The island of Virgin Gorda has recorded its first robbery since the start of 2017, BVI News Online has confirmed. Reports are that a woman was conducting business late last week on a porch outside Dixie’s Bar and Restaurant in […]
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Local footballer making major strides, eyes professional career
PRESS RELEASE: With one semester left of his two-year stint at the Atlanta-based Andrews College in the United States, 22-year-old Troy Ceasar, has already begun to assess what his next step will be. The young talent is currently studying computer […]
Man shot dead during robbery
A businessman identified as Franklyn Fahie was shot in the Long Look area of Tortola last night during a robbery. Highly placed sources said he was pronounced dead at Peebles Hospital. Details about the incident that unfolded at a bar […]
From Paris to London, and then back to paradise
A travel story part B – by Dickson Igwe (contributor) There is an international quality to Paris. This is an appeal London is losing with Brexit and growing xenophobia. In working class areas of London an anti migrant politics is […]
Vanterpool to show DeCastro ‘value for money’
Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool said he is prepared to meet with a former election candidate of the opposition party to prove to her that he has achieved ‘value for money’ in relation to the $16 million road […]
Robbery suspect held
Police have held a suspect in at least one of several robberies that unfolded on the island of Tortola last last year, usually reliable sources have told BVI News Online. A young man who resides at Lower Estate has been […]
No excuse for hitting crosswalk users – Vanterpool
While noting that steps will be taken ‘very urgently’ to improve pedestrian crossings, Minister of Communication and Works Mark Vanterpool said motorists have absolutely no excuse for hitting any pedestrian using the crosswalks. “Most of the pedestrian crossings are clearly […]
Licence, permits may be revoked for child support
Under a new legislative framework proposed in the British Virgin Islands, the cancellation of licences and permits is among a raft of measures being considered to force delinquent persons to pay child maintenance. The permits and licences that may be […]
You have to choose the best pothole to drop in
Representative of the First Electoral District Andrew Fahie has called for the government to fix potholes in his constituency, adding that the problem is bad to the extent that motorists have to choose which potholes are best for their vehicles […]
No permanent job at BVIHSA for former boss
Former Chief Executive Officer at the BVI Health Service Authority (BVIHSA) Darlene Carty-Baptiste will not take up a new permanent post in the public health sector here in the British Virgin Islands. That was the indication this week from Bishop […]
