Taking a softer position on a project he recently pushed forcefully, Premier Dr D Orlando Smith spoke into a radio microphone last evening, telling the British Virgin Islands that it is important for his government to ‘very carefully’ examine how […]
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Two children released from hospital after accidents
Two children were treated and released from Peebles Hospital after being involved in separate motor vehicle accidents on Tortola over the past few days. They were both pedestrians at the time of the incidents, BVI News Online has confirmed. In […]
I AM IN – Willock hints at political entry
Member of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Julian Willock has hinted that he is mulling an entry into representational politics. “An announcement will be made shortly about my political intentions,” he told BVI News Online when contacted regarding a […]
Update: Boat captain among 2 charged for gun
Police said two men were charged last Friday after a joint operation by the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) and Customs uncovered a high-powered rifle and a quantity of ammunition onboard a cargo vessel. As was reported earlier today […]
Christopher calls for ‘nicer’ bank relationship
Karia Christopher, who heads the Department of Trade and Investment Promotions, has added her voice to that raising concern about the relationship challenges that exist between businesses and banks in the British Virgin Islands. She said her department has been […]
Entrepreneurs told: Get rid of fear and ignorance
Director of the Department of Trade and Investment Promotion Karia Christopher said her department will this week try to convince people in the British Virgin Islands to get rid of the ‘fear and ignorance’ that have been stifling their entrepreneurial […]
PHOTOS: Successful regatta rakes in at least $4M
Director of the just-concluded BVI Spring Regatta and Sailing Festival, Judy Petz, has hailed the event as a big success, estimating that the festival raked in at least $4 million in direct earnings for the territory. “There is close to […]
BVI Airways director released from hospital
The director of flight operations at BVI Airways, Bradley Goggin, has been released from Peebles Hospital. He was stretchered from the airline’s headquarters in Road Town last Friday, and taken in an ambulance to the medical facility. When BVI News […]
Photos: Totally Evil prevails
Totally Evil, which is owned by Alliance Point Stables in the US Virgin Islands, galloped to victory in the feature race at Ellis Thomas Downs in the British Virgin Islands yesterday, April 2. The race had a purse of $8,000. […]
Several flight cancellations as strike hits LIAT
Regional airline LIAT said its passengers should brace for flight delays and cancellations over the next few days due to industrial unrest. “LIAT wishes to advise the travelling public that we are currently experiencing a number of delays and cancellations […]