British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) – Usain Bolt will have to hand back one of his nine Olympic gold medals after Jamaican team-mate Nesta Carter tested positive for a banned substance. Carter was part of the Jamaican quartet that won the […]

Persons on the main island of Tortola seem iffy about their wish coming true, but they are wishing anyways. A number of them told BVI News Online they want to meet the former United States President Barack Obama and his […]

Two lawmakers from opposing sides of the British Virgin Islands (BVI) parliament are upbeat about the boost the local tourism industry may receive from the current visit by former President of the United States Barack Obama and his wife Michelle. […]

A 51-year-old man who claims he was only defending himself when he allegedly punched and choked his ex-lover is out on bail. Valentino Phillips was granted $20,000 bail when he appeared before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo this month for common […]

Police said they have recovered two illegal guns on the island of Tortola – one on a beach in Cane Garden Bay and the other on a vessel docked at Port Purcell. The Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) said: […]

The government said plans are afoot to build a wind farm on the island of Tortola this year, adding that a Hybrid Renewable Energy System will be constructed on Anegada. The hybrid system – like the one proposed for Anegada […]

Premier Dr D Orlando Smith has indicated that his government will clamp down on persons whom it owes for goods and services. According to him, protocols regarding the timely submission of claims will be strictly enforced. “Among other things, we […]

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), UNITED KINGDOM – Parliament must vote on whether the government can start the Brexit process, the Supreme Court has ruled. The judgement means Theresa May cannot begin talks with the EU until MPs and peers give […]

Elmando Maimehon answered to a number of charges when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court this month, after he allegedly threatened to maim another man for parking in front his driveway. The accused pleaded not guilty to using threatening language, […]

With a lot more work than they bargained for, the Islanders Football Club all but claimed the National League title with a 1-0 win against the resurgent Old Madrid on Sunday (January 22). The only goal of the game came […]