A female auxiliary police officer was treated at Peebles Hospital today after a motorist allegedly ran a vehicle over one of her feet while she was on duty at Paraquita Bay, Tortola. Details of the incident are still sketchy. But […]
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Man badly beats woman over photos, court hears
A Grenadian man, who is accused of beating and stealing from his ex-lover after he searched her mobile phone and found photos that were not to his liking, has been put on $60,000 bail. Roger Alexander is facing charges of […]
Death of visitor shows up ‘heart’ shortcomings
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The passing of a 90-year-old American tourist has brought into sharp focus, the struggle that the state-owned BVI Health Authority (BVIHSA) faces in dealing with patients who require treatment from some specialists including […]
Frett accused of dousing woman with beer
Long Look resident Kadeem Frett has been called before the Magistrate’s Court for allegedly dousing a woman with beer. He pleaded not guilty to the offence when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste-DaBreo this morning. Allegations are that, on July […]
INSPIRE BVI: A community dream rescued
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff The make-shift gym in East End where some 18 young men usually gather to sharpen their boxing skills was forced to close late last year. That’s because the volunteer who coaches the youngsters […]
Man uses ‘bad words’ in court after $700 fine
Two British Virgin Islands citizens who stole roughly $29 worth of alcohol from a Fine Foods store have been fined a combined total of $1,700 in the Magistrate’s Court. However, one of the offenders who apparently did not like the […]
Give police some of Tourist Board money -Willock
The government is being urged to divert a portion of the BVI Tourist Board’s budget into crime fighting. Businessman and member of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party Julian Willock has thrown out the proposal at a time when Government is […]
Yellow Pages moved to Yello
PRESS RELEASE – The British Virgin Islands Yellow Pages has announced the brand name change from Yellow Pages to Yello and the unveiling of a new online directory. This move has been in the pipeline for the past year in […]
Court to make ‘bail’ decision in drug case Monday
A magistrate in the British Virgin Islands (BVI) will decide on Monday (February 13) if Earl ‘Bob’ Hodge and former Customs officer Robert ‘Tico’ Harrigan will be granted bail. The men, who United States authorities want in relation to alleged […]
Show sensitivity to the ‘challenged child’
By Dickson Igwe (Contributor) Mental illness among youth in the United Kingdom (UK) is a useful model for the British Virgin Islands Is there a lack of sensitivity by Joe Public to the suffering caused by mental illness, especially among […]
