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Weeping man begs magistrate not to revoke bail

Weeping man begs magistrate not to revoke bail

“Your Honour, please, please! Please Ma’am. Miss DaBreo, please! Miss DaBreo!” That was how Kevern Leonard begged when Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo this month revoked the bail she had offered him some four months ago. Leonard’s plea for bail was shortly […]

by / on March 7, 2017 at 8:49 AM /
Street violence reaches prison

Street violence reaches prison

Superintendent of Prisons David Foot has indicated that a number of the violent incidents that have taken place at Her Majesty’s Prison are gang-related, adding that they sometimes start from outside the walls of the correctional facility located at Balsam […]

by / on March 7, 2017 at 7:43 AM /
Gov’t threatens to sue delinquent taxpayers

Gov’t threatens to sue delinquent taxpayers

The Inland Revenue Department, which is responsible for collecting taxes on Government’s behalf, has threatened legal action against delinquent taxpayers. It did so while announcing an amnesty on penalties and interest from March to June this year. Commissioner at the […]

by / on March 7, 2017 at 7:22 AM /
Three women selected to feature in local campaign

Three women selected to feature in local campaign

Government Information Service (press release) – Women in outdoor professions in the BVI will be featured in a month campaign beginning tomorrow International Women’s Day. The women selected to be a part of the campaign include, Shaina Smith in the […]

by / on March 7, 2017 at 6:25 AM /
Three rescued amid rough sea conditions

Three rescued amid rough sea conditions

  Two women and a man were rescued at Smugglers Cove Beach in the British Virgin Islands this afternoon, March 6. The three were swimming despite the presence of warning signs at the location, BVI News Online has been informed. […]

by / on March 6, 2017 at 8:54 PM /
Persons escape burning yacht

Persons escape burning yacht

A number of persons escaped an inferno today (March 6) when the boat in which they were traveling went up in flames in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). According to a representative of the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR), […]

by / on March 6, 2017 at 5:58 PM /
Photos: BVI honours first chief minister again

Photos: BVI honours first chief minister again

Leaders from both sides of the political divide joined other residents this morning to again pay homage to the British Virgin Islands’ first chief minister, Hamilton Lavity Stoutt, who passed away on My 14, 1995. Premier Dr D Orlando Smith, […]

by / on March 6, 2017 at 5:24 PM /
Walwyn: Leadership goes far beyond being in charge

Walwyn: Leadership goes far beyond being in charge

Minister of Education and Culture Myron Walwyn has noted that leadership goes far beyond just being considered the one in charge, adding that leaders must sometimes make tough decisions despite resistance from people who see things differently. As such, he […]

by / on March 6, 2017 at 1:29 PM /
Truly prosperous nations- part 1

Truly prosperous nations- part 1

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The measure of a country’s social and economic development is directly linked to its moral culture, and the quality of its ethical and values heritage Writers and commentators talk of a clash of civilizations when describing […]

by / on March 4, 2017 at 11:26 AM /
Ministers lament long wait, condition at port

Ministers lament long wait, condition at port

Two government ministers in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) want immigration officers to conduct their duties outside the port in Road Town, Tortola. Minister of Education Myron Walwyn suggested that the immigration officers be stationed in the neighbouring US Virgin […]

by / on March 3, 2017 at 1:20 PM /