Amid increasing calls for the British Virgin Islands (BVI) to seek greater self-determination or even independence from Britain, former Government minister Eileen Parsons said she is ‘worried’ about the prospects of the territory becoming independent. “I hear people talk about […]

Khalid Frett, who told BVI News Online in 2013 that his childhood dream is to become a politician, is the man selected as the interim leader of the youth movement affiliated with the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP). His appointment […]

A 49-year-old man who resides on the eastern end of Tortola has been arrested and charged on allegations that he indecently touched his daughter. He is charged with one count of indecent assault. The man, who is a native of […]

PRESS RELEASE – With classes set to begin on Monday 30th January, Sharie B.Y. de Castro continues to champion the cause of literacy in the territory through her business Write To Read. Ms. de Castro explained that she has encountered […]

If there is any doubt about how long Dr Natalio ‘Sowande’ Wheatley will spend in the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP), he last evening tried to lay that uncertainty to rest with a reassurance that he will be a member […]

A mother has appeared before the Magistrate’s Court in the British Virgin Islands for damaging her son’s mobile phone. The court heard that the son (complainant) is 18 years old. After pleading guilty before Magistrate Ayanna Baptiste DaBreo this month, […]

Leader of the Opposition Julian Fraser and his known supporters were noticeably absent from a ‘Mix and Mingle’ event hosted at R&R Malone Complex in Pockwood Pond last evening to improve camaraderie within the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP). In […]

Jazz Freeman was put on a two-year bond to keep the peace when he appeared in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday for sentencing. He was charged with possession of 4.7 grams of marijuana. Instead of imposing a fine or a custodial […]

Chairman of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Andrew Fahie said a government under his stewardship could not handle the territory’s finances worse than the current administration, adding that some persons in government are now even carting off with public […]

Chairman of the Opposition Virgin Islands Party (VIP) Andrew Fahie is wondering how the governing National Democratic Party (NDP) will amicably replace its current leader. Fahie told his VIP supporters last evening that, unlike his party that is guided by […]