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In-laws get prison sentence for illegal entry

In-laws get prison sentence for illegal entry

Brothers-in-law Chevon Russell and Jack Gordon Benjamin, who pleaded guilty to illegal entry, will spend time at Her Majesty’s Prison for the offence. Russell, who is said to be more culpable than Benjamin, was handed the heavier sentence in the […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 9:41 AM /
TPP investors paid – Vanterpool reveals figures

TPP investors paid – Vanterpool reveals figures

Minister responsible for ports Mark Vanterpool has disclosed a plethora of figures showing what he described as the financial stability of the government-owned BVI Ports Authority and Tortola Pier Park (TPP), as well as the citizens who have invested in […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 8:58 AM /
Sewerage problem worsens – Penn mulls loan

Sewerage problem worsens – Penn mulls loan

While indicating that the sewerage problem in East End/Long Look has worsened, representative of the Eighth Electoral District Marlon Penn said the government should consider borrowing money to complete an ongoing sewerage project in the area if financial setbacks are […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 7:14 AM /
Cop deduces ‘misguided’ attempt to hide cocaine

Cop deduces ‘misguided’ attempt to hide cocaine

A member of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force has described as misguided, an alleged attempt to conceal cocaine in buckets of mortar-like substances presumably from sniffer dogs. Detective Constable Thomas Himbury made the remark while he testified yesterday in […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
Project to curb pollution delayed

Project to curb pollution delayed

More than two years after Government made a budgetary allocation for the acquisition of scrubbers to address the issue of pollution at the incinerator in Pockwood Pond on Tortola, the said scrubbers are yet to be manufactured and paid for […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
Champions!

Champions!

Eslyn Henley Richiez Learning Centre’s Blue House students are once again champions of the schools’ fifth annual Spelling Bee and General Knowledge Quiz Competition. The competition was held yesterday (March 14) as part of the Education Week 2017 activities. The […]

by / on March 15, 2017 at 6:02 AM /
Lawmakers square off in parliament over BVI Airways

Lawmakers square off in parliament over BVI Airways

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Tempers flared in the House of Assembly this afternoon over highly controversial and damaging claims that the privately owned BVI Airways has been involved in insider trading in the United States. Insider trading […]

by / on March 14, 2017 at 2:29 PM /
FAMILY: Murder convict was child of privilege

FAMILY: Murder convict was child of privilege

In a written judgment handed down this month, the High Court has given a summary of the social inquiry report done before it sentenced Kenyatta Boynes to life imprisonment with possible parole after 30 years for the offences of murder […]

by / on March 14, 2017 at 9:08 AM /
Commonwealth Day activities a major success

Commonwealth Day activities a major success

Parents associated with the Ivan Dawson Primary School in Cane Garden Bay joined students and staff yesterday (March 13) to capitalize on a grand opportunity in celebrating Commonwealth Day. While the Day was being observed, funds were being raised to […]

by / on March 14, 2017 at 8:48 AM /
Homosexual crew ready for sailing regatta

Homosexual crew ready for sailing regatta

A homosexual and transgender sailing crew known as Trekr Adventures has announced that it is gearing up to visit the British Virgin Islands (BVI) this month to participate in the 2017 BVI Spring Regatta. The group said the arrangements were […]

by / on March 14, 2017 at 8:00 AM /