AquaVenture – the parent company of Seven Seas Water – said it is committed to being an effective long-term partner to the government of the British Virgin Islands (BVI). Seven Seas, which made the declaration in a press statement this […]
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Steer clear of marijuana: dialysis patient fined $4K
George Bradshaw, a dialysis patient who was found with 43 grams of marijuana, was spared direct imprisonment when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court for sentencing. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo slapped the offender with a $4,000 fine, which is to be […]
Trump calls Trinidad about terrorism
United States President Donald Trump has invited Trinidad and Tobago’s Prime Minister Keith Rowley to visit him in Washington; this while both leaders had a telephone conversation this week about what the White House called ‘shared priorities’. The White House, […]
Doctors pull back, give hospital board more time
Doctors have given the state-owned BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA) more time to address their plight regarding ‘discrepancies’ in the payments being made to members of staff. Vice-president of the BVI Medical Doctors Association Dr Craig Stoutt told BVI News […]
No bad blood – WALWYN
Minister of Culture Myron Walwyn said he has great confidence in the ability of the new chairman of the state-owned Virgin Islands Festival and Fairs Committee, adding that there is no animosity between himself and the immediate past chair. News […]
Medics not afraid of being fired!
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The BVI Medical Doctors Association has dismissed suggestions that its members acted unethically and illegally when they participated in a ‘sick out’ in the Emergency Room at Peebles Hospital on Monday. It added […]
Browne sentenced for stealing employer’s coins
Robert Browne, who reportedly stole coins amounting to thousands of dollars from his employer, was fined $2,000 in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo ordered him to pay the fine by August 21 or serve four months in prison. […]
Pastor couple earns third degree together
Senior Pastor Reverend Wayne Hoyte and Co-Pastor Joycelyn Hoyte of First Assembly of God Church in the British Virgin Islands have accomplished a historic three-peat graduation feat, with the award of their Doctoral degrees from Masters International University in Melbourne, […]
RVIPF marks 50 years with focus on community
The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) will mark 50 years of existence as an independent constabulary on Monday, February 27. But, instead of the usual week of celebration, the force will host a number of ‘community-centred events’ through the […]
BVI told consider the bittersweet – join the ACP
An senior lecturer in Politics and International Relations at the University of the West of England has told persons in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) that – in light of Brexit – the BVI should consider joining the African, Caribbean […]