The BVI Football Association National Under-15 Boys team is ready to depart next week for St Maarten to participate in the inaugural Soualiga Championship, which will also feature teams such as Anguilla, Guadeloupe, Guyana, Haiti, Barbados, Dominica, Martinique, and the […]
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Arbitration centre eager for direct flights to US
Chief Executive Officer of the BVI Arbitration Centre (BVI-IAC) Francois Lassalle said he is in full support of the impending launch of direct flights between Miami and the British Virgin Islands. He said the flight would be a good way […]

BVI told to improve facilities, try business tourism
Predicting great success for the BVI International Arbitration Centre (BVI-IAC) over the next few years, stakeholders in the said dispute resolution facility think Government will need to expand its tourism-related infrastructure and services. Francois Lassalle, who is the Chief Executive […]

Morgan Heritage, Alaine among major stars coming
Excitement is building in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) and the neighbouring US Virgin Islands as a group of renowned artistes gear up to take patrons on a musical high in the BVI capital this Friday and Saturday, May 26 […]

Camera or no camera?
Complaints about improper disposal of garbage have continued; this time by a resident who has drawn attention to the issue of enforcement even in an area where “the eye in the sky is watching 24/7”. The resident, who posted this […]

Victim being a cop didn’t affect sentence – JUDGE
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff When Justice Nicola Byer sentenced Matthew Hazel to nine years imprisonment after he committed attempted robbery and attempted murder, some members of the community expressed dissatisfaction, adding that the punishment does not reflect […]

Gov’t has no ownership in BVI Airways
The British Virgin Islands government has declared that it does not own any shares in BVI Airways. Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith made the declaration this month in the House of Assembly while he responded to […]

Turnbull, Kevin Smith seek settlement with Delta
Former banker Dr Melvin Turnbull is the person leading negotiations on behalf of Government, which is trying to arrive at a final settlement following a court case the government’s Customs Department lost in the Privy Council against Delta Petroleum. Premier […]

Athletics boss pleads to ‘very large’ corporate BVI
By Davion Smith, BVI News Online Staff President of the BVI Athletics Association (BVIAA) Steve Augustine has made a public appeal to the Government and corporate entities in the British Virgin Islands to support local athletics. “As long as they […]

Financial services company expands
Ogier has announced the addition of “several new members” to its staff in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). It attributed the expansion of staff and operation partly to the diversification of financial service offerings, including the addition of international arbitration. […]