While successfully seeking approval to appoint a board to start regulating tertiary education locally, Minister of Education Myron Walwyn yesterday announced that at least three investors already are seeking to operate territory institutions in the British Virgin Islands. “We have […]
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Booths are to be Registered for Virgin Gorda Festival
PRESS RELEASE – Food vendors and businesses participating in the upcoming Virgin Gorda Easter Festival are to register their booths by March 31. Acting Chief Environmental Health Officer, Mrs. Yolanda Penn said this notice applies to all stalls and vending […]

BREAKING NEWS: Student in hospital after suicide attempt
A student is in stable condition at Peebles Hospital following a suicide attempt today, March 21. Details of how the incident unfolded are still sketchy. BVI News Online will provide more information when it becomes available.

Net Neutrality: How will it affect the Caribbean telecoms industry?
PRESS RELEASE – Net Neutrality was high on the agenda at today’s inter-governmental CTU Executive Council meeting in Antigua with attendees zeroing in on the issue of the impact of Net Neutrality on investment in the region. Commenting on the […]

Fraser appeals for phone number portability
By Horace Mills, BVI News Online Staff While declaring that he is tired of complaining about the relatively poor service being provided by telephone companies in the British Virgin Islands, member of the parliamentary opposition Julian Fraser today called for […]

Carrot Bay man charged with rape
Police said a resident of Carrot Bay on Tortola has been charged with one count of rape. He is 46-year-old Cuthbert Robinson. While confirming that the charge has been laid, the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force did not give details […]

Businesses urged to employ persons with disability
Supervisor of Disability Services in the Ministry of Health Lorna Dawson has made an appeal for business owners in the territory to consider employing persons affected by different forms of disabilities such as Autism and Down’s syndrome. The call comes […]

All salaries to increase at hospital
The BVI Health Services Authority (BVIHSA), which manages all public health facilities in the territory, has agreed to increase salaries for all categories of its workers, and to review current contracting guidelines to ensure equality in the engagement of staff. […]

Skelton hints at hiding information
Minister of Health and Chairman of the parliament’s Standing Orders Committee Ronnie Skelton has hinted at possible moves to prevent certain information presented in the House of Assembly from being published in the press. He is making the suggestion months […]

Tribute to the late Kenneth ‘Pupa Ken’ Phillip
By Sandra Phillip Hodge My youngest sibling, Kenneth, also known to his peers as “Pupa Ken”, has transitioned from this life on March 5, 2017. He is survived by three sons, two grand-daughters, six siblings, numerous extended family members and […]