name is being […]
Marketing pitch – CCT promotes Richardson, Philip
Telecoms company CCT today announced new management and re-structuring of its Marketing Department. Recaldo ‘Ricki’ Richardson is the new Marketing Manager, and Sheroma Hodge-Philip is Public Relations Supervisor. Richardson holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, with concentration on Marketing […]
Lawmakers rubber stamp proposed laws in mad rush
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Leader of the Opposition Andrew Fahie has raised concern that lawmakers often are not given enough time to properly peruse bills that are brought before the House of Assembly, adding that he and […]