A 21-year-old Virgin Gorda man who burgled his cousin’s residence because he reportedly was desperate for food and water has been granted $30,000 signed bail. Jelani Marquis pleaded guilty to burglary and two counts of theft when he appeared before […]

Former teacher at Elmore Stoutt High School Sharie DeCastro has claimed that teachers in the territory are leaving public schools now more than ever, adding that the exodus is for plausible reasons including low salaries, lack of consultation regarding curriculum, […]

A Jamaican man accused of assaulting his wife has pleaded not guilty in the Magistrate Court. Raymond Bryan, who resides at Old Plantation, told the court that it was his wife who attacked him. Police observed ‘scratches’ on Mr Bryan, […]

While claiming that teaching has become too politicized in the British Virgin Islands (BVI), former educator Devon Osborne has called for teachers to hold Minister of Education Myron Walwyn accountable for ‘turning a blind eye’ to issues affecting them. “While […]

Government Information Service (press release) – Phase II of the Force Main on the East End road continues this week for the installation of force main pipes from Paraquita Bay to Long Swamp. Premier and Minister of Finance, Dr. the […]

Police today charged 19-year-old Omarie Winter with possession of an unlicensed firearm and unlawful possession of ammunition. He was among five persons nabbed during an early morning search of a residence he occupied in what police said is the Nibbs […]

Government Information Service (press release) – The British Virgin Islands Electricity Corporation (BVIEC) commenced final preliminary testing of the new Wartsila Generators as part of the Phase V Power Development Programme at the Pockwood Pond Power Station. Minister for Communications […]

Belle Vue resident Mariano Farrington has declared in court that Her Majesty’s Prison at Balsam Ghut, British Virgin Islands, is the best correctional facility he has experienced. He made the claim yesterday (January 30) after Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo rejected […]

The British Virgin Islands (BVI) does not have sufficient qualified educators because not many youths are interested in becoming teachers, said Minister of Education Myron Walwyn. He noted that the situation is not unique to the BVI. “This is a […]

Already facing a raft of charges including theft, Shekima Lettsome-Joseph yesterday appeared in the Magistrate’s Court with two more charges added to her rap sheet. The latest charges are forgery and uttering forged documents. She is now being accused of […]