PRESS RELEASE – For the month of February, schools around the Virgin Islands have been welcoming CCT and its highly energetic motivational tour. The ‘CCT Live, Laugh, Love Unlimited Tour’ is part of the company’s commitment to community and education. […]
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A year later: Minister still touts TPP investment
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool said there is good reason to celebrate today – the first full year since the delayed opening of the state-owned Tortola Pier Park (TPP). He added […]
BVI bands getting waiver for carnival in USVI
Bands from the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will be granted permission to enter the US Virgin Islands (USVI) to perform at the 2017 USVI Carnival Village. But the service of the BVI bands much be requested by the neighbouring territory. […]
Fahie pleads guilty to gun offence; back in custody
Senior Magistrate Tamia Richards has ordered that Arian Fahie be put back in custody; this after he pleaded guilty to illegal possession of a firearm. Fahie was previously granted bail by another magistrate. The 21-year-old was charged after he reportedly […]
North West eyes $5M profit annually in BVI
The North West Company has announced that it would have spent just under $40 million to control majority shares in Roadtown Wholesale Trading (RTT) located in the British Virgin Islands (BVI). RTT is a privately-held company with seven retail outlets, […]
Pregnant woman fined; steals co-worker’s phone
A pregnant woman who stole her co-worker’s $1,000 cellular phone four days after he purchased it has been fined $3,000 for theft. Nineteen-year-old Khalisha Stoutt will serve six months in prison if she does not pay the fine by August […]
Fulfilling a demand – Bougainvillea launches urgent care services
Dr Heskith Vanterpool is taking a second shot at the provision of urgent care services locally because he thinks there is a demand for such services, which include catering to people with cardiac problems as well as those who need […]
Potter impressed with North West; not gov’t delay
Executive Chairman of Roadtown Wholesale Trading (RTT) Simon Potter said he does not think the North West Company will ‘make a quick profit and move out’ of the British Virgin Islands (BVI), adding that the government took too long to […]
Four charged with illegal entry after sea operation
After searching a vessel they had spotted near the Police Marine Base on Tortola, law enforcers this month nabbed five persons and charged four with illegal entry. Three of those charged are from the Dominican Republic, and the other is […]
NBA invites two locals to global basketball camp
PRESS RELEASE: Digicel is pleased to announce that the NBA has invited Mahkayla Pickering and Shauliqua Fahie to its third annual Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Global camp in New Orleans. Mahkayla and Shauliqua advanced to New York for an authentic […]
