Reports reaching BVI News Online are that the gunman who robbed Riteway at Flemming Street in Road Town pointed a gun at a cashier’s head and threatened to shoot her while he demanded that funds be handed over to him […]
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Update: Police suspect American commits suicide
Police said they have determined that 33-year-old Daniel Godsey of Tennessee in the United States may have committed suicide aboard Norwegian Escape yesterday (April 19), adding that they also have been able to ascertain that the incident took place in […]
Lawmakers promise shorter wait for bodies – BILL PASSED
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Lawmakers yesterday passed a new Bill that they said will help bring ‘relief’ to people who would otherwise endure stress and a protracted wait for the authorities to hand over their loved ones’ […]
Man who threatens business owner sentenced
A 42-year-old man who threatened a businessman with a machete over $10 has been put on a two-year bond to keep the peace. Steadwin Coakley was sentenced after he pleaded guilty to criminal trespass, using threatening language, disorderly conduct, and […]
New fee sends positive message abroad
Minister of Natural Resources Dr Kedrick Pickering said the imposition of a $10 environmental levy on visitors to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will send a positive message overseas about the BVI, adding that it may result in the Territory […]
Revealed – new building to replace staff room at ESHS
Minister of Education Myron Walwyn has released a proposed drawing for what he said is a new building that is being considered to house the teachers’ staff room, auditorium, gymnasium, and cafeteria at the Elmore Stoutt High School (ESHS). He […]
BREAKING NEWS: RiteWay supermarket robbed again
Riteway Supermarket in Road Town has been robbed again. Masked robbers stormed the business establishment on Flemming Street shortly before 8pm today, April 19. The robbers took an amount of money and then reportedly disappeared behind the supermarket. No one […]
Scooter rider overseas after serious crash
A man has been airlifted overseas for treatment after he suffered serious injuries when the scooter he was riding reportedly plunged into bushes near Big Bamboo Restaurant on the island of Anegada. The injured man is a resident of the US […]
Man allegedly robs former schoolmate at gunpoint
A man is now facing a charge of robbery after he allegedly armed himself with a gun and robbed his former schoolmate of a motor scooter, which was later being re-sprayed. Charged for the offence is Kiover Hatchett of Long […]
Bill passed for visitors to pay $10 -Residents too?
The House of Assembly has passed a Bill through which the government is seeking to have all visitors to the British Virgin Islands (BVI) start paying $10 into a fund that is yet to be established. The Bill, which is […]