Two men accused of handling a stolen gold ring pleaded not guilty when they were hauled before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-Dabreo to answer to the charge. They are Sugar Mill Road resident Nickail Chambers, and Kiover Hatchett of Long Bush – […]
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Rural entertainment on Saturday, April 15
PRESS RELEASE – Countryside Adventures and PAW BVI are getting together this coming Saturday April 15th, to provide the VI with an afternoon of rural entertainment and Easter fun. Diamond Estate Farm and Country Centre will open its gates at […]
VG committee: We made a good choice
No one had been crowned Miss Virgin Gorda Easter Festival since 2014. A number of young ladies initially expressed an interest in wearing the crown during this the 50th anniversary of the Easter festival, but virtually all of them pulled […]
Josephine Rhymer passes at age 97
One of the British Virgin Islands’ longest lasting and most celebrated couples has been split physically, with the passing of 97-year-old Josephine Rhymer. Mrs Rhymer, who is the wife of 100-year-old William, passed away yesterday, April 12. The couple’s wedding […]
Airline promises competition for fares above $500
While expressing hope that BVI Airways will be able to commence direct flights between the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and Miami by June, Director of Flight Operations at the airline Bradley Goggin today gave the clearest indication yet as to […]
Seek help, Tittle urges persons thinking suicide
The schoolboy who recently was admitted to Peebles Hospital for a number of days following a suicide attempt has been released from the medical facility located in Road Town. The youngster tried to take his life after reportedly having a […]
Airline funded by gov’t blocks journalist
A journalist from the BVI Beacon newspaper was today barred from attending a public viewing of an aircraft owned by private airline BVI Airways. The BVI government has pumped $7 million into the carrier in order for it to commence […]
LETTER: The government’s fake awards show
Dear Editor, Nowhere else in the world does a Government agency pick a few companies willy nilly, put their names on a surveymonkey site, allow EACH person to vote a MILLION times for a company, and then call the ‘winner’ […]
BVI moving away from business that brought success, focuses on wider range of services
Chairman of the BVI Finance Limited Kenneth Morgan said stakeholders in the financial services industry must move away from core business incorporation – an area in which the British Virgin Islands (BVI) has been hugely successful for several years. “We […]
Purcell man back in court after alleged gun threat
Jahnoy Walters is back before the Magistrate’s Court; this time charged with common assault, using threatening language, and criminal damage. The Purcell Estate resident was granted $45,000 bail after he pleaded not guilty to the charges when he appeared before […]
