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Trump calls Trinidad about terrorism

Trump calls Trinidad about terrorism

United States President Donald Trump has invited Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley to visit him in Washington; this while both leaders had a telephone conversation this week about what the White House called ‘shared priorities’. The White House, […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 3:35 PM /
Doctors pull back, give hospital board more time

Doctors pull back, give hospital board more time

Doctors have given the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) more time to address their plight regarding ‘discrepancies’ in the payments being made to members of staff. Vice-president of the BVI Medical Doctors Association Dr Craig Stoutt told BVI News […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 1:48 PM /
No bad blood – WALWYN

No bad blood – WALWYN

Minister of Culture Myron Walwyn said he has great confidence in the ability of the new chairman of the state-owned Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee, adding that there is no animosity between himself and the immediate past chair. News […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 8:30 AM /
Medics not afraid of being fired!

Medics not afraid of being fired!

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The BVI Medical Doctors Association has dismissed suggestions that its members acted unethically and illegally when they participated in a ‘sick out’ in the Emergency Room at Peebles Hospital on Monday. It added […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 8:09 AM /
Browne sentenced for stealing employer’s coins

Browne sentenced for stealing employer’s coins

Robert Browne, who reportedly stole coins amounting to thousands of dollars from his employer, was fined $2,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo ordered him to pay the fine by August 21 or serve four months in prison. […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 7:48 AM /
Pastor couple earns third degree together

Pastor couple earns third degree together

Senior Pastor Reverend Wayne Hoyte and Co-Pastor Joycelyn Hoyte of First Assembly of God Church in the British Virgin Islands have accomplished a historic three-peat graduation feat, with the award of their Doctoral degrees from Masters International University in Melbourne, […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 7:14 AM /
RVIPF marks 50 years with focus on community

RVIPF marks 50 years with focus on community

The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will mark 50 years of existence as an independent constabulary on Monday, February 27. But, instead of the usual week of celebration, the force will host a number of ‘community-centred events’ through the […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
BVI told consider the bittersweet – join the ACP

BVI told consider the bittersweet – join the ACP

An senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West of England has told persons in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that – in light of Brexit – the BVI should consider joining the African, Caribbean […]

by / on February 22, 2017 at 7:00 AM /
3 to be awarded BVI Badge of Honour

3 to be awarded BVI Badge of Honour

Governor John Duncan has announced that three persons will soon be awarded the BVI Badge of Honour. They are teacher and cultural scholar Dr Patricia Turnbull, philanthropist Rubena Matthias-Fraser, and sports enthusiast Terrance ‘Chino’ Chinnery. A media release from the […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 5:55 PM /
Man captured in video slapped with 5 charges

Man captured in video slapped with 5 charges

A man captured in a widely circulated amateur video allegedly resisting arrest has been slapped with five charges. He is Jamoy Estridge, a British Virgin Islands native who resides at Freshwater Pond, Tortola. He has been granted $5,000 bail with […]

by / on February 21, 2017 at 1:29 PM /