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BVI Airways director in hospital

BVI Airways director in hospital

Director of Flight Operations at BVI Airways Bradley Goggin was stretchered from the Road Town headquarters of the privately owned carrier and taken to Peebles Hospital Friday afternoon, March 31. Attempts to verify his condition have been futile, but sources […]

by / on April 1, 2017 at 7:44 AM /
Voter rebellion!

Voter rebellion!

By Dickson Igwe, Contributor Niccolo Machiavelli was a prominent 15th Century political philosopher. He was political adviser to the Italian City State of Florence and its rulers. Machiavelli’s summa work was ‘THE PRINCE’. In that historic work, Machiavelli stated that […]

by / on April 1, 2017 at 5:54 AM /
Two accidents on Tortola; one on Anegada

Two accidents on Tortola; one on Anegada

Police were busy on the islands of Tortola and Anegada on Friday (March 31) investigating three motor vehicle crashes. Details of the incidents, up to publication time, were still sketchy. The victim in one of the accidents is a child, […]

by / on April 1, 2017 at 5:10 AM /
Investment Club laments $6M setback

Investment Club laments $6M setback

By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff Members of the BVI Investment Club have declared that the global economic crisis nearly a decade ago partly resulted in the stalling of $6 million worth of investment, and the shelving of plans […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 9:33 AM /
Matthew Hazel Guilty!

Matthew Hazel Guilty!

Matthew Hazel, who attempted to pull off a brazen robbery outside CIBC First Caribbean Bank in 2015 and almost cut down an off-duty cop in the process, was found guilty in the High court today, March 31. A jury found […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 9:30 AM /
Pier park done in vacuum, causing VG to suffer

Pier park done in vacuum, causing VG to suffer

The development of the cruise ship pier on Tortola had been done in a vacuum, without adequate consideration given to the impact that a significantly increased number of visitors would have had on attractions and services on the island of […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Residents concerned – Road may not be ready

Residents concerned – Road may not be ready

Some residents of Virgin Gorda have raised concern about the quality of work being done on the main road in the central part of their island, adding that they don’t think the works will be completed in time for the […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 8:00 AM /
Gunman robs grocery store

Gunman robs grocery store

Reports reaching BVI News Online are that a masked gunman robbed Dawson’s Superette in Lower Estate. He allegedly entered the establishment some time after 6 o’ clock with a gun, and demanded money from the female cashier. When an undisclosed […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 7:55 AM /
Flemming House cops cheerleading title

Flemming House cops cheerleading title

Elmore Stoutt High School’s Flemming House captured the attention of scores of spectators at the Multi-purpose Sports Complex on Tortola recently with gravity-defying stunts before being crowned champion in the school’s annual cheerleading competition. Carlisle House copped second place with […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 7:30 AM /
Top two principals, teachers named

Top two principals, teachers named

Four of the territory’s educators walked away with top honours at the prestigious Teacher of the Year Awards banquet (2015-16) held this month. Zakaria Yunusah of Elmore Stoutt High School copped the title Teacher Of The Year in the secondary […]

by / on March 31, 2017 at 7:29 AM /