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Prison terms suggested for breach of disaster orders

Prison terms suggested for breach of disaster orders

Employers and other persons who fail to adhere to an evacuation order in the event of a disaster may be sent to prison, according to a proposed law now before the House of Assembly. The suggested penalty is a fine […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 1:49 PM /
Kyron working with Usain Bolt’s management

Kyron working with Usain Bolt’s management

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The British Virgin Islands’ most promising athlete Kyron McMaster is working with the management team of the world’s fastest human – Usain Bolt who will retire from athletics in summer this year. The […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 8:41 AM /
Truck driver and star athlete – Kyron McMaster

Truck driver and star athlete – Kyron McMaster

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Kyron McMaster, who also is a truck operator, threw down the gauntlet in Jamaica’s National Stadium on Saturday when he recorded a world leading 47.80 seconds in the 400 Metre Hurdles. The victory […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 8:34 AM /
Maduro fined for incident at Tortola Pier Park

Maduro fined for incident at Tortola Pier Park

Rudolph Maduro was fined $1,200 in the Magistrate’s Court after he assaulted a security guard, used indecent language at a police officer, and misbehaved at a bar in Road Town. Maduro, who said he does not fully remember the incident, […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 7:37 AM /
Jack sentenced for assaulting police

Jack sentenced for assaulting police

A man who punched a police officer and sprinted out of the East End Police Station to avoid being arrested for a crime has been fined $2,800. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo on Friday fined Everett Jack who pleaded guilty to […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 7:15 AM /
Jamaica’s oldest newspaper: We now know McMaster

Jamaica’s oldest newspaper: We now know McMaster

Jamaica Gleaner – WITH so many top international athletes on show at the Jamaica International Invitational Meet inside the National Stadium last Saturday, not many local fans knew about Kyron McMaster of the British Virgin Islands, but after the Men’s […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 6:59 AM /
HMS Brexit and the Brussels Iceberg

HMS Brexit and the Brussels Iceberg

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor The United Kingdom must skillfully negotiate its exit from Europe, or risk being torn apart. With the Brexit Referendum, Brussels has become a massive and ominous iceberg that the seafaring vessel, The HMS Great Britain, would […]

by / on May 22, 2017 at 5:13 AM /
VIDEO: McMaster runs world leading time

VIDEO: McMaster runs world leading time

Kyron McMaster from the British Virgin Islands this evening ran a world leading time and national record to win the Men’s 400 Metre Hurdles at the National Stadium in Kingston, Jamaica. He clocked 47.80 seconds over the distance. In doing […]

by / on May 20, 2017 at 10:12 PM /
Masa found guilty of gun possession

Masa found guilty of gun possession

Social media personality Ramoamasagana ‘Masa’ Pemberton has been found guilty of keeping an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo gave the verdict this afternoon (May 19) while stating that the evidence against Pemberton was overwhelming. She […]

by / on May 19, 2017 at 4:55 PM /
Inmate charged with attempted murder

Inmate charged with attempted murder

The young man facing a new charge of attempted murder is Mount Healthy resident Shakoy Lavacia, Information Officer at the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force Diane Drayton has confirmed. As BVI News Online reported moments ago, Lavacia, who has been […]

by / on May 19, 2017 at 12:40 PM /