Hours after rushing to the assistance of a family of five that was ejected from a rented property yesterday, Executive Director of the Family Support Network (FSN) Dr Sylvia Simmons told BVI News Online she is concerned about the number […]
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Suspect held for deadly bar shooting
Reports reaching BVI News Online are that police have taken a young man from Purcell Estate into custody in relation to the fatal shooting that unfolded at a bar in Long Look on the eastern end of Tortola late Friday […]
Premier: I won’t give up finance ministry
Following calls from senior National Democratic Party (NDP) member Eileen Parsons for the Ministry of Finance portfolio to be handed over to Ronnie Skelton, Premier and Minister of Finance Dr D Orlando Smith has made it clear that the ministry […]
Legal enmity between children and parents?
By Sandra Phillip Hodge (contributor) Kidnapped. Lured into the trap of human-trafficking. Enslaved to pornographic and prostitution kingpins. Drugged out. Abused. Murdered! It all begins with separation from family by will or by force. And it usually happens during the teen […]
VG records first robbery for 2017
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 […]
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 […]
